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To have stormed out

27 replies

Risabella · 17/02/2025 15:42

Our dd (3.5) goes to sleep at 7. Today she was fighting sleep, only by a bit. I also have an 8 month old. Husband has the job of putting dd to bed. She is resisting sleep and just might not be tired yet. He comes out of her room after trying to get her to sleep to no avail and instantly blames me for letting our baby make noise (which I haven’t.) Baby and I are chilling in my room on the bed with the door closed. Maybe she’s babbling but definitely not making a ruckus. He storms in, turns off my light while I’m reading, not so nicely says we are loud and have to pretend to be sleep in order for dd to go to sleep. I didn’t like his approach but I offer to take baby on a walk if it’s really that distracting. He gets angry and says I’m trying to argue. It’s the opposite, I was trying to relax! He has deadlines at work he is trying to meet so I understand why his stressed but I’m also tired with baby and did not appreciate his tone. He leaves me with both kids as if to say you deal with it. I’m now in the same horrible mood he is and go to the car for some fresh air. He does not stop dd running out after me and says it’s my fault because I left the door open and not to get cheeky. Which I guess is right but he said it in a horrible manner. Refusing to be talked down to anymore, I stormed out with baby to go to a nearby friends house.

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Spirallingdownwards · 18/02/2025 15:14

AnneLovesGilbert · 17/02/2025 22:55

Exactly this. What was more important, getting her settled and asleep or storming off to make a point? Your 3 year came running out of the house after you, no doubt upset and worried by the commotion, and you and the baby just kept going? Did you tell her where?

He was stroppy and a prick but I find your reaction unfathomable. You didn’t win and any point you might have made to him is surely strongly undermined by upsetting your daughter.

You clearly have never been in an abusive situation before.

Rhaidimiddim · 18/02/2025 15:48

Spirallingdownwards · 18/02/2025 15:14

You clearly have never been in an abusive situation before.

I agree. It sound like his behaviour was spiralling and the OP was the target.

The OP appears to feel that the toddler was safe with her dad ( i.e. he would not hurt her) but felt he was aggressing her.

The toddler will get over it; seeing her mum being further abused would have been much worse.

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