Does your DH have a problem ...

[Lynn]

.. with the amount of time you spend on the computer?? I seem to be forever seeing references to grumpy partners and needing to be seen to be off the computer! My DH is a shocker. I spend about 60 hours a week on the computer but it is WORK! (I work at home as a researcher for TV as well as designing).Because I also am a SAHM with a 4 year old and a 12 year old this means I have to work a lot at weekends and evenings. He gets sulking and grumpy about it EVEN though he knows it is crazy to.

[ccouch]

not at all! my hubby works from home and is super-busy right now. after we have dinner & do bedtime routine w/ camille, he works 3-4 more hours, so in order to spend time alongside him, i jump online or scrap. (our computers are set up side bys side in his home office.) i don't think he minds cause we're sorta spending time together. i show him a LO, he talks to me about this project he's working on, etc... we're still able to interact somewhat and i get to play :) although, i'm really looking forward to us having more quality time when things slow down for him w/ work.

good question!!

[JennStar]

Oh yes, we have that conversation about 2x a month. I've gotten to the point that I only show him the really good LO's and don't tell him about the time that I spend with designing (I'm trying to get better!!) And I mainly do that when my boys are napping- you know, the time of day that running the vaccumm is not acceptable in the house! :o)

[sinead]

Oh yes...that old too much time on the computer thing. I'm also a SAHM and I do online tutoring. Now that Miss Maggie isn't so keen on taking a nap and not quite old enough to understand that Mommy has to work right now so you need to entertain yourself for a while, I find that I'm having to do more and more of my work after she goes to bed. I love the guy, but when I'm reading essays and trying to figure out how best to advise students to go about improving overall writing, it's not appropriate for you to come and chit chat with me or ask me questions! I can't tell you how many times he's come to ask me something while I'm working and then get aggravated that I'm not focused solely on him. ugh I don't go to his work or call him on the phone 50 times a day, do I? NOPE!

He doesn't get irked about my scrapping time as much because that's basically done after he goes to bed. He does get aggravated when I complain about being tired (because Maggie wakes up at 5:30am!!) and says I should just go to bed earlier. Not sure when I'd ever get any "me" time if I did that, so for now I'll just deal with lack of sleep, I guess.

So, yes, Lynn...it's a problem here, too. :regular_s Sorry for my long-winded response to your simple question.

[InLoveWithDOTS]

Over the years he has been on my case alot, but not so much lately..... I think its because I am digi scrappin..... he sees value in my being on the computer, I guess, finally....

[scrapsandsass]

My DH gets a little grumpy, but not too much. But I think that part of it is that his first wife spent all of her time on the computer... but she wasn't doing digiscrapping... if you know what I mean.

[Kathy Moore]

Yes yes yes yes yes...'nuff said?

[Rynonut Mom]

LOL! Count me in on the yes part too! When he's home - he feels like I'm having him "babysit" the boys and that he's doing it all! HELLO!
But seriously - I do get really involved sometimes, and get into my own world and don't want to come out. So I do try not to vegitate (sp?) at the computer when we;re all at home together. But then sometimes it gets dicey when he's not here cause I have to catch up. He's working nights this week (3 nights), so I have 3 hours from 8 til after 11 when he'll be home. Next week he's on days and I have to squeak it in during the day.
I seriously need to find some balance here.... I've been saying this forever!!!

[StaceyD]

My DH has threatened to sign up on TDC so he can talk to me!!! LOL!!

[Tara18]

not really. my laptop sits on the end table next to the couch, so its not like i have to go to the other room to get on it. i am still in the living room with the family. besides, when he's home he's usually on his laptop too lol

[d2vasquez]

LOL my dh is pretty cool and then all of a sudden will just make comments out of the blue.....but I would say that 98% of the time he is ok with it and has kind of come to accept that I am in front of the computer......most of the time.

[AmberC]

My DH has threatened to sign up on TDC so he can talk to me!!! LOL!!

LOL!! Same here! We go through that conversation every few months. we just had it last week. :) So, for now--I have cut down.

[faded magnolia]

Mine nags when he wants on ... hehe I need to get a laptop so we don't have to fight!! I mostly have trouble at night when he wants to go to bed.. he calls it my boyfriend.. "are you stayin' up with your boyfriend tonight.. or comin' to bed with your HUSBAND?" LOL Whatta dork.

[chloe]

My DH has threatened to sign up on TDC so he can talk to me!!! LOL!!

LMAO!!

My boyfriend sometimes complained that I wasn't spending enough time with him when I was on my own computer, but it was OK (and he couldn't say much 'cause he's an hardcore online gamer). BUT our wifi connection doesn't work since a few days, so I cannot be connected to the internet from anywhere else but HIS dear computer... so that's a big problem! I'm not sure if our couple will resist it!! LOL

[Lynn]

LOL!! Well, I guess it's nice to know I am not alone. (Stacey - my DH also threatens to join TDC and 2peas and tell everyone how "mean" I am to him! Let's hope he's joking!)

[leah81]

My husband works from home also... some days he is busy, somedays he isn't... so on the days he isn't busy he gets grumpy because I'm not spending enough "time" with him... I've never said this to him, but if he worked outside of home he wouldn't know any better! LOL. :)

[teggie]

Not so much anymore. Before he use to always comments on it, but I think that he is use to it. He doesn't care as long as everything is how it should be. For the most part. LOL

[k23m]

I definitely hear those comments around here too! I work FT and then come home and sit myself down at the computer or my scrapping desk for the majority of the evening. Anytime he asks "what are you going to do tonight" I dont even need to answer. He already knows. not sure why he even asks anymore!!

[midgetprincess79]

Usually no...he is a geek too and our computers are set up right next to each other so I'd say 75% of the time we are in teh same room and chatting.

[Leila]

DH doesn't complain. We met online and now when I'm on the computer, he's usually on his at the same time.

[Laura_A]

I often get mixed signals from Jaime. He's very happy that I have something that I'm proud of and that keeps me sain being an ocean away from my friends and family. BUT, sometimes he gets grumpy about it and yes, I've gotten the "should I IM you if I have something to say" remark. For the most part though he's very understanding and he definitely doesn't complain when I'm depositing $$ into the savings acct. LOL It's gotten a lot better since I got my laptop. Now I'm not locked in the office all the time. YAY!

[andrea c.]

Mine rarely complains about it, I'm not saying never because he has once or twice in the past. He's very supportive of my addiction :embaresse

[lovesher2boys]

Surprisingly not so much. He does his mandatory bitching of course, but not as much as he used to that's for sure! He actually even bought me a laptop recently because he knows how much I enjoy my scrapping. He also knows that I've made some real friends online and he's happily encouraging it! I think it helped that he's gone with me to meet them a few times.

[Kelsey]

i dont qualify for the topic but...

my brother always asks me why i am on the computer alot, but then he is on playstation all day too...haha
My parents told me the other day that in order to have fun this summer, i HAVE to have friends over....i was like...but sometimes i am content just around the house.....
I think my dad started it, b/c he was home sick and had time to make up somethin wierd like that lol