To be so annoyed that DP lost passport

[SaturdayFive]

My DP has lost his passport 4 days before we are due to go away for a family holiday involving a lot of driving abroad (which he was happily going to do, I wouldn't have booked it, if I knew I'd have to drive all of it).
He's needed it for various ID checks in the past few weeks so has been out of its usual safe place. He first thought it was missing last week - but thought he'd left it at work.. then went away for the weekend and didn't check until today. It's not there. House car garage workplace all turned upside down and no sign of it.
The only fast track appointment you can get for a lost passport replacement is the one that takes a week to deliver it! Which he found out only after cancelling the old passport- as you have to do that before they'll allow the appointment to be booked. He's blaming me for that, as I told him to get a new passport.
So it looks like I'll be taking kids on holiday on my own. Thankfully they are old enough to be a help not a hindrance.
AIBU to be angry that he's ruined our holiday?

"Problem solved 😂"

🤣 IKR

I'd be pissed off too. Of course he hasn't done it on purpose, but he could have done something earlier to avoid being in this situation.

I agree it's probably in a pocket, not that it matters now. My husband lost his passport briefly earlier this year, it was in a rarely worn jacket pocket.

Am I the only one who feels bad for the husband here? His family are going on holiday that he was looking forward to going on, I know he lost his passport but these things happen to the best of us, he's probably just as upset as you are and I would be feeling really bad for him

Yeah but if you know you are going on holiday soon you take extra extra care with your passport in the lead up. He’s failed to take proper responsibility for his possessions, like some sort of dozy teenager. Then failed to act as soon as the issue arose.

He can get a 24 hours emergency appointment and get the passport the same day. It's £207.

I was that DH, and that is what I did, though I didn't blame anyone else.

I found it later tucked into a carry on bag.

https://www.gov.uk/get-a-passport-urgently

If he’s used it recently for ID checks, it’s probably been left on the flatbed of a scanner somewhere. Not that that is a great deal of help now that it’s been cancelled.

We live in the US but my husband is British. He lost his passport while on a work trip in England just before Christmas. He scheduled a same-day appointment and, while there, explained the circumstances. For an additional fee, they were able to give him the passport on the same day. So, don’t lose hope! We were wondering if he’d have to spend Christmas in England, but he was home on his original flight as planned.

I mean sure, I don't disagree - but neither OP nor me said that we'd continue to be angry?

Being angry or not being angry isn't changing the outcome well no, but emotions are emotions and even if you can supress them you're still feeling them.

Just to be clear, I'd also be upset that he would likely not be able to come. I do actually quite like him. But yeah, I'd be angry in the moment and I'd likely be more angry after learning he thought he'd lost it a week ago but did nothing to rectify the situation!