to want DH to leave the car here this weekend

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DH is on a stag do tomorrow night and is taking the car as he's picking a few people up.

Meanwhile, DS (1) has today been diagoned with a 'high end' chest infection, this is twice in a month he's had this and is on a very strong course of antib's. The last time he had it it developed into bronchitis (sp)

The doc has said that if his breathing gets worse over the weekend I'm to take him to the walk in centre which is the other side of town.

Now, here's the bit where I think I may be BU. He wants to fit the car seat into the two seater van he has, and I have to use that instead of the car - which he wont give up for me.

I feel really pissed off about it! I've never once driven the heap of shit, and don't want to. I want my car in case of an emergency.

AIBU?

If the car seat fits fine in the van then I think YABU
If you keep the car then he has to let down all the people he has offered a lift to as he wouldnt fit them in the van, but if you use the van then you will both easily be able to get to where you need to go (sounds like theres nothing actually wrong with the van apart from the fact you dont like it as much as your car)

It's not as if he's leaving you with no transport at all.

Could you get a taxi to the walk in place?

I know I'm being unreasonable TBH.

I've been in the whole day, with a poorly babe laying on me, watching Cbeebies - please ignore me!

I'm swearing at watching Humf

So you're not BU being driven to distraction on that point.

I'm sure your DH would much rather be at home helping you take care of your DS, he sounds really poorly.

Fingers crossed it'll start to clear and you wont need to use the walk in centre.

Hope your DS starts to feel better soon

YANBU, if it is your car.

Surely the mates can make their own way in view of the poorly child situation?

YANBU. It's your car. He can make other arrangements.

You'll be fine with the van, he'd be letting people down if he can't drive and if it came to it you could get a taxi

YABU - Driving a van could be quite fun. We used to have an exBT Transit Van and I loved driving that heap of crap

YANBU - surely he could ring around the others he's picking up, explain the situation, and ask if any of them would be able to drive instead - if not you may have to suck it up and use the van - but he could, at least, ASK!

I know what it's like to be lumbered with a 'heap of shit van' and a very sick child - it's an additional stress you don't need.

Perhaphs try explaining to him that if DS doesn't show any signs of getting better it would be good that he has the car then he'll be able to get back quickly if you need him

Actually - in all seriousness, I would be telling him that he needed to arrange something else, you don't want to be putting a small baby with bronchitis into a heap of shit, cold van, that may break down, in the weather that has been forecast for this weekend.

Driving an old shit heap can be fun but not with an ill baby.

yabu.