Husband stole kids' Easter eggs

[AnnBoo]

Not sure if this is unreasonable, my friends seem to agree with me but wanted an outsider's opinion...

I'll try to keep this short.

Last night my hubby went out to the pub while I stayed home with the kids. I fancied a night out myself- haven't had one in months- but didn't have the option since he wanted to see the lads. He said he would go only have a few rounds and be home by about 10:00-10:30pm, but stumbled in at about 1. I was already in bed, and woke up to the slam of the front door but fell back asleep shortly after he came in. This morning I woke up around 6am to set up the kids Easter egg hunt, but to my surprise the cupboard was empty. I then found a huge heap of cardboard and tin foil beside the sofa. All 4 Easter eggs- 2 each for the kids- were demolished, along with brown smears all over our new beige sofa. LIVID!
It's not the first time he's done this too! My 7 year old daughter's Christmas chocolate disappeared late one night, luckily with enough time to replace before Xmas day. But this time, I've had no chance to.
My kids came downstairs so excited this morning but their faces absolutely dropped as I told them what happened. My husband was hungover and dead asleep in bed until midday, when he got up I explained to him how upset he's made the kids. He didn't even bat an eyelid before he went to make his coffee.

I've asked him to stay at his mums for the next few nights, or until he replaces the chocolate (which he's refusing to do). AIBU?

That really is despicable behaviour. It calls into question his motivation as a father and husband. Certainly grounds for divorce

Nailed it - what an absolute shit.

He would have been up as soon as I found what he had done, driving the streets looking for more eggs. Absolute mean behaviour.

If he refuses to go and stay at his mums then can you and the kids go and stay away?

I'd have woken him up 8am to go and replace the eggs or divorce!!

What a first class selfish prick!

"Everyone" doesn't get blinding drunk in the first place. If it's common in your house, maybe you ought to look into your standards- and make a call to Al-anon.

There was another one the other day about some shitty man who robbed his sons egg hunt stuff and the OP pathetically sorted it for him. The depths people will sink to just to have a man is mortifying.

Wow what horrible person. Iots of people have a few too many and order a pizza or raid the fridge but who actually eats all their kids Easter eggs?
I'm really sad you all have to live with that.

He does this, because he has been allowed to and enabled, and will no doubt be doing it again soon.

I personally know of household pets more considerate than this fine prince of a man.

What is the good he contributes, pray tell? I’m really very curious.

Unfortunately it does.

My sister is now divorced from him. (I have more than one sister btw.)

He laughed when I asked him why was he eating his children's chocolates but I must have guilted him to stop that time. Found out years later he had form for this type of behaviour and worse...

I've been all kinds of drunk in my time and I have never, ever done anything to the detriment of anyone else, particularly not children! If that's normal for you then perhaps examine your relationship with alcohol.

OP, I'm very sorry that your DH is such a raging bellend.

What horrible behaviour. To not even apologise, and try to make up to the children, says everything. I couldn't stay with someone like this.

It's bad enough he ate them but to not care about replacing them is a different level. What did he say when you said about staying at his mums?

My mum would. I’d get up in the morning and she’d say I had your Easter egg last night when I was drunk . To be honest she did a lot worse. It’s shit though, teaches you you don’t matter.

Chocolate isn’t even the thing you crave when you’ve been drinking, and not in such quantities…it seems deliberate!

He sounds like a selfish immature prick tbh.... get rid. Not even an apology and attempt to replace with a lot of grovelling xx

That's awful

I have an eating disorder ( v poor control) and locked my kids eggs in the car to avoid temptation this year. I'd have been mortified to have done as he did

Has he shown no remorse whatsoever ?

Is he always a selfish self centred prick?

I think he's a nasty bastard, at least let them have the joy of the hunt before he eats their chocolate.

Where HE could get some replacements! Why should the OP be doing this? And his reaction - lack of reaction - speaks volumes. He may have been drunk but he doesn't seem to be showing much regret.

Staying in bed til midday too.. does he add any value to your life?

I have certainly done things I regret when I'm drunk (like saying yes when my husband proposed for one) but I think you're in the minority with your YABU @NatNoo
A friend kindly brought some eggs over for the kids after I rang her in tears. (D)H has gone to his mums.

Haha snap with the eating disorder - I've currently got jelly sweets locked in the car and my husband has the car keys.

I hope things improve for you xx

Thanks @beautybabe44 for your support & thanks to everyone for your supportive comments & those who've confirmed I'm not being unreasonable. Things are better now that it's just me & the kids & hubby has gone to his mums.

My ex used to drink the baby's milk out of the fridge when he was pissed up. I used to have to leave the house at 6am & run to the local garage to buy more. So yes, I can well believe someone would be that selfish.

This is awful, I could just about forgive if he had bent over backwards to replace this morning. He is showing you who he is, take notice.