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AIBU to ask why would he do this?

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Mia4 · 03/03/2013 15:09

Went around to a friend's house to see her and her baby daughter, we had lunch together and then another friend of ours partner who was 'just in the neighbourhood' popped in with his youngest daughter who was looking really, really pale.

Ten minutes later said daughter has exorcist vomited everywhere and her dad admits that she was feeling a bit peaky and had complained of a headache and 'rolling tummy' before her left the house AND that her sister and our friend have had/having (?) the norovirus!

Was I being unreasonable to ask why he thought it a good idea to bring a nausea feeling child to a house with a baby in it, just so he could catch up with his mate for half an hour before the football? And to ask if his wife, our friend, actually knows what he's doing? Was I being even more unreasonable to tell him it serves him right if he gets it (we are friends so though he knew I meant it he knew i wasn't being nasty to him) when he said he doesn't think the norovirus is 'all that big a deal', that we won't catch it and are overreacting and that his wife and child are just taking advantage of him looking after them?

The lucky bugger only came back this morning and apparently it was all yesterday they had it so he didn't see any vomiting until his poor daughter started.

I feel awful on his little girl but secretly pleased when he picked her up to take him home and she 'decorated' the front of his jumper. Poor thing was very poorly but it will serve him right if he gets it I think. It's bloody nasty and to spread it around and take the piss thinking his family are faking on it is nasty too.

I'm hoping he was just stupidly ignorant and I'm refraining from it but i'm so tempted now i know my friend's been ill to send her a 'feel better' text and tell her what his arseholeness said.

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noclue2000 · 03/03/2013 15:13

why did he do it?
because he is a selfish twat.

TotallyBursar · 03/03/2013 15:19

Ditto because he is either a selfish twat or he is very stupid.

Poor little girl being carted hither & yon while sick. I hope that your new baby & mum don't get poorly.

Smh. Yanbu.

Branleuse · 03/03/2013 15:23

what an idiot

Mia4 · 03/03/2013 15:30

I'm torn between selfish and stupid, if it is stupid given that he was vomited on I'm hoping he gets it and gets no sympathy whatsoever- will make him think. I know he does have really selfish moments, like most people do once in a while, but my friend's never said anything really bad so i'm leaning towards stupid but i'm going to keep an open mind about it in case she comes to me. She tends to internalise things though, sadly.

I'm worried about my friend's baby but thankfully we'd just put her down for a nap before he came in so though she was in the room, no one toughed her and went near her. As soon as little 'M' was sick, her mum got the dad to whisk her out the room while we helped clear M up. I expect we'll get it too because we cleaned M and the place up but the baby will hopefully be okay and maybe her dad won't catch it either so he can look after mum.

I will be so pissed if i catch it, and ten times worse if the baby does. Just so bloody irresponsible. I'm going to go to the gym to run off the angst and stop myself from texting!

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Lockedout434 · 03/03/2013 16:04

Bumping to get rid of football scammers

But that bloke appeared to be someone who does t do the main child care I wanted some one else to clean up the vomit

OkayHazel · 03/03/2013 17:14

I'm going to put it down to being an idiot.

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