My DD5 had a b day party last weekend.
My DH stayed home with my little one. We had loose plans for the day, that we’d go and visit his relative ( literally an announced drop it ) at some point in the afternoon.
let me preface this by saying, my DH is sloooow in getting ready and out of the house. He faffs around for ages and is never in a rush. I’m always, always waiting for him.
so my DD’s friends mum, asked if I could watch her DD for a couple of hours after the party. It was a morning party, so she’d be ready to be picked up at 2:30 from my house.
my DD was so excited, begging for her friend to come over. This was the first time that my DD had a friend over, without the parent also being there. My DD is also constantly asking for play dates with her friends and we don’t do it that often.
anyway, of course his majesty was not happy about this. Even though he wouldn’t be the one to watch the kids or anything. I thought they could play whilst I watch them and in the mean time, DH could potter about, getting himself ready. We didn’t have time pressures really and I also had an end time to the whole thing already arranged with the mum. I clearly told her, we do want to go out in the afternoon and I can watch her for a couple of hours.
my DH said he wanted to leave really early and get going and this was going to hold us up. It’s not even true. We wouldn’t have left early at all… he also thinks I never put limits on my DDs fun and that going to a party was more than enough fun for her in one day. Tagging on a play date was OTT.
anyway, by the time we got back, the girl was only with us for an hour or so and then left and we went about our day.
who’s unreasonable ?