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do you try and cover up the time you spend online?

red_devil
red_devil Posts: 10,793 Forumite
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i saw a thread on a mums boardwhere women were saying they rushed round looking busy before their partners came home. They didnt want them to think they had been online all day etc. They quickly shut the laptop. Some of the responses were amusing.

This is not the case for me but does anyone here rush round when they know partner is on the way. Do you try and cover up time spent online etc?
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  • neneromanova
    neneromanova Posts: 3,051 Forumite
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    Of course! I normally stop 10 mins before he comes home, wash the dishes and start my DD's dinner :D but I do also have a reason for spending so much time online as I have to make websites. :)
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  • Person_one
    Person_one Posts: 28,884 Forumite
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    Nope, OH spends hours on his xbox so it'd be a bit hypocritical to be bothered by me being online!
  • red_devil
    red_devil Posts: 10,793 Forumite
    one person said they bring ironing down to make it look like they had been busy:D
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  • *Louise*
    *Louise* Posts: 9,197 Forumite
    red_devil wrote: »
    one person said they bring ironing down to make it look like they had been busy:D


    omg that's mental :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
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  • savingmummy
    savingmummy Posts: 2,915 Forumite
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    No i don`t cover up my time.
    9/10 times my dh walks in and im on the sofa with a cuppa and the laptop and i wouldn`t expect him to not like it or moan.
    Housework is done, kids are clean, fed and happy and his dinner is ready to be dished up :)

    I do however know of some women who literally do nothing all day and spend all day online! My old neighbour would be so lazy that she wouldn`t even get washed and dressed each day.....i wonder if she rushed about before hubby come home lol! Very funny though.
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  • squirrelchops
    squirrelchops Posts: 1,907 Forumite
    I work blooming hard and study so if I fancy a day just 'dossing about' on line I do!!!!
  • Gingham_Ribbon
    Gingham_Ribbon Posts: 31,520 Forumite
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    edited 16 March 2010 at 8:10PM
    Yes. I hide my internet use.

    I hide my cigarettes.

    I hide my bookie slips.

    I have a bottle of vodka under the bed.

    :eek: (Why would anyone hide their internet use unless they knew they were doing something they shouldn't?)
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