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lincolnimp Sun 26-May-19 22:23:20

Anybody have a husband who will sit and sleep at anytime in the day/evening, even when we have important visitors but who refuses to go to bed until at least 1am ?

Scribbles Sun 26-May-19 22:59:02

Are we sharing a spouse, lincolnimp?
grin

Allegretto Sun 26-May-19 23:32:58

Mine too!

BradfordLass72 Mon 27-May-19 05:31:28

Put a stamp on his forehead and post him to New Zealand, I'll waken the beggar up!

grin

Humbertbear Mon 27-May-19 07:45:42

Yes I do. It seems to be a common complaint

Sara65 Mon 27-May-19 08:04:53

Same!

jusnoneed Mon 27-May-19 08:10:04

Never ceases to amaze how easily they seem able to drop off to sleep anywhere they plonk themselves!
Yesterday afternoon mine was sat in armchair, computer on his lap and headphones on 'watching' the F1 race. He must of been zzzzzz for at least half of it lol. He never watches a whole film at one sitting, always has to have at least two goes at it to see the complete thing.
It is funny to sit and watch the head slowly drop ... followed by the quick jerk back up, and the arm gradually sliding down only to flip back up to rest his head on.... ready to gently start all over again...

Liz46 Mon 27-May-19 08:12:35

I've got one of them too. Wouldn't swap him though.

ninathenana Mon 27-May-19 08:30:57

My DH is not quiet as bad. He is ways very active during the day but when he sits down to read, the book usually ends up on the floor zzzzzz...
I been known to nod off in the afternoon too.

genie10 Mon 27-May-19 08:33:22

It must be universal - mine is just the same.

Justme67 Mon 27-May-19 08:45:21

Mine just used to "rest his eyes"

sodapop Mon 27-May-19 09:04:22

My husband can sleep any time of day even after getting up late. Then complains he can't sleep at night !!

Nannyfaraway Mon 27-May-19 10:01:35

I'm the one who does this in our house. Although I still do it even if I go to bed early

Nonnie Mon 27-May-19 10:48:17

I don't know whether mine does it during the day or not but he does spend a lot of time being quiet in his study!

justnoneed I could have written that "It is funny to sit and watch the head slowly drop ... followed by the quick jerk back up" then he says he doesn't understand what we are watching on TV.

Nonnie Mon 27-May-19 10:48:48

Oh and then he manages to sleep all night too when I am wide awake!

Septimia Mon 27-May-19 11:33:08

Mine can drop off quite happily during the day and then complains that he doesn't sleep well at night. When he dozes during the day he often does so with his head back and his mouth open. Consequently he snores just like his father did when in his 90s - long time until DH gets to 90 - which is most off-putting.

MawBroonsback Mon 27-May-19 11:39:30

Sounds like me and I remember my father being like that.
Must run in families.
Owls not larks?

Blinko Mon 27-May-19 12:09:21

Mine gets quite shirty when I enquire if he's asleep...or if I turn off the programme he's (not) watching.

jusnoneed Mon 27-May-19 14:13:21

The one advantage of him being able to watch his films/sport on the laptop, he can nod off and I'm not left with the footie etc on the telly!
Mind you if my son happens to find him dozing he sometimes fiddles with the laptop so OH wonders what has happened when he wakes.... won't repeat what son gets called lol.

Charlie888 Mon 27-May-19 14:15:45

Does he have sleep apnea?

ninathenana Mon 27-May-19 14:16:42

Septimia a familiar position in our house, known as 'fly catching'

trueblue22 Mon 27-May-19 17:31:13

Be grateful he's still there!

Mine used to do a lot of that after he retired, which really irritated me. However, he died suddenly 2 years ago and I really miss everything about him now.

M0nica Mon 27-May-19 17:43:12

Mine does this and still goes to bed earlier than me and gets up later confused

GreenGran78 Mon 27-May-19 17:50:42

I eventually refused to go to the cinema or theatre with my late DH, as he always fell asleep, then would complain, “I don’t know what the heck THAT was about!” Usually I would have to nudge him awake when he started to snore, but he always vehemently denied that he had been snoozing.

LadyGracie Mon 27-May-19 19:07:32

Mine only goes to sleep when he gets in bed at night, he’s never been a dozer, unless he’s not feeling 100%, which is rare.

He never stops talking, but I’ve learned not to listen.