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AIBU - DD and clothes when shes at her dads.

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schmontilidrop · 13/06/2010 09:15

because im tearing my hair about about it.
Basically DD goes to her dads every other weekend. For which i pack a bag with everything she needs. He has recently brought her a few things to keep at his like dressing gown, slippers and she has towells, toothpaste etc..... all there. But i pack clothes, shoes, hair things.

Im on my own and a work, DD is a nursery. I maybe only do 2/3 loads of washing a week ( of clothes). One light. One colours. One dark.
Bedding and towells are done as well. Just not in with the clothes.

Anyway, I started noticing i was struggling to find clothes for DD. SO i asked him if he had any of her clothes. He said he would check. Over the past few weeks i cant believe the amount of stuff thats come back!! HUGE amounts thats been sitting at his while ive been struggling to clothe her.

I noticed a few of the nicer items i was still missing and i said to him friday. His ssaid yes, he had ' found them' and would return them. She came back yesterday and he didnt bring them. Said they were in the wash.

Ive told him not to wash her stuff to send it back dirty and ill do it. I dont have enough clothes for her for him to keep things at his for her to wear for less than 48 hours every 2 weeks. He pays below the minimun maintence, and im always struggling.

I dont know what to do any more. I said that if he wants to get her some things and keep there, then of course he can and ill just send her in one set of clothes.

aibu? or any ideas?

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jamaisjedors · 13/06/2010 13:24

Maybe he feels bad sending dirty stuff back (I would, but possibly being a bit generous here!)?

I don't think DD at 4 will mind always wearing the same outfit every other weekend, if she does, she'll moan to her dad and get him to buy stuff (but I have 2 DSs who are not bothered about what they wear).

I know it's really pissing you off, it would me, because it feels like he's doing it on purpose and it's all down to YOU again but I would try not to make too big an issue of it with DD (the story from shoshe is really sad ).

Good luck

mjinhiding · 13/06/2010 16:04

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honeymom · 13/06/2010 16:18

I wouldn't send her with clothes, if you know he has enough bits there, then it might shock him into either buying her some or sending her home with the bits you want.. after all a weekend in dirty clothes isn't going to do her any harm

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