I took the children (7,5,2) to a party an hour's drive away. I knew it was going to be late, so put them into pjs at the party and they fell asleep in the car on the way home.
OH declined to come, so I texted him when I was leaving so he had an approx time of arrival. When I got home he was online on a stupid world of tanks game that he constantly plays (although that is another thread). I went to ask him to come and help carry the kids to bed. He said that he would come when he'd finished his game. I had a go at him because if he came in and asked for help with the kids, especially in this situation, I'd have stopped whatever I was doing to get the kids into bed as soon as possible. His argument was that they were asleep and safe and it was no consequence if they spent a further 5 minutes in the car.
I didn't know, to be fair, how long it was going to take him to finish as these bloody things can go on for hours. I put the kids to bed by myself and then he came up, ready to help.
He does normally pull his weight with the kids, but this game seems to take priority to more and more ATM. We've had a really tough family situation to deal with and he's used it as an escape. I don't mind him playing it unless it's to the detriment of our family. He doesn't see that at all.
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Narnia72 · 13/12/2014 23:16
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