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?

It would be a final straw for me. Its the kind of thing that stick in kids memories that their dad thought so little of them that he ate eggs and ruined easter

I'm stunned at your DH and don't think I could forgive given his lack of remorse.

DH had left our DC eggs in his car, which we had taken to an event last and left in a carpark, completely forgot about the eggs being in it until we got home by taxi at 2am. He was horrified at the thought of DC waking up to no eggs and how disappointed they would be.

DH had his alarm set for 0730 this morning to walk to the local supermarket for it opening in order to buy replacement eggs for DC before they would wake up, he knew would still be over the drink drive limit so didn't want to take my car.

I can't understand your DHs lack of feeling towards his DC.

If I'd done something like that when drunk, I would be mortified that I'd upset my kids! And I would hit every shop until I found some more. The fact that he did it was bad enough, but to not even care that he's upset his kids so much is disgusting!

Hope you and the kids have had a nice afternoon 💐

So glad to hear at least you have lovely friends! Get rid of the husband, he won't improve and will continue hurting your children and ruining every celebration.

Why should she replace them? She's already taken on the load of buying them and waking up to put them out. Why do so many things always fall on one parent?

Absolutely LTB
much better fatherless than chocolateless

Sorry that is awful selfish and shitty behaviour. Not how you’d expect your DH to act and being drunk isn’t an excuse…….he chose to get drunk. Not even sorry is really tough he’s showing his true colours.

What a greedy prick. The total lack of remorse or apology to his upset children would have been enough for me to LTB. I'm glad he's fucked off to his mums, hopefully she will think he's a fucking idiot too and not back up his behaviour. I don't know how anyone can justify it to be honest. I'd be so tempted to bin something he really loved but it's not worth the hassle. Just get rid of him.

Nasty and greedy piece of shit. I wouldn’t put up with that behaviour.

who treats their kids like that?

What a fucker. On all counts.

Do you know what his mum would make of all this?

If things are better without him then you have your answer.

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?

Let him stay at his mum's forever.

WTF is wrong with these men? The other day we had a similar thread. Apart from anything most shops will be out of chocolate eggs! absolutely disgusting!

Why should OP replace them? Her DH is refusing to replace them or even say sorry, it doesn’t sound like he actually is sorry tbh. I fail to see how that makes OP unreasonable

not nice at all unless he was getting up before kids and getting more eggs.

I love chocolate but I couldn't eat 4 at once. Calling bullshit on this.

So he let the kids down no effort to say sorry and make amends what a prize prick.

SS did this once with my DDS eggs.
I no longer get them more than1 each and give her other stuff he can't steal.
Selfish

Fucking hell

I'm not convinced this thread is genuine to be honest as it doesn't need a post to confirm this is unreasonable behaviour (if true)

He's not acting sorry ...and he should be replacing them not op.

this is very awful😟

Oooh I could. 💪

I thought you were going to say he’s sneaking some of their chocolate here and there, which I’ve been doing a lot today! But eating it before they were even given it is taking the piss. He sounds like a complete waster.

I'm guessing that he's not father of the year at other times when chocolate is not involved?

It's not the fact that he ate the kids presents, which is shitty enough. It's not the fact that it's now Easter day and he isn't grovelling for forgiveness from you.

It's what he's done to the kids. In the scope of things, 4 Easter eggs aren't huge. But my father would never have even thought of doing that. You put your kids first every time. End of.

He should be saying sorry to the kids, getting in the car and finding a shop open and buying the biggest eggs/chock bar available. You should be making up to you as well, apologising and taking you all out for a treat