To cancel Father's Day plans?

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DH isn't even here - he's at a wedding abroad, left on Friday afternoon and due back late tonight. The plans are with his parents - going to their house for the day with the kids. The problem is that DS2 (7 months) seems to be going through some kind of sleep regression - I didn't sleep much on Friday night, was up and down lots last night, and I'm so tired I feel like crying. I don't drive (not that I would in this condition) so if I go I can't leave until either FIL or SIL is ready to take us home. So WIBU to tell them I'm not up to going? I don't know how they would react, but I do know DH will get the arse if I cancel - he sees family get togethers as Really Important.

Not that important or he would be there.
Phone tell them baby has had a dreadful couple of nights and neither you nor DS2 will be great company. Then it's curtains closed cbeebies on and floor picnics for the rest of the day

Wtf? He wants you to babysit his parents whilst he's swanning around abroad? Hell no! Call, explain how exhausted you are, rearrange for when he's home.

Are your PIL supportive? If you went could they play with the DC while you catch up with a nap? X

Echoing other posters, if family get togethers are that important to him he wouldn't have jetted off to a wedding. I would be truthful and stay at home

YANBU.

Don't you see the irony in saying how important he sees family get together when's he's not even there?

Laguna I completely see the irony. In fairness to him, everything for the wedding was booked months ago - none of us realised it was Father's day at the time, and it was too late to change the flight home to an earlier one. So it's not entirely his fault.

nutty I'm sure they'd offer, but there's a fair chance I'd sleep the whole time, I'm that tired. I'd honestly rather stay at home.

Perhaps you've been up all night with a vomiting bug? Wouldn't want to pass it on ?!

You're tired. Stay at home and do what you like. If it was so important to him, he would be there. You're entitled to do your own thing.