would you call this an emergency?

[mamamibbo]

if you had gone half an hour away on the train, also a 20 minish walk from your house with a newborn and 18 month old in a double pram and a 3 year old walking

if your pram broke when you were just heading back to the train station with your shopping , no one else is available to help you, its 4 hours until your husband finishes work near homen and you have a child at school that needs picking up in 3 hours...

would you consider this an emergency and ring your husband at work?

Can't he just make up the time at work? It's not exactly an emergency, as in life and limb, but I think most employers would be reasonable about it as it is extremely difficult situation for you. You could have got a taxi but sounds like it would have been expensive from where you were.

What happened to the pram ?

mamamibbo your DH is a sweetie and his boss is a dick. That is all.

OldMusy has summed the whole thing up perfectly

for mamamibbo's dh!

I would call a taxi first since my husband doesn't drive so couldn't do much more than me!

But if my husband was nearby and I knew he could get away and he drove? I'd ring him to come help.

What OldMumsy said. & .

On the assumption a taxi wouldn't have a car seat for a newborn, an 18 month old or a 3 year old but your DH's car has all three, yes I'd have called my DH to come and help too. His boss is being a miserable bastard

I would have done the same. It is impossible to get that age of children around safely without a working pram and shopping!!!

To be fair to you, i would have to say if i was in that position i would be screwed as i would not be able to find the money spare to pay for a cab as so many suggested, let alone how i would juggle holding all the dc that are the ages you have.

Id have just got a taxi tbh.
No I dont think its an emergency. I do think its a royal PITA though, nightmare!

I'm with HalloweenDuck I wouldn't have the money for a taxi either.

I wouldn't say it was an emergency but you needed help and your DH, who I assume is father of the children that also needed help was in my mind the logical person to call.

Ywnu to call your DH, he wasn't u to come and help you and his boss is a grump

Wow to the responses. Emergancy may not be the correct term, but am i correct in thinking its a 20 minute walk either side of the station plus a 30min train journey, you have 3 children under 3, shopping and a broken buggy.
Yes i would have called husband and he did the right thing to come. Its pathetic his boss didn't understand that (and is either not a parent or i wouldnt want to be his/her partner in that situation).
It isnt as simple as getting on with it, or just jumping on the bus (wtf) or taxi. For one thing i probably woulnt have that kind of cash to hand, would imagine it expensive and how easy would it be to fit shopping and buggy and 3 little children in the back of a cab. the 3 yr old would be ok with no car seat for a short jounry, i wouldnt want an 18month old with a seat belt on (as in i would want her/him on my lap and us both have the belt on so it protects the kid more, but she cant do that with a newborn too and i wouldnt be comfortable with a newborn not strapped properly, it isn't like you can just put the belt round.
Why should she have to struggle when her husband was able to pop out of work to help her (which he was able to do he just had a wanker boss).
Id understand if he was in the middle of performing an operation...

I would have called DH aswell.

no way would i have 3 under 3 in a taxi without car seat, that is a crazy idea,

No, it's not an emergency, but yes in those circumstances I would probably have called DP.

Actually, if DP was working then I would call FIL, as he is semi-retired/works from home and could come and rescue me easier than DP.

I wouldn't call it an emergency.

But I would call his boss a twat.

Yes, I would phone hubby even if it was just moral support! I hope you are ok....

Don't dad's get unpaid parenting leave if they have a child under 5?

You're a brave woman OP, I had 3 dc's similar ages to you and never dared set foot more than 1/2hr away from home in case of emergencies like that!

Why do some managers do this?

A little bit of give and take all round and it makes for a much happier and smooth running work place. But act like an arse and all you will get is employees that do the bare minimum and no more!

Happened to me getting off a bus in London, back axle snapped on tandem. Although my oldest was a sensible 5, I had NB and 3 year old with ASD as well.

Rang then DH immediately, didn't think twice.

I'm glad it was all sorted out but, after reading through all the posts (well, most of them), my first thought was - why take three little ones to do a big shop when you could do it on a Saturday or Sunday while your DH could help by taking you by car or going with you by train or babysitting looking after his children while you were out?

Then I thought about what a lovely weekend you would all have if you had no hassle like that. I hope the pushchair was mended or replaced.

Another thing. If it had been me, I might have had the cheek to knock on someone's door to ask for help (I would have helped if someone had knocked on my door) or ask the supermarket or another shop for help.

I think it was rather mean of your boss.

At the risk of derailing the thread: chaliecoco you must never, never share a seat belt with a child! In the event of an accident you will crush him to death!