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tiedinnotts · 05/05/2024 08:21

My husband is the father of our two children , works hard , generally good and involved when home , definitely not the worst so I know I'm lucky

This weekend is the week before our eldest starts her GCSE . His parents are visiting for the weekend and staying over in a hotel . They can be hard work but I've agreed on condition I and eldest are not expected to spend the whole weekend with because of upcoming exams / study time . I also changed my plans to go out so we could go for an evening meal all together .

Dd got into some trouble st school , a stupid decision to take a photo of a friend who was goofing about after PE
has led to an exclusion . She is really upset and I am too because she's had a v difficult secondary experience with friends and is now doing great . School are v supportive but have to impose sanctions .

So back to the weekend my husband planned to go back with his parents Sunday evening and meet up with other family on Monday . Because of exams and so he can see his parents have some time I'm staying home with children Sunday evening / bank holiday Monday .

The letter to reintroduce Dd back to school came yesterday , meeting is at 8:15 on Tuesday after bank holiday . She won't be allowed back in school until meeting . School have given least serious sanction and want her back in school as it's start of her exams .

Our other Dd is 9 , her school opens at 8:30 . I can't be doing reintegration meeting at 8:15 and get other Dd to school .

So I've asked him to change his plans and come home on Monday night or early Tuesday to take youngest to school . He says no .

Opinions please

OP posts:
Weenurse · 05/05/2024 08:29

Drop youngest with school friend and offer pick up or drop off to that parent going forward.

Icepop79 · 05/05/2024 08:28

He’s being completely unreasonable! He needs to prioritise his children’s education and get home to help out. Your oldest needs to be allowed back in school for her exams and needs the stress of exclusion taken away asap so she can focus on them.

If he absolutely won’t, is there a friend you could drop your youngest off with on your way to the meeting who could take her to school?

VegetableGyoza · 05/05/2024 08:27

Take the younger daughter to the meeting with you and drop her off at school later? Not ideal but a solution.

Then start divorce proceedings?

Immemorialelms · 05/05/2024 08:27

He sounds shitty, so you aren't unreasonable to be pissed off with him.

But parking that for a bit so the children can be looked after - is there a morning breakfast club at DD9's school? If so she could be dropped there earlier then you head on to the reintegration meeting?

Uncooperativefingers · 05/05/2024 08:26

He says no? What a shit father. What does he suggest should happen?

thanKyouaIMee · 05/05/2024 08:24

Can you contact the school to change the appointment? It's bad for them to send a letter about an 8.15am Tuesday meeting to arrive on the Saturday of the bank holiday weekend, it doesn't allow for the many reasons parents wouldn't be able to make it.

Eviebeans · 05/05/2024 08:24

Could he take youngest with him and they can go back to school on Wednesday…

sheoaouhra · 05/05/2024 08:24

tell the school you are not available at that time. Either before or after, but not 8.15 due to taking another child to school