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To think it’s not ok for Dh to nip out to the shop

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Istillhaventfoundwhatiwaslookingfor · 05/06/2025 21:55

I work aa few evenings a week for a couple of hours.
As soon as Dh gets home, I go and he takes over looking after Dd, 7 years old.
Once a week, she generally goes to her neighbour friends house to play. We either walk round to get her or the mum drops her, we don’t have set times and all very casual. When i’m home, if Dd goes to play there, I don’t go anywhere unless she needs to come back or the mum walks her round and I’m not there..,usually the mum just says bye to her and Dd comes in the house herself through the patio door.
Yesterday she went to this friend’s house, Dh came home and I was leaving and said Dd was at friends house. He asked if I had any change as was going to nip to the shop, I said Dd might come back at any time, so he couldn’t as I obviously wouldn’t be there (plus, Dh nipping to the shop isn’t a 5 minute job like when I go)
He got confused and a bit peed off and said he wouldn’t be long. I ended up saying i’d have to stay at home while he went then as Dd could nip
back for anything. He huffed and I went as was late then for work.
He obviously then didn’t go, but Aibu to think it’s irresponsible that he even considered it?

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Octavia64 · 05/06/2025 22:39

Look, he needs the mums number anyway.

she’s basically gone round to play at a friends, which is fine. But if you are going to work and leaving him in charge he needs to be able to contact the mum to get her back if something comes up.

never mind the cigarettes, what if his mum rings to say she’s had a fall and is waiting for an ambulance but can he come? (Or similar). He should have contact details for where his child is.

minnienono · 05/06/2025 22:32

Firstly he needs the number of the friend if he was in charge anyway then he can text the mum and say he needs to nip to the shop and will be 20 minutes or whatever, is that ok

NewPeaches · 05/06/2025 22:31

Istillhaventfoundwhatiwaslookingfor · 05/06/2025 22:29

Does no one agree with me that he could’ve just waited a couple of hours for a bloody cigarette 😂

It's got nothing to do with cigarettes.

It's the fact both of you should have the mum's number, not just you.

Rachie1973 · 05/06/2025 22:31

Istillhaventfoundwhatiwaslookingfor · 05/06/2025 22:30

Surely it’s safer for us to be responsible and make sure we’re in for our Dd at age 7?!

Then get the numbers sorted and make sure he texts.

Istillhaventfoundwhatiwaslookingfor · 05/06/2025 22:30

Rachie1973 · 05/06/2025 22:29

Then maybe address that rather than policing him.

Teach her what to do should there be no one in. Ie, returning to friend etc.

Surely it’s safer for us to be responsible and make sure we’re in for our Dd at age 7?!

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Rachie1973 · 05/06/2025 22:29

Istillhaventfoundwhatiwaslookingfor · 05/06/2025 22:28

Because it’s often the grandma supervising and just drops her at the gate and goes and Dd often just walks in, if we weren’t there she’d be home alone, scared and I don’t know what she’d do

Then maybe address that rather than policing him.

Teach her what to do should there be no one in. Ie, returning to friend etc.

Istillhaventfoundwhatiwaslookingfor · 05/06/2025 22:29

Does no one agree with me that he could’ve just waited a couple of hours for a bloody cigarette 😂

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Istillhaventfoundwhatiwaslookingfor · 05/06/2025 22:28

Rachie1973 · 05/06/2025 22:24

Says who? You? Clearly your DH disagrees

Because it’s often the grandma supervising and just drops her at the gate and goes and Dd often just walks in, if we weren’t there she’d be home alone, scared and I don’t know what she’d do

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NewPeaches · 05/06/2025 22:28

Istillhaventfoundwhatiwaslookingfor · 05/06/2025 22:07

I do, but was on the way out to work and rushing, he doesn’t have the number, i’d be back in two hours anyway. It was only to get cigarettes, I said could he not wait

It would've taken seconds to give him the mum's number, or even to text her yourself.

ETA: And he should have it anyway.

Rachie1973 · 05/06/2025 22:24

Istillhaventfoundwhatiwaslookingfor · 05/06/2025 22:15

They live doors away from each other, nip in and out to play at each others gardens, it’s not for long and not a formal arrangement, it’s not a time to be used to then go out

Says who? You? Clearly your DH disagrees

saltinesandcoffeecups · 05/06/2025 22:24

Palestar · 05/06/2025 22:21

I found out recently that name for that is semantic satiation, which sounds nicer than it feels when it happens.

Thank you! I never knew that had a name 😁

I love learning something new!

Subbyhubby · 05/06/2025 22:23

I don’t understand why the solution couldn’t have just been to forgoe his seaside lament and just get fags and come back within 5 mins?

saltinesandcoffeecups · 05/06/2025 22:22

Istillhaventfoundwhatiwaslookingfor · 05/06/2025 22:18

5 minutes away..but as I said his version of nipping (sorry) to the shops can take an hour plus

You couldn’t have just told him to leave a note on the door and make it a 5 min trip? Otherwise that’s where that handy text to the friend’s mum comes in to play.

Why haven’t you shared her # with him?

Palestar · 05/06/2025 22:21

saltinesandcoffeecups · 05/06/2025 22:17

So realistically how far away is the shop? It doesn’t sound like him nipping out to by cigarettes would take that long. (There’s a lot of nipping in this thread the word has lost all meaning to me).

I think you’re being a little rigid here.

I found out recently that name for that is semantic satiation, which sounds nicer than it feels when it happens.

Istillhaventfoundwhatiwaslookingfor · 05/06/2025 22:20

CreteBound · 05/06/2025 22:19

As if he asked you for change! It’s 2025 😂😂

What?

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Istillhaventfoundwhatiwaslookingfor · 05/06/2025 22:19

Subbyhubby · 05/06/2025 22:18

Ah fair enough.
If he just needed cigarettes why would it take so long at the shop?

Because he normally goes by the beach to look at the waves etc, it’s not too much to ask for one time for him to be there for Dd is it

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CreteBound · 05/06/2025 22:19

As if he asked you for change! It’s 2025 😂😂

Istillhaventfoundwhatiwaslookingfor · 05/06/2025 22:18

saltinesandcoffeecups · 05/06/2025 22:17

So realistically how far away is the shop? It doesn’t sound like him nipping out to by cigarettes would take that long. (There’s a lot of nipping in this thread the word has lost all meaning to me).

I think you’re being a little rigid here.

5 minutes away..but as I said his version of nipping (sorry) to the shops can take an hour plus

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Subbyhubby · 05/06/2025 22:18

Ah fair enough.
If he just needed cigarettes why would it take so long at the shop?

saltinesandcoffeecups · 05/06/2025 22:17

So realistically how far away is the shop? It doesn’t sound like him nipping out to by cigarettes would take that long. (There’s a lot of nipping in this thread the word has lost all meaning to me).

I think you’re being a little rigid here.

Istillhaventfoundwhatiwaslookingfor · 05/06/2025 22:16

Subbyhubby · 05/06/2025 22:15

There are so many other ways that problem could have been resolved without you being late for work.
As a side point i have struggled a bit with time management and something I have found helpful is the use of alarms, on your phone or otherwise to remind you when things need to be done. It’s literally changed my life

😂I was on time, sat waiting for him to get home, he made me later to leave than i’d like by causing an argument just because he couldn’t wait two hours for a cigarette

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AwakeNotThruChoice · 05/06/2025 22:16

@Istillhaventfoundwhatiwaslookingfor if it’s so casual and informal then just send the text saying ‘popping to shop, back by xxx’

Even if you’re on your way to work takes seconds to send a text before you drive off

ProseccoCheeseBooks · 05/06/2025 22:16

Honestly I wouldn’t worry about this specific situation too much. But moving forward, a conversation with your DH that if he does pop to the shop to knock on their door on his way there so they know/or pick up DC and she goes with him.

brunettemic · 05/06/2025 22:16

What a pointless drama. Also another one of these threads where an OP asks for opinions and then just disagrees with anyone that doesn’t give her the answers she wanted. He’s a grown man, you can’t ban him from popping to the shop.

JudyGeller · 05/06/2025 22:16

You say he doesn’t have the number but could you not have sent it to him and told him to txt? It’s takes 10 seconds to copy and paste a number to send to someone. A whole lot of drama over nothing tbh..

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