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AIBU?

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Is my friend BU or her DH

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ilovecookies123 · 10/08/2017 16:23

So my friend has asked me to post this as she doesn't have an account and doesn't really have many people in RL to ask and tbh I'm really not that sure so please help settle this disagreement...

My friend works part time, around the 10 hours a week around her DS whilst he's in nursery and her dh works full time, he is a very hands on dad and likes and very much is involved with everything. Over the summer holidays she has been relying on a combination of her DM, MIL and sister to help with the childcare that nursery would normally cover. No problems...
Her DM had her DS yesterday for the 3 hours she was in work and in the morning asked my friend if she could have the car seat as she was going to pop to Tesco to do her food shop, no problem she gave it to DM. In the evening DS mentioned to DH that he had popped to Tesco with his nan and DH was really upset with my friend. He said that he obviously had no issue with her taking him at all but that if the plan changed and she was actually taking him out he would have liked to have been told by friend just so that he knows where his son is insted of thinking he was just at his nannys. They had an argument as he said that as he is his dad he should be aware where his son is and would have taken friend 2mins to just text him after she dropped DS off and said, just so you know gave DM the car seat as she is popping out with him...
Who do you think is wrong?

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notevernotnevernotnohow · 11/08/2017 23:59

why not? He is the father he has as much right to know as the child's mother

Neither of them have the right to constant updates from another family member they have trusted to look after the child.

And no, he doesn't.

rainbowpie · 12/08/2017 00:19

I was very anxious about DD for the first 2 years of her life. If someone else, including DH, was watching her and I thought they were at home then I found out they had been to Tesco I'd have felt sick. I know that sounds mad. I spent 2 years terrified to let anyone else watch her in case she was taken. I suppose that is controlling but not because I want to be in control for controls sake....I just really lived/live in constant fear of someone stealing my children and I worry that no one else will look after them as well as I do. So that's my mad, warped take on it. Is your friend's DH mad like me?

MaisyPops · 12/08/2017 00:24

DH is unreasonable.

I could see why a parent needs to be informed if they're going on a full day trip but not basic errands.

Also I don't think someone should be informing both parents. As long as they inform one then it's fine.

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