DH thinks he’s King Fucking Solomon

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DH just returned from 10 days overseas. He brought back one of those hotel-branded teddy bears you get in fancy hotel rooms. Just one. We have three young children who pounced on it like a rugby scrum. Cue screaming and wailing and bear tug o war.

I have maintained an unnatural level of demented serenity for the last 10 days but lost it at this point and binned the bear while DH made pathetic mumbles about the kids getting the bear on a weekly rotational basis. Which, as he works long days, would be up to me to enforce.

WIBU to bin the bear?

Wasnt there a thread a few years about a couple splitting up and having to create a shared care agreement for a bear. Or maybe it was me dreaming it.

Anyway, this situation sounds equally bonkers.

Just 10 camping trips’ worth of hotel toiletries.

We never bring gifts for the kids when either of us go away as we are away a fair bit and it does create an atmosphere of entitlement with them.

So this was an anomaly for DH. He lost control of his senses because, hey, free bear.

idontbelieveinthemoon "whoever's been least if a twat this week"?
I think I want to be your friend!

whoever has been less of a twat than anyone else that week

Ha ha!

oldbirdy I have two little hackysacks living on top of my spice rack from Euro 2016 because both of them wanted France, and neither wanted Ireland!

They still bring them up at regular intervals asking when I'm going to decide who gets which...

Yes YAVVU to bin the poor bear. You should have either kept it for yourself or sent it to the charity shop.

I can't see the problem either. It's a good opportunity to teach kids to share - which they really need a lesson in if there was that much mayhem.

@MilkTwoSugarsThanks

Oh, you are good at this, I shall use that approach myself

DuckbilledSplatterPuff Stuff the bear 😂😂😂

I would make it into a family bear, a mascot. Sit it up somewhere they can see but not touch

@stillnotTheDoctor Slightly disappointed that he didn't attempt to cut the bear in three
Like Miss Peregrine, tearing a bear in half to give to the twins, in the home for peculiar children.

My family once had a rota for a much-loved bear which was given to the family as a present! But we were older than (8 or 9).

Aw it’s hardly your dh’s fault that he could only come back with the one bear.

What? How not?

Is there a teddy bear import allowance in respect to some countries? Is Customs and Excise shit-hot on enforcing it?

It's utter tripe and causes absolute panic, envy and hatred amongst the DC

Moon - that is INSPIRED!

This is my favourite thread title ever. Tell them he's a Share Bear and they have to take turns.

Yes to handing him one ice cream and suggest they share it. What an idiot.

@daisychain01 You're not imagining it! It was someone's partner and his ex who had shared custody and she was wondering if it was normal.

What an absolute tit. I wouldn’t bin poor old bear though, it’s not his fault daddy is a thoughtless twat. I’d keep him for myself.

If it is a conrad bear just ask on flyer talk and you will be sent them from all around the world.

I am in a conrad now and another on saturday. Do you want two?

our dog gets them, he has a conrad family

Morseandlewis - OP will need 3 bears as first has been killed.

It's DH's bear. Simples.

OP will need 3 bears as first has been killed.

It can be rescued from the bin- they wash well except those from singapore which are silky.

@DuckbilledSplatterPuff totally nails it!

Spartacus it's a bear. Not a meerkat.

Thank you for the kind offers to make up a set. It is Conrad Singapore. However, it is meeting it’s sad fate on bin day. Can’t get more now- don’t want kids to think they can yell and carry on and get rewarded.

Make dinner just for yourself tonight op. If dh complains tell him he can have some next week.

Adopt the bear as a 4th child. It will make portions and sharing so much easier in future, every child gets a quarter of the sweets/cake/choc. Of course Bear doesn't eat his when anyone is watching