Me and DH dont go out much - it has to be said. We both work full time, get home, sort kids, bed, then tea for us etc. Not much time in the evening to do anything, accept veg, or....Mumsnet for me LOL TV for him
We get invited to a wedding - my friends wedding - 3hours drive away. I thrash around finding accommodation and eventually some friends with 3 kids put us up. Very nice, lovely to see them. On Sat. my DH goes on stag afternoon 11-6:30, leaves kids with me. Thats fine, I can deal with that. Sunday - day of the wedding. I approach DH, can he just get the kids ready, whilst I re-pack, tidy house, do sandwiches, drinks, bags, get me ready etc etc. He doesnt. He shaves, then spends 1 hour sewing button on shirt - couldng find sewing kit etc. EVENTUALLY, car packed and we are ready for the off. He gets in car, I do last min check. But my head is stuffed and cant think for toffees. I stand there in the hall thinking, or trying to think, have I got everything. Mmmm... I get a bad feeling, what is it, what is it. Look around, nothing untoward, so say a little prayer for angels to cover house, just in case. Out door, close door. get to car, where is my rucksack with EVERY DARN THING EVER IMPORTANT for a day out. In the piggin house. Family already gone to church, so no way of getting back in. DH starts to shout at me. I say lets go to local church and get the key, oh no he says, we will miss the wedding. Only 20 mins me says (cos its a 45 min drive away). no he says. then can we come back and get it after the wedding b4 reception. no he says. Im not going to the wedding I says. I get out, he drives off to the wedding - on his own. There I am, done up like a dogs dinner and no piggin wedding. 1 hour later - family arrive, me in tears and frozen.
The local church was like 7 mins away from the house, why oh why could he have not taken me there. Im not sure why I couldnt have coped without the rucksack, or why the heck I forgot it. But there we are. On hindsight maybe I could. But to come back after the whole wedding, would have added another 1 1/2hrs onto our journey back home whcih was already nearly 3hour journey. And we knew the wedding/reception/speeches wouldnt finish till at least 7pm ish, then drive home.
Now then ladies. Was I being unreasonable to insist on having the bag, when DD is 1yr old and DS 3yrs. No change of clothes, nappies etc. Help! Its over now, but how would you guys have reacted, am interested to know either way. xxx