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AIBU me or DH shower time

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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:
Equanimitas · 15/01/2020 00:36

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

Why? What would be so dreadful about making the children wait 10 minutes?

pictish · 15/01/2020 06:37

Exactly. The kids can wait - what’s the biggy?
They don’t get to dictate, we do. If I want to finish watching something before I run them a bath, I will.

pictish · 15/01/2020 06:42

And if you’re the sort of person who feels that you have to ‘jump to’ according to your kids...to the point you wouldn’t finish the last 10 minutes of something you are watching/reading/doing something in order to pander to them when there is no need to do so, I would suggest you need to get a grip and re-establish yourself as being the one in charge.

Copperleaves · 15/01/2020 06:53

Or, couldn't the adults wait until the very small dc are in bed before settling down to watch tv?

Sux2buthen · 15/01/2020 06:54

'Idiot'
'Dick'
'Learning difficulties'
'Disability'
'Part of a wider pattern'

Because someone said 'I'm watching the last ten minutes of this'
Grin
Bloody hell

Equanimitas · 15/01/2020 07:14

Or, couldn't the adults wait until the very small dc are in bed before settling down to watch tv?

But why should they if it isn't necessary? If the children are perfectly happy and safe playing by themselves, does a parent who's been with them all day still have to trail after them in preference to relaxing for half an hour?

pictish · 15/01/2020 07:23

I don’t have to wait until my kids are in bed to have my own preferences, no. I’m in charge, not them. If I want to finish my conversation/article/programme before I run them a bath, I do. That’s what being in charge affords me.

Copperleaves · 15/01/2020 07:42

Well they weren't happy and safe were they, as the OP found them naked and playing with taps in the bathroom. It's a very short time that you have such attention-needing dc, at least one parent needs to keep an eye on them at that age.

comesavemenow · 15/01/2020 13:13

YBU as they should be in bed by 7 not having a bath/shower at that time Grin . YNBU to do shower them when they were already ready for it.

animaginativeusername · 15/01/2020 14:19

Agreed with most of pp Yanbu in giving kids shower. Your husband is being the idiot, kids were clean and ready for bed.

@comesavemenow but YABVVU to think children should be in bed by 7pm.

animaginativeusername · 15/01/2020 14:20

@comesavemenow sorry just seen the smily face, 😬

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