Who is BU?

[Hadagutsful]

DH and I are due to attend a wedding tomorrow late afternoon, around 2 hours away from where we live. Our babysitters have unfortunately had to cancel last minute due to illness. We can't find anyone else. The groom is DH's old school friend, they've not been in proper contact for years (DH's parents are still in contact with the grooms parents, hence the invitation [I suspect]).

DH says that we will have to send my apologies but he can't get out of it and has to go to the wedding.

A tiny bit of context: DH has been working crazy amounts of overtime the last couple of months and I'm tired, stressed and fed up of trying to run the house, manage the children and "do Christmas".

AIBU to be a bit pissed off that I'm being left holding the babies (again) or is he BU not to consider the possibility that he doesn't go?

[MarciaBlaine]

He should go. Bad manners otherwise. I would say the same if it was the other way round.

[MusicalChairsOh]

Sorry but I think YABU.

[DorotheaHomeAlone]

Sorry it's you. I know it sucks but he is the one really invited and should be there unless there's a good reason he can't make it. It's a one off so you'll have to suck it up and be as lazy as the kids will allow tomorrow.

[harderandharder2breathe]

Yabu, it's his friend, there's no reason for you both to miss it. Unless you can get another babysitter?

[5000candlesinthewind]

If it's an invitation to the actual wedding and not just an evening invite then he wbu to not go when he can.
It's just shit timing for you. Can you get out on your own any time soon? Or send dh off with the kids while you have an afternoon of not doing much?

[PurpleDaisies]

It's a crappy situation but your dh should go to the wedding.

[WhatWouldLeslieKnopeDo]

YABU, though it's understandable you're not keen. They will have paid for the food etc. It's rude to both cancel when only one of you needs to stay at home. It's no fun for you, of course.

Is there absolutely no way you can find anyone else to babysit? There's a babysitting website sometimes mentioned on here.

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

YABU. One of you should go. And as its DHs and DHs parents involved it should be him.

[Hadagutsful]

Sigh. I suspected as such. I guess I'm just fed up because I feel that he's not even considered how I'm feeling in all of this (which is knackered and gutted at the prospect of another day with the kids [SAHM]).

Oh well.

[VeryBitchyRestingFace]

Timing is bad but he should go.

[PickAChew]

It's hard, but he really should go, but he needs to make sure you get some downtime, too, sometime, soon.

Maybe book yourself the legendary mumsnet spa day.

[shadesofwinter]

I agree with everyone else, he should go.

Completely understand why you're fed up though and you have massive amounts of my sympathy.

[arethereanyleftatall]

He should go (it would look seriously weird if you turned up and he didn't), but on Sunday it's your turn to have a day off.

[clare2307]

I totally get what you are saying & no doubt the thought of him skipping off to a lovely wedding child free is making it worse, but I do think that he probably should attend the wedding... But agree with previous poster who says he should have the kids all day Sunday so you can do whatever you want child free

[Hadagutsful]

Hah at risk of outing myself, I'm hosting a family party for all of his extended family on Sunday, so it won't be then!!

[LadyMonicaBaddingham]

why are YOU hosting a party for HIS family? Does he not have any responsibilities for the hosting at all?!

[Sparlklesilverglitter]

I think in the circumstances your DH goes alone as it's his old school friend, he shouldn't miss that wedding.

It's just a shame the baby sitter cancelled but these things happen don't they

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

That was a crazy thing to organise for a day after attending a wedding OP. Weddings are exhausting, I'd just want to have a quiet Sunday!

[EatTheCake]

Your DH goes alone as it's an old school friend. If it was your school friend you'd go and he'd stay home.

I understand you being peeved but you can't control the babysitter being ill

[Pinkheart5915]

What a bugger our babysitter cancelling so late but they didn't know they would be ill.
Yes your DH goes alone as it's his old school friend

[Hadagutsful]

LadyMonica, not really. Is that bad?

Throughthickandthin, party was already booked when we had the wedding invitation. We had to hire a hall and they book up pretty quickly round Christmas. It's cool, got no problem doing the party, just saying Sunday won't be my "day off". I'm sure I'll get one though.

[5000candlesinthewind]

We'll make sure you do! It'll do you the world of good to just be you for a bit. Not a mum, not a wife, not a friend...just you.

[TathitiPete]

Agree with candles

[RaspberryOverloadTheFirst]

Make sure you do get that day off.

And as for the party on Sunday, make sure your DH is pulling his weight. Don't let him swan around acting all host-like while actually doing very little real hosting.