Is it just my DH?

TotallyLoCo

Does anyone else feel like they have to nag their DH to do anything.  For example, after our incident with the car the other day I asked him to call our landlord about the parking situation since he knows the landlord much better than I do, and of course he never did!  I've been asking him for ages to talk to MIL about something really important financially related, and he still hasn't done it. There are about 3-4 other things I've been asking him to do (all easy things), and nada.

Last night I actually wrote out a to-do list for him and taped it on his computer desk. I told him that if he doesn't complete the list by end of next week I'm taking someone else to the dinner we're planning at Morton's.  For the most part it's all stuff I can't really do for him (like, get a haircut).  I included getting me a Vday card/gift on there for good measure

Of course when our big screen TV broke he was on the phone with the store like 5 minutes later....

Laurms15

Yes our Land Line was installed in only one room (all the sockets weren't activated or whatever in the other rooms) and its been ONE YEAR!!! He pays the bill so I don't have the info to call and I call for EVERYTHING else!!! Anyway you aren't alone lol

Lisa6255

Um no you aren't alone in this problem. I asked DH 3 times to find out when the kids were going on vacation w/their gparents, and inform his ex about him being gone on these two trips so the kids can stay with her and I can be alone. I have about had it with him and he doesn't have a job for an excuse why he didn't do it. Whew thanks that feels better! :-) For your DH and calling MIL, just pick up the phone, dial for him and say here, now is the time to ask! I hope for his sake he does finish the list, if he doesn't I will be happy to join you ;-)

stellelinds25

I feel your pain!!! My DH will really will only do stuff around the house if I ask him to and sometimes I have to nag him about it. Same goes if I need him to talk to someone or do something for me. It's frustrating to no end!!

dasmel30

Shaun procrastinates quite a bit too.  Even worse now that he is at school 3 days/week.  He really doesn't have time to do much so most of it is left up to me.  It'll be interesting to see how are house looks after baby comes!

allioops414

Um nope, same thing in our house.  And god forbid I should ask twice. Then I'm a nag!

I know this is a WILD idea, but how about just thinking for yourself and doing things around the house without me asking.  Now that's helping.

 

mickylvr1

OMG you are so not alone in this.  DH was supposed to have bloodwork done several weeks ago.  Well, he has to fast for it, so he was going to do it on a weekend.  When he went, the lab didn't have the order.  I have told him repeatedly to call the Dr and get it straightened out, but as far as I know, he hasn't.  I have given up.  He's a grown a$$ man who should, in theory, be able to take care of this himself.  I give up!

keithandkristi

allioops414:

I know this is a WILD idea, but how about just thinking for yourself and doing things around the house without me asking.  Now that's helping.

 

THIS!!! 

keithandkristi

allioops414:

I know this is a WILD idea, but how about just thinking for yourself and doing things around the house without me asking.  Now that's helping.

 

THIS!!! 

keithandkristi

allioops414:

I know this is a WILD idea, but how about just thinking for yourself and doing things around the house without me asking.  Now that's helping.

 

THIS!!! 

RachieK10

Uhhh yeah this is pretty much how it works in my house. So annoying.

When we got Bruce, he chewed through the cord for one of our Bose speakers, which basically makes the whole thing not work how it's supposed to. The sound system was DH's thing that he was dyyyying for, so I told him to order a new cord. Like, call the number and tell them what you want, give them credit card number, and it will arrive in the mail. Not hard, right? It took a year and a half. Literally.