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To think DH should not have had to have been asked, and should have just offered a coat?

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landofsoapandglory · 25/02/2013 12:03

On Thursday evening DS2 fractured, dislocated and tore ligaments in his shoulder playing rugby. He travelled to hospital in an ambulance car in his rugby kit, with a blanket wrapped round him because it was freezing.

I got to the hospital minutes after the ambulance car, and was there when they took off his jersey, so he was in a pair if shorts, when the temperature outside was -3. Not a problem inside as it was warm.

DH arrived with DS1(18) about 20 minutes later when DS2 was having his shoulder put back into place. I said whilst we were waiting that DS2 was going to be freezing because I didn't have a blanket in my car, and he had nothing big enough to put on. DS1 said he could put his suit jacket round his shoulders, I said ok but he could still do with something else. DH was sat there in a shirt, jumper and jacket.

When we went to leave, I checked the boot of my car just incase I had something in there I could use, I didn't and then tried to cover up DS2 a bit with his school blazer, because he was shivering and his teeth were chattering. It never occurred to me to ask DH because I thought if he had something in his car, he'd offer it because that is what I would do.

Next day, we had to go to the fracture clinic and were going in my car, so DH said he'd just get his coat out of his car. I asked if he had had it in there the night before, it is a big ski type jacket, he said yes and a down filled coat and a sleeping bag! I shook my head and asked why had he not thought to offer something to DS2, and he said he hadn't been asked and besides he was warm as toast!Hmm. He had 3 layers on, DS2 was semi-naked!

Last night, he was being selfish about something else and I said he that he never thinks if anyone but himself, and Thursday was a good example of that. He said I am upset because I should have asked and as I didn't and DS2 was cold, it was my fault and I failed!

So AIBU, should I have had to have ask?

OP posts:
Saltire · 25/02/2013 13:26

I said "some men". I didn't say all

MyHeadWasInTheSandNowNot · 25/02/2013 13:32

Bloody hell, even if he was so gormless he forgot about his ski jacket & sleeping bag in the car - any half decent man would have given his son his jumper and his jacket - I couldn't live with such a selfish, thoughless bastard.

Why didn't you tell him to give those to his son there and then?

As for his comment 'I was as warm as toast' Hmm of course he fucking was, but who gives a shit about him? It's his son that was injured and cold FFS.

He's also a nasty bastard - I suspect everything is your fault. Why exactly are you still with him? What does he bring to your life?

MimiSunshine · 25/02/2013 14:18

Hmm, I can see him forgetting about the stuff in the boot. I have a fleece blanket in the back of my car that I put there a couple of years ago so that should I ever get stuck in bad weather / snow I would be able to keep warm.
A few weeks ago I got stuck for 4 hours in blizzard conditions and was freezing. I totally forgot about the blanket and sat huddled in a coat, I would?ve seen the blanket if I?d looked in the back but I just totally forgot. A lesson there about the greatest intentions and all that.

However how a father didn?t automatically take his jumper / coat off to give to his soon is beyond me. Do you take control of family situations more often than he does, is he used to be told when, where and how so has given up on any autonomous thought? I?m not suggesting this is your fault but just that your DH needs to learn to be an adult again and take responsibility for the family and not need to be asked to check his car.

landofsoapandglory · 25/02/2013 14:35

He doesn't arrange anything Mimi, so that if it is shit, or goes wrong he doesn't have to take responsibility. I book all the holidays, he just books the time off work then moans he doesn't like it when we get there.

He did know he had the stuff in his car though, he has admitted that. He says he didn't know DS2 was cold because no-one told him, despite it being -3, DS2 dressed only in shorts and having just had an accident!

OP posts:
lottiegarbanzo · 25/02/2013 15:03

He has to be told to care about how his son feels? He doesn't actually care, does he. It sounds as though he sees parenting as a set of assigned tasks, nothing about feelings.

AllOverIt · 25/02/2013 15:16

Selfish is one word you could use Hmm

PenelopeChipShop · 25/02/2013 17:00

Doesn't sound like he was withholding them on purpose obviously so he was just thoughtless rather than selfish at the time I think. Bt to turn it round on you for not asking is pathetic.

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