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Am I asking too much?

10 replies

OJR · 05/09/2025 19:38

I’m feeling like a right spoilt brat but not sure if I am or not !

cut the long story short - we have 3 dc one school age one is two and the other one is 12 weeks, I luckily got a free double pram off of facebook but it’s really hard and awful to push and my 12 week old doesn’t seem comfortable in it I’ve used it 2 days on the school run and I know it’s not a long term solution so I had a look on fb marketplace and found one for £50 partner ( dad of all 3 ) went to have a look at one 20 minutes away and when he was there he said it was really badly stained and not worth it so I searched again and found another one in another town 20 minutes from where he was for £100 ( real bargain for a double buggy ) however he made a huge fuss of how he won’t be home till gone 8.30 if he goes to see that one !! He is out at football till 9.45 one night a week and 8.30 another night but wasn’t keen on going to see about a pram for his kids and partner to be comfortable, I like to walk dd to school everyday so wanted something decent !
I wouldn’t mind but my car is a tiny Peugeot which fits just about the kids in so that’s a struggle ! was I asking too much ?

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OJR · 05/09/2025 19:39

FWIW everything I get for our kids is second hand/ hand me downs ! He’s not had to buy anything ! X

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ComfortFoodCafe · 05/09/2025 19:40

Yanbu. Tell him if he cant be bothered to travel there and help you & your children, then hes to buy you a brand new one. He will soon change his tune.

Katflapkit · 05/09/2025 20:04

Tell him - you got a lift from a friend on the.night he goes to football. He just has to stay in and look after the kids

Childanddogmama · 05/09/2025 20:16

I get the impression you do most of the parenting. Would this be right?

toomuchfaff · 05/09/2025 22:37

Tell him to look after his children and you go look at the pram. Tell him youre really looking forward to it, you'll make an outing of it, couple hours away from the children, even grab a coffee... or he can go look at the damn pram for his children.

Which night do you get to go do your hobby til 9.30? Child free?

Thought not

Eenameenadeeka · 05/09/2025 23:32

You aren't being unreasonable. It's a necessity to have a decent pram when you walk to school with children those ages.

OJR · 06/09/2025 09:17

Absolute classic ! I found same pram closer and a lot nicer in condition very very cheap for what it is and he’s said ask them if they’ll drop the price by 25 £ !!!! He’s not had to buy anything for this baby I’ve got it all second hand / given to me ! Including nappies etc !! wtf

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DoubtfulCat · 06/09/2025 09:19

Is he mean?

Shinyandnew1 · 06/09/2025 09:57

He sounds like a charmer.

Tell him you're going to look at the pram today-he can look after the children.

toomuchfaff · 06/09/2025 10:03

OJR · 06/09/2025 09:17

Absolute classic ! I found same pram closer and a lot nicer in condition very very cheap for what it is and he’s said ask them if they’ll drop the price by 25 £ !!!! He’s not had to buy anything for this baby I’ve got it all second hand / given to me ! Including nappies etc !! wtf

begging the question why you keep procreating with him, hes not changed overnight so why keep having kids with someone like this

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