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?

You're right, I shouldn't have assumed that the OP iis in England

Do Scottish shopper's leave egg buying u tilt the day, are there any left now?

The fact that he didn't care and wouldn't replace the eggs would be the end for me

Divorce the wankstain

Again, not everyone lives in England. Mumsnet is not an “English” site.

A very selfish act which could perhaps be attributed to him being drunk if he was deeply sorry but his reaction today says it all about his priorities and ability to think of others.

No, but I’ve been to Tesco yesterday and Asda today. Bloody hundreds of eggs of all sizes left. Discounts starting.

But you don't get so drunk you make duch poor decisions as disappointing your children when you are a parent.

I find this really upsetting. Lying around in bed until mid day is not on when you have children and dpoiling their Easyer taking their gifts is really saddening to think about. Let's hope they don't grow up thinking this is how to behave.

I'm so sorry, this is awful! This would be the end for me - to have eaten them to start with could have been a drunken mistake (being generous..!), but to have such disregard for your children's feelings when you've upset them is unforgivable.

what an absolute shite he is.

You have extremely low standards and no, not everyone gets drunk to the point they do things they regret and why should OP have to go out and scour the shops looking for replacements? And pray, who is to mind the kids whilst she's doing so if her husband is passed out in bed?

Hopefully he stays there. I am so sorry you live with such an inconsiderate arse. It must be infuriating for this to have happened at Christmas, and a repeat now at Easter.

From what you’ve said he isn’t remotely remorseful so likely to do it again. I wonder what’s next? Kid’s birthday cake the day before their birthday?

sending strength to you.

I hope his mum also told him he was an idiot! I’d be pissed and ashamed I raised such an arse of a man.

if my son did that and then came knocking at my door expecting me to put him up at my place because of his own selfish actions, I’d be texting him the postcode of the nearest Travelodge!

Why would anyone date anyone who goes out and gets drunk, then comes back and eats all of there kids Easter chocolates 🤔

I'd be gone at the sofa issue itself 🤣

What a pig

Eating the chocolate is bad enough (you could have a treat drawer with spares in) but eating chocolate you know children will be excited about getting and then refusing to replace it or be sorry about it would be the kicker for me. Bet he’s nasty in other ways too.

LTB (imagine how this will sound to his friends).

I was wondering what his Mum thinks about her son eating her DGC's eggs on Easter Saturday/early Easter Sunday? Would have gone down like a cup of wet cement with my DM.

4 eggs? Yeah that was deliberate. One when you're pissed to stave off the munchies, maybe. But 4? I'll lay odds there was quite a lot of chocolate in the debris, ate enough to spoil it.

Stick to your guns, OP.

He is an absolute cunt.

It’s bad enough that the fat shit did this, but his lack of remorse and complete refusal to replace them makes him a total failure of a father. Awful.

I hope you called her and told her exactly why her hungover son was being kicked out.

Selfish prick. Can’t believe you let him sleep to midday I’d be waking him to see the sadness on his children’s faces that he’d caused.

I understand he was drunk but it’s unacceptable more so his lack of response afterwards. Selfish bastard

He’s greedy and selfish. This is the man he is. Is that the man you want in your life?

The only way I’d be anywhere near forgiving this, is if he had been genuinely remorseful and gone out first thing for replacements. Clearly that didn’t happen.

This is exactly the type of thing my dad would have done and I had a miserable childhood. It’s feels shit as a child to know that your dad doesn’t give a fuck about how things affect you. That he only cares about himself. People might think I’m overreacting but unless this was very rare, completely out of character behaviour for your partner, I would seriously consider whether you want him to come home.

The poor kiddos 😔
This is how I feel, drunk people do selfish, stupid shit but not caring when sober is the worst.

I'd be done, genuinely no coming back for me, sorry pal x

I hope he has had to tell his mum why he has been chucked out. He's probably making out that he's done nothing wrong.

Selfish
Nasty
You can do better

When you say where you can get replacements do you mean OP? Surely OP's husband should be replacing it?

This

He's a selfish prick and you have said that you and the kids are happier without him.

You are happier without him because of the relief of not having to put up with his nonsense.

Let him stay at his mum's. If you wait for hom to apologise you'll be waiting for Doomsday. Be sure to change the locks and pack up his things.

That’s horrible. Eating chocolate that can then be replaced is one thing but this can’t. He deprived your children not just of the chocolate but of their Easter egg hunt, their belief in the Easter bunny and waking up feeling excited on future Easter mornings. They will remember this forever