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Pissed off over trivial argument, does anyone else's DP/DH react like this and WIBU?

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Noonegivesashit · 25/05/2015 18:42

I nipped out to the shops earlier and left DSD (5) and DD (22 month) with DP. THis doesn't happen very often.
On the way out, I could smell that DD's nappy needed changing. I offered to change it before I went but DP said "just leave it, you won't be long at the shops, you can do it when you come back". I asked if DP could do it while I was out and reluctantly he agreed to change DD's nappy. This doesn't happen very often either. Anyway, I came back from the shops to find DP lounged out on the sofa, DD's piss wet through tights just left on the floor with her new shoes in them!

I pulled them out and then questioned DP as to why he didn't take her shoes out of the tights (or just take them off to start with) and he said "don't have a go at me, I was trying to stop shit from going on the floor and I had one child kicking her legs about and another clinging on to my arm."

I responded "well tell me about it, I bath them, dress them, do their washing, clean up after the , cook for them and look after DSD most of the time she's here so I'm used to it." He responded "don't have a go at me, I've done my best" so I replied "you could write a book of excuses you could," half in jest, half being serious. He said he's taken considerable offence and will be pissed off with me for a considerable length of time!! Currently sat on the sofa sulking and throwing a dirty, disapproving look my way every now and again.

We've got DSD all week and I will be looking after her (as per) which has interfered with some one my plans and work arrangements. I just feel like saying sort your own fucking childcare out. I am never consulted when he agrees to have her for any length of time, I am just expected to do it and then he carries on like a spoiled brat because I questioned him about him slobby, lazy ways. He thinks he's so badly done to but he does sweet FA!!!

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Noonegivesashit · 30/05/2015 08:30

The running around after him has to stop now, look at everything I do for him and how I get treated in return!

DSD was messing about with her dinner the other night and I asked her to stop playing with it and eat it. DP jumped straight down my throat and said "give her a chance" we'd been sat at the table for 10 minutes and she hadn't taken a single mouthful. I don't like the fact that I put so much effort into making heatlthy meals from scratch just to get pushed around the plate and then when I encourage her to eat it I get undermined. She didn't eat any of her dinner but got a treat afterwards?!!

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Justusemyname · 30/05/2015 08:38

He clearly favours his older child. Has he forgotten the younger one is his too?Hmm. I couldn't stay with someone who treated my child like thisSad.

good luck, OP. You're going to need it if you stay with this pillock any longer.

Fairylea · 30/05/2015 08:38

I think it's absolutely horrendous he didn't want to change his own child's nappy - surely that's part of being a parent?! Why would any decent parent be happy for their child to sit in their own poo when they could change them? Just awful.

I just can't get past that really.

He sounds awful.

Nutmeg44 · 30/05/2015 08:57

I can't believe you have to take your child to work as he will only look after his other dd while he's at home. What are you going to do op?

Icimoi · 30/05/2015 09:01

I do hope you've pointed out to him that if he is capable of looking after one child he is capable of looking after two, and gone to work on your own?

AyeAmarok · 30/05/2015 09:35

You are FAR too soft OP.

The correct response would have been to just leave him with both his children.

I'm so mad on your behalf, but I think you need to look at how you've ended up in this situation.

SanityClause · 30/05/2015 09:45

Have you posted about this before? This seems very familiar.

AlternativeTentacles · 30/05/2015 09:55

Why on earth are you taking your daughter to work when her father is at home?

This is so skewed. You need to get out of this relationship.

ouryve · 30/05/2015 11:17

The fact that he won't look after his own child when you need to work surely has to be a wake up call. You can not put up with this.

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