DD (13) has some kind of problem with her eye which is quite hard to describe. We have taken her to the chemist a few times with no success and I think the time has now come to take her to the doctor (I would be equally happy to try the optician as the next step, although i suspect it is more a doctor thing).
DH is essentially a SAHP (to 2 teenagers). I work full time. I have suggested that DH make an appointment for next week when she is off school. For some reason he is refusing to do it so I have now spent most of the morning on the phone trying to get through to the dr surgery (it is also possible to book online but DH has set this up so I do not have the details to do this). I will also I expect have to take time off work to take her to the appointment.
Any thoughts on why he is being difficult about this? I think it may be that her eye does not look really bad. This is true, but it is still noticeable and what is concerning me is that it has not got any better over quite a while now, and chemist has not been able to say what the problem is. I think it is quite possible that the dr will initially be dismissive, but even if that is the case it will be hard to stay dismissive if it still has not improved in, say, another month so in my view we at least need to get the problem on the radar.
Last time DD had to go to the doctor she was very difficult about it (embarrasing issue) so it could be that which is making DH reluctant as it was very stressful for him. This time, however, she is happy to go because she is self-concious about her eye.
I am perplexed about the reluctance and annoyed that my options are either to leave it (which i am not comfortable doing because i dont think there is any point in taking risks with the eye) or to do it myself, when I am at work and he is at home.
Any thoughts on how to get through to him?