Men & their great ideas - vent

**mummeeto2** · 05-08-2008 13:11

Firstly,

AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHH

That's better.

DH & his mate (married, wife's children are all adults) have no idea about looking after the kids when we're out. They've organised a garage sale for Friday & Saturday for both our houses - at their place. Their reasoning for Friday is that DS is at kindy so I'll only have DD. Problem is she's into EVERRYTHING!!! I am suppossed to try to keep her out of the stuff we are trying to sell, then Saturday it's just assumed that my sister will come out to look after the kids. If she's busy I'll have the 2 of them running around & getting into everything. Their house is nowhere near childproof, so putting them in the lounge with DVD's, books etc is just not an option.

Easiest thing for me would be to have the garage sale here on Saturday, but somehow I don't think that'll happen.

Not to mention the fact that I'm expected to sort out what to sell, prices, make sure our stuff's all ready to go

Ok, vent over. Thanks for reading if you got this far

**Nomsie** · 05-08-2008 13:18

"But honey, I'm making your life easier!"

Oh, you poor thing!

**mummeeto2** · 05-08-2008 14:16

Yeah, it'd be nice wouldn't it....if they actually asked what would make my life easier

Not having to chase kids around at a garage sale for starters...

**funnyfarm** · 05-08-2008 21:47

Make him do the selling at the garage sale and you can stay home with your kiddies.

OR

Make him stay home with kiddies and you do the selling.

Wouldn't it be nice if they just asked you first.

**mummeeto2** · 05-08-2008 22:10

I should have put in the OP that DH is 'conveniently' working both days, otherwise he'd be the one selling or looking after the kids. Why they couldn't make it a weekend DH has off is beyond me

**blackdog** · 06-08-2008 10:53

Very nice of him to organise that and then leave you to do the work.

I reckon, as you're doing the work, you deserve the money from the garage sale.

It's only fair.

**Mum2Bug** · 06-08-2008 12:33

Personally I would just turn around with a big fat NO, and tell him that the garage sale can happen ONLY when he has a day off so that one of you can look after the kids while the other does the garage sale.

Good luck hun

Men can be so inconsiderate and unthinking sometimes.

**mummeeto2** · 06-08-2008 22:06

Originally Posted by blackdog

Very nice of him to organise that and then leave you to do the work.

I reckon, as you're doing the work, you deserve the money from the garage sale.

It's only fair.

Well, I have plans for about $100 - a snap press for nappy making. I've been hanging out for one for ages