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AuroraDora · 08/10/2024 23:21

Would really appreciate objective views on this to save to save my sanity.

Didn’t notice the time. Suggested to DS that we do something together as I’d been at work and not seen him properly for a couple of days. DH pointed out to me in a different room that it was X time and so nearly bedtime. So I went into DS and said ‘dad let me know that it’s x o’clock so we don’t have much time, we can just do x instead’.

DS got cross with DH for ruining the fun. I explained he’d just pointed out the time and I hadn’t realised. I calmed it all down. It was a flash in the pan.

DH is now very very annoyed at me for ‘throwing him under the bus.’

To be clear I was just stating fact. Not blaming DH in anyway. All said lightly.

Of course this is one small thing in a more complex set of circumstances, but in of itself would you expect an angry response from your DH if you did that? It’s not a pattern of mine.

Thank you

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Alevelnamechange · 08/10/2024 23:40

It all sounds so innocuous.

I could easily imagine saying "Sorry DD, daddy just pointed out that it's nearly bedtime, let's do it tomorrow instead" with no aim or blame at DH, and he wouldn't be peeved - it's just general conversation, no "throwing under the bus" just he noticed something that I hadn't noticed.

MeowCatPleaseMeowBack · 08/10/2024 23:38

YANBU to say something without thinking, your husband INBU to be annoyed at looking like a bad guy because of that thoughtlessness. Not a big deal.

MintyNew · 08/10/2024 23:35

Very odd of you to point out your dh said that. Many times I've reminded dh that it's late and ds needs to go to bed, and he's never said 'mum said'. Surely you looked at the time and decided as well that it's bedtime?

Littletreefrog · 08/10/2024 23:26

I wouldn't have phrased it that way as it could definitely be taken as Dads fault DS didn't get to do the thing. I would have said "oh I've just realised the time we will have to do x another time but we can do y now"

ChiffandBipper · 08/10/2024 23:25

It probably would annoy me, yes. Why say "dad said", why not say "oops, I've just realised the time" or "oh goodness, it's x o clock already! I though we had more time."

AuroraDora · 08/10/2024 23:23

Sorry. Didn’t realise there was a poll. So;

YABU. You shouldn’t have said that DH had told you the time.

YANBU. Your DH is overreacting.

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