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To be cross with my friend's dh

82 replies

emkana · 22/07/2011 22:44

my friend and I are due to go to the take that concert on Monday. She has a very small baby who is exclusively breastfed and doesn't take a bottle, so the plan was that her dh and the baby would come with us and wait in the car, so that she could feed just before we go in. I was fine with that. Now today friend's dh phones me - as a surprise for her birthday, which is tomorrow, he will take her for a day's shopping on Monday before the concert. As it wouldn't make sense driving wise to come back to their home between shopping and the concert, could I just meet them at the arena please? The arena is nearly an hour away from where we live. I had thought we would go up together. Now I will have to travel on my own. Aibu to think this is quite inconsiderate?

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mayorquimby · 23/07/2011 10:59

I'm with the yabu crowd. He's doing something nice for her birtday and he's going to sit in a car with a baby for a few hours so that the two of you can go enjoy yourselves. If anyone is being inconsiderate here it's you because you're getting pissed off that your friends birthday isn't going according to your plans.

harecare · 23/07/2011 22:41

I'll buy your ticket then...

duckdodgers · 23/07/2011 23:10

"SheCutOffTheirTails
I'm with Goblin - I can't believe you and she are going to make a baby sit for hours in a stationary car so you can attend a concert."

Come on - this is the idea of the OPs friend and her DH - why do you think OP is going to "make the baby" sit in a car for hours??!

I have a fair bit of sympathy for OP, concerts like that are a whole day experince in my opinion, making the most of a shared experience. Its difficult though isnt it, especially when babies are so young, in this case expectations have to be changed. Bad timing on friends DHs part to I think......and I really hope its a good deed and wont turn into a "Oh you have to come out now" text after concert has started.

No-one seems to have mentioned Ops friends expectations either - since this is a "surprise" how is she going to react if she was looking forward to a day with OP?

emkana · 26/07/2011 19:46

It went well, we had a great time, baby was fine and I told the dh what a hero he was for looking after the baby.

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AgentZigzag · 26/07/2011 20:41

Smile Nice one.

And did your friend enjoy her shopping trip?

emkana · 26/07/2011 21:46

Yes she did.

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Alibabaandthe80nappies · 27/07/2011 09:41

Thank you for updating! I had been wondering. Glad it all went well :)

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