Posting for traffic - what do I do? Husband not come home

[ColdduckOddfish]

DH and DC not come home. He was picking them up from after school club. Should have been back an hour ago. His phone is going straight to voicemail. I’m an anxious person anyway, but when would you panic?

Could be a hold up op. May be he has forgotten to charge his phone or something. Is that a possibility?

Ring the police? He's 1 1/2 hours late. He could have nipped to the shop, got a car with a flat tyre (and a flat phone), nipped out somewhere. I think it's too early to worry

Could be something fairly innocent op. Keep us updated

Hope all is okay OP. I’d be anxious too. I’d give it another 30 minutes or so and start making calls.

Breathe.

If he's stuck in traffic then he can't answer the phone. If the phone is in his pocket the kids can't answer it. He probably took someone else home and got stuck coming back. It will all be fine

Can you call his mum incase he popped in there
What time did you roughly expect him home ?

Where's the closest McDonald's or park?

Fingers crossed it’s something simple, he should have messaged you though, but men don’t tend to think like that! Try to stay calm and keep yourself busy.
keep talking on here if it helps.

Active on social media ?

I hope alls well

If you're on Twitter or Facebook I'd check on those to see if anyone has reported any traffic issues. I hope they're home soon.

Why is it adding to your worries? What do you think he's likely to do?

Hope all is well OP x

Meanwhile in the real world people use phones in cars all the time

Who if they are stuck in traffic wouldnt quickly answer the phone to anxious pregnant partner when they are so late?

Hope there is nothing to worry about

Why is the unplanned pregnancy, and his reaction to it, relevant?

Are you suggesting he may have driven off a cliff or something?

If this is the case and you have concerns for his mental state, then you need to call the police or a mental health crisis team oretty quickly.

If not, then run a bath and enjoy the peace.

I would be worried, but I don't think I would do anything about it yet. Wait until 7pm then call the police. In the meantime, call anyone else who might know where they are or be able to look out for them - friends etc.

Can you go for a walk along their most likely route?

Are they home OP

If it’s just 8 minutes away to the school in the car then I too would be worried several hours later and he’s not answering or responding to phone calls and texts.

If he’s not home soon and you fear that the pregnancy / his mental state then by all means contact the police. Better to be safe than sorry.

That's what I would do if I didn't have a car to drive the route

I assume you're checked all the local traffic and police pages.

Op can you walk in the direction he should be coming from?

Did you row recently. Like major stuff

Do you have a mobile number for the person who runs the after-school club to see if they were collected at the usual time?

This.
What are you specifically worried about in regards to how he reacted to the unplanned pregnancy?