There's a playgroup at the local church hall I go to on a Thursday with my DD who's 13months old. It's unstructured play; toys suitable from 6months-4yrs, a bouncy castle, ball pit and plenty of foam and rubber mats for children to play on. I've been going for a few weeks now and DD loves it, it's the only group I go to because it's the only one DD has ever enjoyed.
This morning DH came with us as he was off work. He absolutely insisted that he came as he saw the photos on the groups Facebook page of DD playing with the other children and toys we don't have at home and wanted to see it for himself.
From the moment we go there he was complaining and moaning. It started with the fact he was tired, so he just sat on the chairs near to where I was playing with DD staring into space and not interacting with me, DD or any of the other children/parents there. Whenever he was spoken to he'd ignore people or say he was "tired" and had got up early.
After 30mins or so I asked him to sit with DD while I went to the toilet, I was gone awhile as there was a queue and I also went to help another lady with twins who was coming into the building with her pushchair (no ramp/disabled access, stairs only). When I got back he immediately stood up, yawned and sat back on the chairs, moaning his back hurt from sitting on the floor for too long. He hadn't moved DD from where she'd been playing despite her pointing at other toys when I got back.
About half way through the session there's a short break where tea/coffee, biscuits and juice are offered. They're 50p per family, which I think is good value - the session itself is £2 per child for the whole 2.5 hours play which is amazing so I don't begrudge an extra 50p for refreshments. DH apparently does, he refused to take our 50p to the group organiser, claiming he didn't know her. When I asked how he expected to get to know other parents if he didn't talk to them he shrugged and said I should take the money over.
He then spent the entire rest of the session complaining that he was bored because he didn't "know what to do". He kept asking me to explain what we were doing despite it being obvious that DD was crawling through the tunnels or playing the musical instruments. He also asked me to "take DD out of the room" when a little boy we know from the group came up to play and DD gave him a hug which he liked, and then he said she was a sweet baby, they played together for awhile afterwards.
We left early because I was fed up of the grumbling and the staring into space. As we left he said he enjoyed it and wants to come with us next time he's off.
AIBU to think he was grumpy, so obviously didn't enjoy it, and to tell him to never ever come with me to the group again?
AIBU?
To think DH was a grump and never take him with me again?
SmallButPerfect · 04/08/2016 17:47
Ok, you didn't want to show him off 
It's very odd that after all the grumbling, the staring into space, the back ache and the yawning, he claimed to have really enjoyed himself 
Was he being sarcastic or attempting some sort of irony?
He certainly wasn't doing a very good impression of someone having fun.
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I would be tempted to go on my own next time and tell all my friends there that you have no idea who the strange staring into space man of last week was, you've never seen him before in your life.
He hand 50p over to the organiser because he 'doesn't know her'? He must find it very difficult to live his life never being able to pay for food/petrol/clothes/services/groceries 
YANBU to insist her never, ever, ever goes again!
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