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AIBU to think DH can take DC to nursery this time

174 replies

sunshineandwinee · 09/06/2023 08:38

DC goes to nursery three times a week. Me and DH work full time and compressed our hours, because of his random shift work hours and because I can work flexibly I do the nursery drop offs and pick ups. That’s fine as it makes sense, I can work from home those days I drop them off as DC is at nursery.

DH has taken some random annual leave, and has moaned that he never gets any time on his own. But he won’t go out on his annual leave he wants to be at home, and just my presence there means he’s not having alone time.

I asked him to take our children to nursery and then I’ll go into the office and I’ll pick them up. He refused. Because it’s his day off even tho he’s doing nothing.

I went to the office and took them there and he wouldn’t even pick them up, so I had to work into the evening after I brought them home.

im feeling really pissed off because this week when it would have been nice to get some help he’s not helped at all with getting them ready, or offering to do the pick up or drop off for once. I get I do this normally but thought as he was on leave he could help but he’s mad at me!!

I don’t know if I’m wrong here.

for context I’ve always done the majority of the work at home with the kids - sorting meals/bedtime/bath, I’m just tired.

YABU - you normally do the pick up and drop off so you should do it
YANBU - DH has leave and can help.

OP posts:
CrazyHedgehogLover · 09/06/2023 09:42

Just because he’s on annual leave doesn’t mean his children don’t exist/have a family.

I’d be having a serious chat with him about the future going forward in a marriage where you are doing everything and he’s doing nothing to help..

a lot of people would love on there week off to chill out/have time to themselves, truth is that’s when anything on the house that needs doing diy wise gets done, spending more time with the children/family, he sounds completely self absorbed and from your op it shows he only cares about himself.

his responsibilities don’t end just because he has time off work! He’s taking the utter piss and you deserve better!

DifficultBloodyWoman · 09/06/2023 09:44

I’d be organising to work from home during his annual leave. But then I do have a bitchy passive aggressive streak that I really need to work on.

billy1966 · 09/06/2023 09:48

That is some loser you have chosen to be with.

Have a good long think about your life because he has just shown you as clear as day that he is a selfish shit partner and father who refuses to share the load.

Stop doing ANYTHING that makes his life easier.

whoruntheworldgirls · 09/06/2023 09:53

This: You have a shit husband and he’s also a shit father.
He's a lazy, selfish entitled twat.

rainbowstardrops · 09/06/2023 09:59

Cheeky, lazy bugger! I'd have buggered off to the office and left the kids with him!

Caterina99 · 09/06/2023 10:02

No way I’d go out of my way to change my work pattern, meaning I had to work in the evenings so DH could have the house to himself (wtf) and then he wouldn’t even do the school run.

It would just be a fact. If you want me to work out of the office this week then you have to do the school run and make dinner or do the washing or whatever. He doesn’t get to just check out of life!

HP07 · 09/06/2023 10:02

My response would be ‘you’re not on annual leave from life, just from your job’ and then I’d leave him to do the drop off and pick up.

Codlingmoths · 09/06/2023 10:03

DifficultBloodyWoman · 09/06/2023 09:44

I’d be organising to work from home during his annual leave. But then I do have a bitchy passive aggressive streak that I really need to work on.

😂😂😂😂😂

Bogofftosomewherehot · 09/06/2023 10:11

I'd be telling him it's my turn to have a day off and remind him that (in following his lead) you're really looking forward to him doing the nursery runs, dinner, bath and bed for DC, whilst you have uninterrupted 'me' time.

When he argues the toss tell him that that's the expectation he set so he needs to get on with it.

Has he always been a shit husband and father that doesn't see the need to parent?

TomatoSandwiches · 09/06/2023 10:18

He gets Annual leave from his place of employment not his responsibilities as a husband and father, no one gets that unless generously offered by the spouse or other parent, certainly not to be expected or assumed.

What a twat.

Thesunwillcomeoutverysoon · 09/06/2023 10:22

My exh never lifted a finger for our dc. Excuse A... He is at work all day so needs the nights 'off'..
Excuse B.. It's his day off so shouldn't have to do anything..
Solution to A and B was to divorce him which I did.
As adults surprisingly none of our dc see him. Ever. Not since teenagers...

NoSquirrels · 09/06/2023 10:25

I went to the office and took them there and he wouldn’t even pick them up, so I had to work into the evening after I brought them home.

Did you know he was going to refuse to pick them up before you left?

Fucking hell, he sounds bloody AWFUL. The only unreasonable thing here is that you needed to ask if you were right!

cadburyegg · 09/06/2023 10:30

Jfc what a lazy sod. As a single parent 99% of my annual leave is used for school holidays and other child related things. And I'm not complaining - it's my responsibility as a parent and i'm happy to do so. He should be happy to have the opportunity to do drop offs / pick ups if he doesn't do it normally

rwalker · 09/06/2023 10:33

I’d do it because I would then no qualms doing the same myself the other way round

dearJayne · 09/06/2023 10:47

What a lazy bastard.

He's a shit dad and partner op.

DrinkFeckArseBrick · 09/06/2023 10:51

He is being an absolute dick. And (sorry) you're being a pushover. No way would I rush home from work early and work into the evening so my husband didnt have half an hour to do pick up out of his entire day of alone time. I'd just have said no, stop being such a dick, you've had 8 entire hours of alone time already today which is more than I've had in the last week (or month it sounds like to you).

And when do you get time off from doing anything with the kids or home? I hope you're booking your weekend away!

Fandabedodgy · 09/06/2023 11:14

He's a total dickhead

DazeOff · 09/06/2023 11:15

My DP is the same. Men can be such entitled pricks it makes me sick.

I was working nights last night so he had to take the kids to school. They didn't take their PE kit, reading book and water bottle. So even when he does so a little amount of child stuff he fucks that up as well.

Goldbar · 09/06/2023 11:24

YANBU, but the problem you have is that shit men like this aren't interested in what's fair or reasonable. Why do you think that you do most of the home/childcare stuff while also working? Because he doesn't care whether he pulls his weight or not.

HowcanIgetoutofthisalive · 09/06/2023 11:29

His life wouldn't be worth living if I lived there. fuck me.

Yet another lazy selfish arsehole whose whole life revolves around the 'me, me, me' merry-go-round.

No OP, you are not being unreasonable at all to ask him to do one thing a day; especially as that 'thing' involves dropping/picking up HIS children. 😑

AuntieJune · 09/06/2023 11:30

He's being unreasonable. Including with the wanting the house to himself, presumably you have more than one room in your house! Is he planning to bring go-go girls around or something?

I do get the wish to be totally alone and at liberty. Dh and I do this by BOTH occasionally taking kids off for the weekend solo to see family and friends etc, leaving the other to solitude at home. Your dh could express a wish for something like this without being a dick about it!

What happens if you take a day off, does he automatically take charge of the kids?

jannier · 09/06/2023 13:01

How do so many women get into the position of doing everything? Deep down I think you must feel it's your responsibility as a woman to do it all or surely pre kids housework would be shared then on parental leave you both sort baby and dad does his share.....or do you push dad out doing all the baby stuff so he never gets to feel he should or to bond in the same way? Is the current trend to exclude all and bond along with breast feeding pushing us into drudgery as mother's?

HAF1119 · 09/06/2023 13:13

Ask him what he's going to do to facilitate you having the same, child free time entirely with no nursery drop offs, getting them up entirely. My guess is nothing.. he's decided family is work, as is work, and is happily checking out while making your life harder.

I wouldn't accept this

Spottypineapple · 09/06/2023 13:20

YANBU.

I bet you still care for your child on your days off and annual leave? Why shouldn't he?

Naunet · 09/06/2023 14:07

He’s got time off from work, not from being a fucking father, there is no time off from that. Tell him to grow up and be a parent.

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