Thought you all might get a chuckle out of this... I wanted to take cake decorating classes and my D-XH ( that would be dear-soon-to-be-ex-husband) actually took them with me.
I kid you not - I thought he was insane and every time I told someone, they said "Oh, how nice that he takes an interest in what you do." I felt like he was being a super-possesive nut-job... what do you think?
We have since separated... ironically that last fight was over my cake decorating business cards... he was having a cow because I didn't put both our names on there - like a family business....
Ok, I am really venting but the one or two cakes he baked came out dry as a bone and then our friends thought I baked them so it was really embarassing.
** Try to imagine him as the only man in a cake decorating class... he has long hair and tattoos... I am serious.... and he wore a tank top. I was mortified but I wish I had taken pictures 
Maybe he is going through a mid-life crisis and has found another hobby!!! I'd say great if you really want him to be a part of the same thing you enjoy...It is weird though...
My now husband, who was my then fiancee, and I almost got into a fight over my business cards too! He kept trying to argue with my choices of what I wanted even though he was just supposed to arrange what I told him on the computer. Something with guys trying to be "helpful!"- it becomes more controlling I think.
Control... I think you hit the nail on the head. I remember looking back how irritated he used to get whenever I was doing a cake.... he wouldn't even take care of the kids for me. He would come in and tell them to watch TV then go back out to the garage...
And he was really discouraging when I was doing the cards... kept telling me that I shouldn't make it seem like I can do more than I could. Now, of course, I realize any individual success I had was a slap in the face to him rather than something he could be proud of. I guess it's no wonder when I couldn't find my 16" pan that I found out he had used it to drain the oil from his car. . . 
Ugh, how can you put 'DXH' - he doesn't sound so 'dear' to me!
That's what I'm thinking.
I think it's really weird that he's taking classes with you, did he know you were going to be taking them?
I'd have killed him over the cake pan used for oil.
Actually, the "D" didn't really stand for dear but rather another term... one much more fitting! 
But I figured I would play nice.
Well, he lost me alright! 
I think he just didn't want me to do anything that was independant. He wanted me to be completely reliant on him for everything.... money, security, etc... Once I started making cakes and people liked them and were willing to pay for them, that's when the trouble started.
I would think husbands would be happy when our hobby pays off but that was sooo not the case. I also sell vintage clothing on ebay... One week, I made $1100... Did this make him happy? No! He actually seemed irritated that ebay paid for our Winter vacation and part of Christmas.
I think it's sad... We were in level 3 of our classes - every Tuesday night for 2 1/2 months, when he just left.
Putz...
arrostx: I used to chuck receipts immediately and hide recent purchases among my existing stuff.... LOL
I remember when I was a kid and my Mom and I would go shopping she would stash stuff in the trunk and bring it in when my Dad went to sleep... 'Sneaky-Shopper-Syndrome' is handed down... generation to generation! 
My X is actually the one that encouraged me (25 years ago) to get into cake decorating. He bought me a Wilton Beginners set and I've been hooked ever since. The plastic decorating tips in the set out-lasted our marriage.
I think it would be so incredible to have a man that supported me and wanted me to succeed.. at least now I know there are some out there 
At this point, I am just sticking with the singlemotherof4 status that I have. If I had to deal with another man and all the B.S. I think I would lose what little sanity I have left.
I will say that even though he pretty much forced himself on the lessons, it was hard for me to bake right after he left. I guess it still reminded me of him. Now that it's been awhile, it's not as bad.... yeah, I know -
Boo Hoo!
Where were you when this post was going on! All these sickening sweet husbands ... and three said their husbands weren't exactly supportive!
Oops forgot to post the thread.
http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-35867-.html&sid=81d197301fb2609cb192fe5361de7795
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