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To think this reaction is self absorbed.

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Mrsmozza123 · 08/02/2025 23:12

So. Everyone is fine but.
I went to check on my 4 year DS while he was sleeping. He'd taken his duvet out of the cover got inside the duvet cover and wrapped himself in it. I found him tangled and for a terrible split second I thought he could have strangled or suffocated. He was fine, a bit hot but definitely breathing and moving. Thank goodness.
I called my DH for help a few times and he shouted back "Yes?".
Eventually once I knew DS was safe I went downstairs to tell DH what had happened. I was really shaken.
DH seemed more concerned that i was having a go at him for not coming upstairs. I really wasn't.
I was expecting him to hug me or say thank goodness he's OK, to share my concern.

Instead he was saying "well you didn't sound very panicked, how was it supposed to know you needed me?"
And
"Sounds like you've just come downstairs to have a go at me"
I just walked off, I've had a little cup of tea and a cry on my own because I can't sleep.

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Mrsmozza123 · 08/02/2025 23:26

@RobinHeartella Im questioning The reaction of my DH which I've described in my post.

What about my post suggests to you that my DS is disabled?
He'd dismantled his bedding and tangled himself up in it with sheets round his neck and over his face. It was horrifying.(able/disabled doesn't seem relevant)

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RobinHeartella · 08/02/2025 23:18

Whose reaction was self absorbed, yours or dh's? Not being goady, genuinely not sure what you're asking.

Is your 4yo disabled? I just reread and it's not clear. (I think it's impossible for an able-bodied 4yo to strangle himself with blankets, even if he was somehow trying to.)

If your 4yo is disabled, that must be a lot to deal with each day so you and dh are just a bit snappy from exhaustion?

If he's not disabled...then it sounds like a real non-event and I'm not sure why you're crying about it.