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AIBU To want to use the car?

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bobblewobble · 19/12/2013 10:45

It's my husbands work do tomorrow. His work have put on food betwen 1 and 3 so his shift has changed so he can finish at 1. He works at the same place as my mum so I told him today (I found out last night) that my mum and her friends were walking to work so they could have a drink. I normally take my husband to work and pick him up but he is doing the same shift as my mum tomorrow so starts at 6am. Work is a mile away.

He has been undecided whether to come home and change clothes or take clothes with him and wash and change there. As of this morning I did not know what he was doing but assumed he would be taking clothes to change.

My children have school tomorrow and I do three school runs. Weather forecast says torrential rain and flooding. My husband wants me to walk my children to school (half hour walk) so he can take the car so he doesn't miss as much of his works do - they are going out straight after food at work. After taking the youngest to half day nursery I will then need to walk hime and use the car to take him back to work. So I could get home about half 1 from walking. I offered to pick him up straight after taking my daughter to school. Normally get there at 12 minutes past 1 at the latest.

He went crazy and said how the one day he wants the car he can't have it and how he goes out to work to earn to pay off the car etx. I bought the car outright with my £3000 savings btw. (He tells me there is no point in me working as childcare would take up my wage and I can get a job when youngest is in fulltime school) He also said how I was doing it to be awkward with him going out drinking with work.

I admit I do worry with him drinking as my step father was an alcoholic and I hate being around drunk people (he knew this when I met him) I don't drink anything. He sometimes drinks a couple of cans at home and I have no problem with that, he doesn't often go out drinking. I have no problem with him going out but told him after this argument that the amount he shouts at me when sober worries me how much he will shout when drunk :(

Sorry its' so long have made it as small as can be.

Am I wrong for wanting the car, only so my children don't get soaked and muddy on way to school? He thinks I'm doing it to stop him going out but by me having the car he would literally be back at work maybe 10 minutes later? :'(

OP posts:
Calabria · 19/12/2013 16:50

"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one".

He is being very unreasonable.

bobblewobble · 19/12/2013 19:21

Thank you everyone. Was beginning to think I was BU as like he said he doesn't often need the car. He is going to take his clothes with him and change there. I'm happy with that but he doesn't get why he upset me so much. Oh well, my children will be clean and dry at school tomorrow. That's all that matters!

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43percentburnt · 19/12/2013 19:38

It's one mile, surely he should walk that every day...

As for wages, I am the main earner and my dh enables me to earn what I earn as he is a sahd. I would never throw that in his face, very disrespectful.

GhoulWithADragonTattoo · 19/12/2013 20:47

Glad it's sorted. It does seem the best solution for him to change there :)

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