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summerdreamz23 · 31/05/2023 22:55

Hey I'm just wondering if I'm BU here.
My husband wants to head out early next Saturday to watch the football but I'm only coming home from a night shift that morning so would be lucky to get an hour or two sleep before I'd have to get up and look after the kids and bring them to their activities. He looked for alternative childcare but unfortunately everyone has things on or are away which is understandable.
I said to him I'd do it even though it would be a struggle (meaning he can get out a bit earlier on Saturday) if he skipped his activity on the Thursday evening to allow me time to get a few bits done as I'm not going to have much time next week with kids off school too.
He has stormed off saying everything is a compromise with me, I can't just let him go out and he's not going to bother now. I don't think I was BU making a suggestion and offering a compromise. Im just wondering what everyone else thinks about this? Was I wrong?

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Dragonsandcats · 31/05/2023 22:58

I don’t think you’re being unreasonable. A lot of things in family life involve compromises, although no way would I agree anyway. Having to ferry kids about after an hours sleep sounds horrific. **

Thepeopleversuswork · 31/05/2023 22:59

No you weren’t wrong and he sounds like a petulant drama queen.

”Everything is a compromise”… well, yes. That’s pretty essential in a marriage.

Is he usually a bellend?

Nevermind31 · 31/05/2023 23:01

As PP has said…. Of course there is compromise. Otherwise it would just be him him him, wouldn’t it?

StopMindlesslyScrolling · 31/05/2023 23:04

He's having a toddler strop, so treat him like the child he is, plus take him at his word.

Tell him that on reflection, you're really pleased he's made the decision to stay home on Sat, as only having an hour's sleep after a shift and then having to look after the kids really isn't a sensible or kind thing to have requested of you, so you're glad you don't have to worry about that now.

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