It’s the weekend and we have DSD, 7 (whom we haven’t had for 3 weeks due to sickness bugs etc, we usually have her every weekend) and DD, 4.
DP was busy yesterday, he’s a farmer and was bringing back sheep ready for lambing. We helped him for the first half of the day, the kids were really good etc so I took them to a play park for an hour or two for the second part of the day as a bit of a treat, DP didn’t come with us as he was still busy.
Today I mentioned that there was a zoo nearby doing cheap entry over the winter months and that maybe it would be nice to takes the DC’s one weekend. He didn’t seem very interested or even like he’d really listened.
He wants to go to his friend’s house today to ask him for some advice regarding the farm. Thats fine, I have no problem with that until he says that he wants me and the kids to come too.
I wouldn’t mind but we’ve done this several times before, DP and his friend sit and talk Farm bollocks for about 3 hours while I try and keep two young, bored kids entertained.
I suggested that he goes on his own and then he doesn’t have the kids interrupting every 5 minutes and showing off, misbehaving because they’re bored. He said that I never want to go anywhere with him and that I always make excuses up not to go anywhere blah blah blah. Funny that literally minutes before I’d suggested a nice day out seeing as though we have months of being so busy that we won’t be able to do anything coming up next it’s calving and lambing.
AIBU? He says his friend would love to see the kids but he’s never really been that bothered with them or interacted with them much when we’ve been before.
I just feel like he wants to go and see his friend while I have to try and occupy them. It would be different if the boot was on the other foot and I wanted to go and see my friend and he had to look after them.
I’m probably being petty but could think of other things I could do today with them.