To be bitter about this

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Honest opinions

DH is away at a family wedding for 3 days.
I'm at home with 2.5yr old & 5 month old. 5 month old is high needs, toddler is a nightmare at bedtime.. could take up to 2 hours to get her to sleep

AIBU to be bitter and annoyed that DH went to said wedding?
We agreed the children wouldn't go as 2 young kids at a wedding is no fun for anyone, but I'm still just really annoyed about it

AIBU or is the sleep deprivation catching up and making me a bitter wife that my DH can enjoy the wedding and not have a care in the world while he's away

Kindly .. you have lost perspective on this while you are in the trenches. Its perfectly reasonable for him to go and perfectly reasonable for you to manage 2 kids alone. Lack of sleep and stress are not helping you. I think you need to lean in and get on with it until he is home, get some sleep and then discuss with him how difficult you found it and what you would do better between you next time.

I understand it's tough but as it's a one off I think you just have to suck it up for the few days he's away. Sounds like he's otherwise a good father.

When you say three days, does that mean two nights? I don’t think he’s at all unreasonable for going to a family wedding when it’s only for such a short period (I totally get that it will feel much longer). The problem is not your DH going to the wedding, but the sleep issue with your toddler. Not an easy one to solve!

Totally get the way you’re feeling but I do think YABU. It’s good for you to have time to do your own thing and let loose. Use it as ammunition for a girls’ weekend!