Was visiting friends at the weekend and their DC has just turned 18 months. Both parents, from what she tells me, puts 50:50 work in when it comes to DC, housework etc.
However, she told me that she always puts DC to bed every night. Her DH wants to put DC to bed but she flat out refuses saying it's her special time with DC. It's unlikely this was her original intention as his job meant he was rarely home at bedtime for first year but he switched to slightly lower paid job but was home for 5pm every night.
However she continued to refuse his request to put DC to bed. 2 weeks ago my friend had a friends bday night out and her DH was finally left with DC to put to bed.
Cue DC refusing to go to bed and screaming for my friend. Eventually when she arrived home after night out she settled DC.
She seemed a little annoyed but I found it hard to give her sympathy as I thought surely she should've had a test run of DH putting DC to bed instead of assuming it would all work out.
Anyone is it U to let one parent control bedtime like that?