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AIBU to be furious with DH?

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early30smum · 29/09/2017 20:09

One of those DH threads. I had to work today (normally would be off on a Friday) but had to go in. Thought I'd be finished by school pickup time but knew by lunchtime I'd be not be able to make it home until after 7pm. Rang DH and said could he please pick the kids up from school as they'd not been picked up by either of us this week due to work. He wasn't happy but agreed. I said I'd be home by 7.15 and then he could go and do his work in peace and I'd take over (despite having worked all day).

So I get home at 7.15, and he's upstairs on his computer. The house is trashed, he's let the kids do cooking (unsupervised so there's stuff everywhere) they are completely hyper and over excited screaming and shouting. The little one is only 4 and recently started school so really needs to be bathed and in bed by 7, DH knows this is his routine. Ask the kids what they've had for dinnner- bloody Alphabetti with nothing else! ConfusedHmm

DH's response to this is that we didn't have much in (there's a freezer full of stuff and we live in London with a shop minutes away on foot). He hadn't even started bath or anything and had basically let them watch tv/make a mess since 3.30 and given the 'dinner' of alphabetti at 7.00 (!) (Normal dinner time is 5) and allowed them to eat snacks all afternoon. Of course they are totally hyped up and start being really rude to me and DH just lets them do it. Worse, I take myself off and hear DH say to DD (8) 'isn't it funny mummy was saying stop shouting to you and x and she was the one shouting first.'

I was so angry, he's totally undermining my parenting and taking absolutely no responsibility for his children.

AIBU to be angry?! I admit I'm knackered and stressed from a long week at work so this could be making me overreact slightly though.

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Butterymuffin · 29/09/2017 23:37

That's deliberately crappy parenting from him, designed to make you not ask him to do this again. Which is shameful, as if you both work, you have to both be prepared to do things like this when the other person's work becomes an urgent priority. He is not stepping up. I agree with expat that I wouldn't want to be reducing my job on this basis.

keepcalmandfuckon · 29/09/2017 23:59

Why should you reduce your hours? It sounds like you both work a lot and you also cover childcare and housework. Typical lazy husband situation. Tell him to sort his shit out or be a single parent. Your life sounds hard OP with a partner who doesn't do his fair share.

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