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To say I am sorry and that's all I can do?

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LemonSherbetFancies · 16/09/2021 10:15

DP and I never argue which is why I am upset.
He is off work for 2 weeks and offered to take grandchild and godchild to swimming class. Daughter who normally does it has changed work shifts.
One of them is at one school,one at another. DP can not drive at the moment due to RA so I assumed the journey was collecting one child and then getting on a bus to collect the other. I didn't know the bus didn't go down a certain long road.

So today I told him to make sure he picked up the youngest child from after school club no earlier than 4PM as I wanted to make sure I paid for the whole session. He said that was not possible as he wouldn't get to the swimming class in time with the kids. I said it seemed incredible that it would take so long just to go from one school to the next, jump on a bus and then go to swimming. He then got snappy and said there was a long walk So he is having to do that and the bus trips with RA. He snapped that he had to do the long walk to collect one child, get a bus at the end, collect the other child, get another bus and then do the long walk again. I was surprised and said I didn't realise he was also having to do all the walking but he still seems pissed off.
Aibu to say all I can do is say sorry ?

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LukeEvansWife · 17/09/2021 17:47

Not her fault, but the way she relays the conversation sounds patronising

MiddleParking · 17/09/2021 18:35

My dad does this know-it-all “it seems incredible” shit. No, it seems entirely credible if you’ve read the fucking bus timetable (or whatever). What a way to speak to another adult who’s going out of their way while poorly to do something nice for two children.

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