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My Husband Has PMS!
Sorry about missing my post yesterday, but I was en route to Atlanta. Yes, I am comfortably in the country at my in-laws reporting today….but more on that later.
This past Sunday after a relaxing and uneventful day my husband decided he needed to go to storage to get our luggage. It was almost evening and I thought this was a good idea to get it out the way. I was laying in bed being as lazy as possible when I heard him come through the door. Then I heard the door shut and complete silence. I waited a minute and then I called for him. Hmmmm….no answer. Then I heard him come back in and begin pushing something on the floor. I figured it was just the luggage. That was until I heard what sounded like him digging through a potato chip bag. I called out,
What are you eating?
Nothing.
What are you doing?
Something.
You wanna tell me what it is?
Get out of bed and look.
Alrighty then. He was being a little short with me, but I figured maybe something happened downstairs that irritated him. So I let it go. After all he was such a cute and funloving man just a few minutes before. I continued to hear the crunching noise and then I heard him say,
This is some good stuff. Why don’t we use it?
I peeped up from under the covers where I had buried into a nice cubbyhole. He was at the foot of the bed wrestling with a ball of paper.
What are you talking about?
I’m talking about this!
Paper in one hand he had finally pulled out his prize in the other – a crystal champagne flute. I got up and went to the dining room table. To my dismay he had pulled out about 25 glasses of crystal stemware.
Why are you taking this all out?
Because this is good stuff. Not that other stuff we drink out of.
But these are special occasion glasses.
Well they are just sitting in a box in storage and I need the room down there. Plus we are just wasting these.
But we have NO where to store them. We are struggling for space with what we have up here already.
Well then I’ll take some to the office kitchen and use them at work.
Your going to drink out of Crystal stemware at work?
Yup and here too. I want to drink out of these everyday!
But…
The other stuff is cheap and I don’t want it.
I continued to try to bargain with him, but it was of no use. He didn’t want to hear it. He was bent on drinking out of these wine and champagne glasses anything he set his mind to.
What about soda?
Yup.
Water?
Yup.
Koolaid?
YES!
Ok…so we don’t drink Koolaid, but I wanted to test whether or not he was really serious – he was. I couldn’t figure this out. So I just eventually let it go. Besides that he was snapping at me like a dragon was too tired to deal with the sudden mood swing. The next morning I awoke to clanging in the kitchen. I walked in.
How do you turn this thing on?
What thing?
This thing.
The dishwasher?
Yeah. Teach me how to do it.
Now?
Yes (with a twinge of craziness in his eye). I’m going to wash these up and then take some to the office.
OK.
Sure enough he washed them and when they came out he exclaimed,
See! They are gorgeous not lke that stuff you have in here.
Geez….(he has lost his mind!)
I bought these like 10 years ago, but they still look new!
Granted he has never used them so of course they look new. But I will admit they are nice – just too nice for everyday.
This was so random. I am not sure what happened in this situation, but I am sure it was Man PMS. I don’t remember if it happens every month, but I have seen it before. It is so different form his norm. It kinda made me take a step back. Normally I would not let him get away with acting so crazed, but then I think about all the various crazed states he has dealt with in me. He takes them in stride and doesn’t let it affect him. I guess it’s my turn to reciprocate.
Who thought gender equality would mean letting your man have PMS too!
Does your husband get it?
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12 Responses
Male pms is way worse than female pms!!!!! Is it your fault that he bought crystal glasses ten years ago and they just sit in storage???? Really??? It’s laughable. When men start you just need to take a deep breath and then keep it moving. The more you say to try to get them to realize whatever they are doing in moronic, the angrier they get and the dumber it all seems.
They usually come back down to earth on their own, because they have no choice or because they are hungry lol. My husband knows that he can’t really come at me sideways with any type of crazy stuff if he expects to be fed!
Enjoy your time down in Atlanta!
@ Rachel,
I agree it’s worst when men have PMS because it is totally unexpected. And we can atleast predict when we will be PMSing. Their PMS comes at any given time. When my husband gets like that, I just try to oblige and make life as easy as possible for him. And just as you said Rachel, they come to their senses when it’s time to eat.
@Shakes Soooo true! At least we know when pms is coming…but they strike at any moment. I am glad to know Chris is not the only crazy one.
@Rachel I am still laughing at ur comment…LOL! OMG(oodness) I could not agree with you more. He is like a lap puppy when he wants something to eat, about to eat, in the middle of eating or full as a baby pig. I can’t believe how similar men are when it comes to this stuff…they are mess!
This is hilarious!!! Hey, you never know – Drinking out of wine glasses on a daily basis could be significant…
The bad thing is, at least we know we have PMS everyone is aware, but for the men, they act like they don’t even know they have PMS, it is unpredictable, symptoms may vary, and they are clueless to their own symptoms and if you point it out, they are in complete denial, “I don’t know what you are talking about” LOL
I use the program “Your Baby Can Read” in my daycare and I find it to be a valuable tool! Results may vary but it is educational. I have a child with learning disablilities and he just recognized the word “nose”! I was so excited I started jumping up and down and saying good job, he smiled and was so happy! It does work! It is also very good for kids who don’t want to sit down. They still run around but they are taking it in! Hope that is helpful!
“Your Baby Can Read” is not the best program IMHO. When the program first came on the market I was excited about it and wanted to try it out with some of the slower learners in my classroom.(I’m a first grade teacher) But before I purchased it I did some research and realized that the program was nothing but repetition. Anytime you go over something over and over again a child will remember it. I think most people would save a lot of money and their children would learn more if they were just consistent in presenting the alphabet and the corresponding sounds. See what most folks don’t understand is reading isn’t taking place if a child has a large “sight” vocabulary. Once that child’s “sight” vocabulary has been exhausted that child will need to know the basics. The basics are simple. 1. Knowing the sounds that correspond with each letter. 2. Knowing how to rhyme 3. Knowing how to blend or “sound words out”. Once a child can do all of these things they will be able to read anything.
Sorry you didn’t like it that much…but maybe it works for some kids and not for others. I et mixed reviews depending on who I ask.
Hey Camelle! I definitely want to take a look at it. If nothing else I am sure it will help not harm your child.
I cannot stop laugh. I can imagine him with his posh Crystal glasses drinking and looking at you as you don’t have a clue, but really he will realise who doesn’t get it at the end of his PMS. LOL.
Now that we are back in town he drank out of it yesterday while we ate pizza…he made me drink out of it too.