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to expect DP not to whinge when I spend money on clothes for the kids?

134 replies

julezboo · 01/05/2007 14:28

I decided today as its a nice day I would take myself of the our nearest next shop to get the baby some summer clothes, he has one pair of shorts that fit him! Everytime I get him out of his pram/carseat hes dripping with sweat bless him.

I emailed DP first to check it was ok and didnt get a reply, so 2 hours after waiting for a reply i went off anyway (12noon) have to be back for 3 so I wanted some time to browse leisurely.

Ive come home to a horrible email off DP whinging on at me for wanting to go to next. I only spent £27 so not much!

But what gets my goat is in the last week or so he's bought 3...yes 3 xbox games, its the new xbox so roughly about £90 I didnt moan, when he asked me i said "if you want" I always do.

But im being random for wanting to buy the baby some clothes from next !! Theres not that many shops round here, we have a tescos, some crappy shops in the town centre and a sainsburys not very much variety and tbh I do often buy their clothes from tesco but I faniced a change! Im sick of either staying in the house, or going to the same places!

PS it was my tax credits i spent not as if i took his money out of the bloody bank grrr!

OP posts:
Saturn74 · 01/05/2007 14:39

YANBU.
But stop saying "if you want to" to requests for X-Box games and start saying "it's a while since I had some new shoes!"

mumto3girls · 01/05/2007 14:38

what a selfish arse..perhaps he'd like to put up with playing games on a Playstation One instead of his Xbox...after all it's still a game, why does he need the expensive stuff?

NineUnlikelyTales · 01/05/2007 14:38

Oranges!

oranges · 01/05/2007 14:37

I'd sell the xbox games on ebay and buy the baby some Ralph Lauren shorts. If he;s going to whinge, he may as well have something proper to whinge about.

NineUnlikelyTales · 01/05/2007 14:37

Unless you are broke, I don't think it's acceptable to have to ask to spend £27 on essential baby clothes. YANBU.

julezboo · 01/05/2007 14:36

it was the fact i went to an expensive shop and not tesco for his clothes that hes whinging at!

OP posts:
Piffle · 01/05/2007 14:33

at having to ask...

Taylormama · 01/05/2007 14:33

3 x-box games = not a priority
clothes for baby = priority

end of story

whomovedmychocolate · 01/05/2007 14:31

Why did you ask him? It was your money, your choice! Sounds like he could do with a reality check. Kids need clothes more than he needs games!