Today, I realized for the last year that my husband has been home from Iraq, I haven't gotten more than a few hours of sleep at night. Not because he gets nightmares, but because he now snores so loud that the pets sleep at the other end of the house to get rest. FML
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Today, and for the past four years, the only time my husband stops snoring while asleep is so that he can fart. FML
Today, after a very poor night's sleep, I've had to stay awake and do housework while my husband, who slept like a baby last night, keeps on sleeping because he "didn't sleep well." He was snoring all night long, the reason I didn't sleep well. FML
Today, my fiancé, my two-year-old, and my dog are all sleeping peacefully next to me in our new king-sized memory foam bed. It's 2:15 in the morning. Why am I not sleeping? Because they all snore, one right after the other. It's like an endless song of snoring. FML
Today, my cat has made a habit of waking me and my husband up every morning by meowing in front of our bedroom door until we get up. This morning, I finally got her to stop, so I went back to bed hoping to sleep in for a while… Only to be kept awake by my husband’s snoring. FML
Today, my husband sent me a short video of my snoring last night because I wanted to hear how bad I sound. The first few seconds went by OK, but for the rest of the clip I could barely hear anything else over the sound of my husband taking a long piss in our bathroom. FML
Today, between my cats scratching every surface they can find, my boyfriend's snoring, and the dog barking at every slight noise outside, I'm unlikely to ever get more than 3 hours of sleep at a time. FML
Today, after struggling for hours to fall asleep with my husband's rather rattling snoring, I finally managed to drop off… only to be rudely awakened an hour later by my husband elbowing me in the face in his sleep. FML
Today, after months of living with my roommate's horrific snoring, I looked over to see her sleeping quietly. Elated that I might actually get a full night of rest for once, I went to bed. Just as my eyelids began to droop, she started making vile hissing sounds. Yes, hissing. FML
Today, after barely sleeping all week, I tried some ASMR videos to help me fall asleep. Both my dogs and my husband are out cold, snoring so loud I can't even hear the ASMR. FML
Today, it's 2am. I've been trying to get to sleep for the past two hours next to my snoring boyfriend. Every time I nudge him to shut him up, his body tenses, he farts, then goes straight back to snoring. FML
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Freeze_fml 17
What a bummer for you. It's not like he could have been killed in Iraq or anything.
Spyrunner 0
Sleeping together is never easy.
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npeezle 0
You sound to be very insensitive. Why don't you go talk to some military wives whose husbands DIDN'T come home from Iraq, then see if you're still crying about his snoring. You are lucky to have him home, have some flippin respect, you have no idea what he's gone through over there.
Silentstrike 11
I have some problems here 1) hive him a freaking break as you said he came home from Iraq and I'm a guessing he was a soldier...... 2) do you think he even got 3 hours if sleep????? when he tried to go to sleep there were bombs going of friends screamming from the wounded tent, does that help you sleep? seriously he has saved friends and family..... I think you are a inconsideret person who thinks the world revolves around them..... JERK Y.D.I
FrecklesInside 0
Been watching TV much?
BLNovelist 0
Love the viewpoint that because he was in Iraq that she has no right to complain about any of the bothersome things he may do, all because he could have died. Reality check people, just because he was in the war doesn't make him perfect. They are still in a marriage. She has every right in the world to demand that he do something about the snoring, especially if it is that loud that even the pets are leaving the room! His possible health issues are going to cause some for her eventually, if not problems in the marriage if he doesn't get help for them. OP - just try talking to him, if you haven't already. If he cares at all he wouldn't mind going to the doctor about it or using nasal strips. If he won't even though it is doing that to you, might be time to have another talk as well.
CheshireHalli 19
Thank you. Soldiers are not perfect. I treat them with respect, I thank any of them that I see. But, a woman (or a man) married to a soldier doesn't have to bite their tongue because they were a soldier. The spouse's feelings still count in this! OP: I'm sorry. I know you're grateful your husband is alive. Maybe take him to get a sleep apnea test, and a CPAP isn't that loud.
alexFYL 11
Anyone that comes back from a war expecting someone to tolerate all their BS is not a hero at all. I would not respect any soldier like that. Look dude, I'm sorry you signed up for the war, that's not a get out of jail free card. I love soldiers, respect them, but if they don't respect me - sorry, I take mine back. And you still have every right to complain about them. They are still human.
bluedoll 1
I agree--she has a right to complain but she didn't say, "And he refuses to seek medical treatment." We don't know if she has asked him to do anything about the snoring. If she hasn't, she is just a whiny twit. If she HAS, and he refuses, then there are deeper problems. Her life isn't ******--there are solutions that she hasn't tried.
BLNovelist 0
Bluedoll - That is true, which is why I also added to the OP to talk to her husband if she hasn't already. It's one of those things that I'd be hesitant to call her a twit, as it's very possible she is not wanting to for the same reasons the asshats here are giving for the complaint being invalid (which, while misguided, would likely be meant well), or she may have and nothing was done - which case the one at fault is iffy. Also possible she ran out of words, looking at the length of it. Kinda wish she'd post again and let us know the rest of the story, if she hasn't already.
injoynit 0
Be thankful he came home safely from Iraq. Be thankful he doesn't have nightmares. There are a lot of people who lost their husbands/wives in this war who would give ANYTHING to be able to just lay next to them one more time. Even if it's to listen to him/her snore. Count your blessings.
suzieq181218 0
at least you have your husband home safe.
x805xUnknown 6
"He now snores..." Did he start snoring even louder all of the sudden?
misstripleu 0
2 things: 1) you selfish little bitch. so many of us just want out soldiers home... the rest of the problems can be fixed over time. be grateful and stop complaining. if the snoring bothers you, DO SOMETHING about it. there are plenty of solutions 2) there are the strips, the clips, the cpap machine, etc.... there is also something called a TAPS appliance that not many people know about. look into it
allysgotstyle 0
You self bitch. So what if he snores loudly and you can't get enough sleep. Next time he's over in iraq, he might die. So don't complain about little things, be greatfull he's alive.
Zombiekiller1980 0
I say just be glad hes home and get some ear plugs
blastvortex 4
Getting married to a soldier does have its risks. You could always try getting professional advice for the snoring issue though.