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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH is like this too. It is a CONSTANT issue to get him into bed (I go in at 10:30 and he won't come in until midnight). I'm debating moving into the guest room so I can get some sleep and not feel like a zombie. I have no idea why he has to spend so much time on mundane tasks like reading the newspaper, washing his teeth, etc etc.

I have tried everything and am feeling like a nag instead of a loving wife. He isn't a lazy man either, he's the most hardworking man I know. Just sooo effing slow! [/quote]

Huh? This is unrelated to the op's issue. Going to bed at midnight is totally normal. I haven't gone to bed at 10.30 pm on a regular basis since middle school.[/quote]

OP here. I think that what the PP was getting at is that her husband takes forever to complete mundane tasks.

To be clear: I think that DH stays up too late reading or watching TV. I think that if he went to bed a bit earlier he might have less trouble getting motivated in the morning. On mornings when DD and I leave on our own, he still ends up rushing because he loses track of time. The thing that bothers me is that he does not prioritize things he volunteered to do (drive DD and I in this morning at 8am, unload/reload the dishwasher, etc.) over his own leisurely morning routine. I am already doing all of the morning routine. I get up, make coffee, make breakfast, get DD ready for preschool, get myself ready for work and get DD to school. He is responsible only for getting up, drinking the coffee that I make, getting himself ready for work and getting there.

It's not like I'm sitting here wringing my hands because I want him to step up and do X, Y, Z and he's not doing that. It's that he says "I will do X, Y, Z" and then he doesn't do it. "I will be ready to go at 8" vs actually ready at 8:20. "I'll put away the dishes and start another load before I go" vs "I ran out of time and was almost late to work". I don't want him to do extra. I just want him to do the things he says he will do.[/quote]

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