I should tell you at we have been married for 9 years, have a 7yr old dd, and a 2 yr old ds. We rarely argue. I do most things around the home, and am even tempered. I also control the issues in our family, be they children's tantrums, knowing when ds needs to use the potty, sorting out dinner etc. DH is a lovely husband and father.
Today we were coming back from an afternoon out, and on the way back through town we needed to stop off whilst DH first posted a parcel, and then at a chemist for me to pick up a prescription for my gran who is staying with us for a few weeks.
We stopped in the carpark of the chemist, I nipped in to pick up the prescription, and when I came out DH and the car (and children) were gone. I had no coat, it was raining, and it's about 15 minutes walk to home. No one had indicated that they were going anywhere.
I walked around the carpark and looked behind buildings in case they were playing a joke on me, then started my walk home. About 300m from home dh pulled up. I told him I was upset and didn't want to get in the car with him.
The children were shouting to me out of the window and I skied and waved at them. DH kerb crawled beside me until we got home saying things to the children like "mummy's REALLY angry this time you can tell by her walk, and the way she swings her arms" dd was shouting at me to "stop being silly and just get in"
Dd then got out of the car and shouted at me, telling me I was silly to care about being left, that I was an adult and could get home so what was the problem. When I told her I was upset she told me that we didn't want me to be her mummy any more. I admit to losing my cool at this point and telling her to leave me alone. I didn't shout this, but I did say it loudly and firmly. DH then tried to get me to engage in what we were sorting everyone outfor tea. I got it all out of the freezer and said I was going upstairs.
Dd was upset with me being angry at DH, and still cannot understand why I am upset, she cannot stop crying and DH did nothing to comfort her.
I have calmed her down, and brought her down for dinner as DH felt it was my issue to resolve. I was annoyed at this too, as at 7 dd should really understand that her words have an effect, and she cannot say upsetting things to people when they are already upset, and then expect that person to be there for them when they need them.
DH still feels I am being unreasonable. He has apologised reluctantly. I am surprisingly tearful over this.
I feel as though I give all of myself to others, make agoodjob of communicating my thoughts, intentions and feelings and am completely abandoned by my family because they fancied doing something better.
Aibu? I am able to take criticism, like I say I am rarely upset or emotional about things.
AIBU?
For the first time in forever I am angry. And DH thinks iabu
Homemadewhine · 03/01/2015 18:03
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As for my gran imperial! And if it were contraceptives she's 1. Amazing, and 2. Welcome to them 
If that's a prescription for contraceptives, they'd be out of the window in my house.
Poor grandma!
Why should she miss out on sexy time because her grandson in law is a twat?
Homemadewhine. I thought she might, just from that snippet! I have a feeling that your DH is probably enabling and encouraging a lot of her challenging behaviour and that way of speaking to you. I think you are really going to have to stop being the oil that makes the cogs turn and take more notice of how those cogs are turning each other, or by the time she's a teenager it's not going to be pretty with him & her ganging up on you.
Imperial - given if was for the ops grandmother, I think it's safe to say it wasn't for contraception
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