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AIBU?

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AIBU me or DH shower time

161 replies

Nightflower · 12/01/2020 20:19

I find it ridiculous!
Me and husband decided to give the kids a bath at 7pm . Usually one of us washes the kids ( all in the tub). If the husband washes them, I take them out one by one and get them ready for bed while DH stay with the rest in the bathroom until I take them all out.
10 to 7 I hear noises in the bathroom ( I was in the bedroom sorting laundry). All the kids in the bathroom playing with soap and water in the sink. Clothes all over their room, a puddle on the floor.
I call DH and quickly explain the situation and ask him to come and help, he said not yet, 10 more min.
I got annoyed I went and gave them all a quick shower and got them ready for bed ( all in- shower, all out- bedroom).
After I go talk to DH and he is annoyed because I didn't told him I am going to give them a bath and I should had waited another 10 min.
I said why to wait, they were naked,in the bathroom.
He said I should had put the clothes back on them and waited 10 more min until 7pm as discussed, because he was watching something on Tv and to wait until 7pm sharp when whatever he was watching finished, and I didn't specified that I will give them a bath or he would come to help.

AINBU to give them a shower since they were ready for it.
AIBU to put clothes on and wait 10 more mins until DH was ready to come and assist me.

I gave them a shower because I can do them all in all out, I couldn't give them a bath alone ( I mean I could one by one but takes ages)
Kids 2yrs, 3 and a half
We usually lock the bathroom ( we obviously forgot this time), but no cleaning products or anything like that. DC can only play with water the hands soap and their toothbrushes.

This is one of the rare and silly things we disagree nevertheless I find it a ridiculous thing to disagree about.

OP posts:
WhereYouLeftIt · 12/01/2020 23:09

"He said I should had put the clothes back on them and waited 10 more min until 7pm as discussed, because he was watching something on Tv and to wait until 7pm sharp when whatever he was watching finished"

That's an extremely RIGID way of looking at things. And rigid is really something you can't be with three small children. Frankly, it's dickish behaviour on your husband's part.

MarciaDidia · 12/01/2020 23:12

All a complete drama.

I'd have left them run round naked or stuck nighties or dressing gowns on them. Or just bathed them and taken DS out after 5 mins and dried him him/put PJs on in bathroom. How on earth do you manage if two of you are needed for bath every time?

IncrediblySadToo · 12/01/2020 23:13

Jesus wept, just do what. Normal
People do, get DS out & dry & dress him in the bathroom while the girls play in the bath.

But yes your DH was being a complete idiot saying you should have hit them dressed instead of showered.

Nightflower · 12/01/2020 23:18

I am sorry I don't know how to reply/tag someone, my answers seems all over the place repeating myself.

DH is the one who has (usually) common sense and points my silliness but he has his moments when he is x10more sillier than myself ... this is one of the times when he can't see fault in his logic to re-dress the kids for 10 min and then undress them again.
We both laugh at our silliness but this time I don't know why he reacted like that ( getting upset ), maybe because he's been a little bit more stressed with work.
I am not upset I just find it ridiculous/silly for him to get upset for me not doing what he thought I should do..and I can't see for the life of me the logic in re dressing the kids only to undress them 10 min later.
I agree the whole situation is silly, including me and DH not agreeing about something so silly.
I mostly wanted to know if anyone finds ridiculous( as I do) to re dress the kids for 10 min and then undress them again.

OP posts:
Dio23489432489234 · 12/01/2020 23:20

I can't for the life of me figure out why your husband would have a problem with this anyway. If I was watching TV and then my DH came in and said "oh the kids have had showers and are already in bed", I'd be bloody ecstatic.

I'd probably ask if he fancies doing the same the next night too!

Nightflower · 12/01/2020 23:28

The bath is not the issue.
DH not assisting me giving DC a bath is not the issue.
DC having a bath is not the issue.
DH and I giving DC a bath is not the issue

THE ISSUE (is not an issue ) is the silliness of puting clothes back on butt naked,wet kids (playing with water) only to take the clothes off 10min later

Thank you all who took time to read my replies and also to answer my AIBU dilemma

I see that I am not the only one who sees the silliness of the "situation"

OP posts:
Equanimitas · 12/01/2020 23:33

Bath/shower should come before watching the last 10 minutes of some shit.

Why? What's so sacrosanct about them that they can't wait 10 minutes, @BorissGiantJohnson?

katewhinesalot · 12/01/2020 23:49

I wouldn't have got them dressed either.

An argument about nothing really.
Tell the kids in future, they need to wait until they are told to get undressed otherwise they'll miss out on the fun of a bath.

TisTheSeasonForMincePies · 13/01/2020 05:03

Fuck sake so many repeated questions on here that the OP has already answered Hmm

hotMenopause · 13/01/2020 06:02

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SunshineCake · 13/01/2020 06:15

Has he not heard of pausing live tv, iplayer or record ?

SleepingStandingUp · 13/01/2020 06:24

Why were a 2yo and 3 yo unsupervised for long enough to naked and in such a state with two adults in the house?

Marnie76 · 13/01/2020 06:53

I see your point hotMenopause 😂

spongejack · 13/01/2020 07:12

Complete non issue and nothing wrong with them being NAKED for 10 mins, it won't hurt them.

spongejack · 13/01/2020 07:39

Also how long are they showering for if it fills double the bath water?

Equanimitas · 13/01/2020 08:17

Of course it would be daft to re-dress them. However, I can't see why they couldn't have been left as they were for 10 minutes.

MintyMabel · 13/01/2020 08:26

The suggestion of putting their clothes back on was likely a tongue in cheek response to the ridiculous hysteria about the children being NAKED. What’s the problem with them being naked for ten minutes?

If someone was being so ridiculous, I’d likely respond with “well put their clothes on if it’s such a problem.

Do these children not have dressing gowns?

Peanutbutteryogurt · 13/01/2020 08:41

I actually think you're being unreasonable. DD's bath time is 7 and in this situation I would've just let her play for 10 minutes. Why would they need to get dressed? Some toddlers being naked for ten minutes is hardly the end of the world surely.

As a pp said, ten minutes to put their clothes in the washing basket, mop up some water, tidy whatever mess they've made and run the bath. Easy.

Amaretto · 13/01/2020 08:57

Your DH is BVVVU.
Why in earth dressing the dcs for 10mins?? Mind boggles there. And clearly it wasn’t him who was going to do it....

As for his program, everything is in replay now. He could have stopped and finished the last 10 mins after bath time.

Minxmumma · 13/01/2020 17:32

So your toddlers were naked and ready for a bath and he wanted them redressed until a convenient time in his viewing schedule..... Confused errr No just no. Who in their right minds wants to wrangle 2 small children into clothes then back out again 10 minutes later!

Just do it yourself and walk away. Leave him to battle it out on his tod next time. And most things can be paused / watched again on catch up - They are small children pretty sure they come with a now or never setting, not a paused for your convenience.

P.S. if you find the toddler pause button let me know Grin

Justontherightsideofnormal · 13/01/2020 17:36

YANBU.
DH needs to invest in sky plus so he can record his programme to watch after bath time

Equanimitas · 13/01/2020 17:38

Why would you go through all the faff of interrupting and recording a programme that has only 10 minutes left, when the children can perfectly well wait 10 minutes?

RB68 · 13/01/2020 17:43

He is unreasonable as kids don't work to an agenda and sometimes you have to move things around. He should have recorded TV thing not used it to dictate what should happen. He was ridiculous with his suggestion, he needs to be more present in terms of childcare not just available at 7pm sharp for bath time.

Having said that you need to learn to cope bathing them on their own - at that age shouldn't be too difficult really.

glennamy · 13/01/2020 17:46

Jeez he asked for 10 minutes for the agreed 7pm time... Poor bloke if this is he life with you moaning on here!

ToftyAC · 13/01/2020 17:55

Sorry OP, I think your DH was being a whiny dick. But that’s just me...

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