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So angry at my husband.

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KhakiMoose · 08/04/2025 21:31

I need some advice.

I cannot tell you how angry I am at my husband this evening. We’ve been having trouble with our 5 year old son recently and his bedtime routine. On Saturday evening we decided to set out a clear, concise and consistent plan to deal with this. My husband has been out/at work since then so I have done bedtime and the routine was working a treat - DS was brilliant and I even noticed a difference in his behaviour during the day. Tonight was the first night my husband had put him to bed since we made the plan - and he blatantly ignored about three steps of it. Unsurprisingly our son noted the inconsistencies, became irate and bam just like that we are back to the beginning!!! Even more unsurprisingly I am the one who has had to deal with our son - who is still coming down the stairs crying and I am having to take him back up to bed. I am so, so angry. I am so angry because this isn’t the first time my husband has done this - it’s like he doesn’t listen/care? …. I don’t know what to do? I am almost giving up?! I have just asked him to leave me alone I am furious 😡😡

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KhakiMoose · 08/04/2025 23:12

Buttonknot · 08/04/2025 22:49

Why are you the one having to take him back up to bed? Let your husband do it.

To be fair to him that was my fault, I told him I didn’t want to see him so he went to the shops!!

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KhakiMoose · 08/04/2025 23:11

Ablondiebutagoody · 08/04/2025 22:48

What are the agreed steps and what did he do?

  • 7.30 = teeth/upstairs
  • book/chat until 8ish.
  • sit in with him for ten minutes only (we find this calms him and makes him more likely to fall asleep when we leave)
  • Straight downstairs. If he comes down then take straight back up to bed.

Husband didn’t read book, didn’t sit in with him and went next door to the spare room to watch the TV. I am mad because this shows inconsistency in the routine and he’s sitting next door watching tv and DS can hear this!!

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BaileyBear · 08/04/2025 22:52

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 08/04/2025 21:35

He’s doing it so you take over all bedtimes.

This. He fucks up the bedtime routine, he deals with the fall out of that.

QuickPeachPoet · 08/04/2025 22:51

Take yourself off somewhere and let him deal with the consequences
What a nightmare OP

Buttonknot · 08/04/2025 22:49

Why are you the one having to take him back up to bed? Let your husband do it.

Ablondiebutagoody · 08/04/2025 22:48

What are the agreed steps and what did he do?

DaisyChain505 · 08/04/2025 21:38

Don’t use this as an excuse to take over every single bed time. Get him to try again tomorrow. Talk through the stages before he does it. Have him take a list upstairs if needed. But make him do it. Don’t shoot yourself in the foot by taking over and becoming the go to parent for bedtimes.

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 08/04/2025 21:35

He’s doing it so you take over all bedtimes.

SkaneTos · 08/04/2025 21:35

If it happens again, let your husband deal with the consequences of not following the new plan.

Sit and read a book in a different room, and let your husband handle the whole situation.

YesThatsATurdOnTheRug · 08/04/2025 21:32

He's a bellend.