I think it's always wrong to walk in the middle of the road with a baby when you have a pavement ? AIBU? DH thinks I am.
Earlier today we were walking along a country lane with a number of sharp corners and a pavement on one side. I'm walking on the pavement with DD (nearly 3) DH has pushchair with baby in. I turn round and see him walking on the road towards a blind corner with a car coming up behind him. Car has to swerve round him and is forced on the wrong side of the road as it gets to the corner. I yell at him to get back on the pavement. He admits it was dangerous but 'the kerb was a bit lower further on and it was tricky to get on the pavement where I was'.
Less than a minute later, he's back on the road again. This is on a stretch that's straight for about 30m but another sharp corner coming up and the road is narrow, 30mph limit. After the corner the road goes single track and national speed limit. I say, 'seriously, please stay on the pavement'. Apparently the pavement 'looked a bit bumpy' but he comes back on and walks ahead for about 15 seconds. Then he's back on the road again just before the corner. This time it's apparently 'because of the stinging nettle'. We're talking a single stinging nettle slightly protruding onto the pavement and we've a rear facing buggy so no danger of baby getting stung. I say 'I'm not going any further if you keep going on the road' and turn back with DD. I look over my shoulder and he's back on the road to get around the sodding nettle apparently.
AIBU to think that (a) you don't push a baby on the road unless you've got a bloody good reason and (b) you should try and model good road sense to a 2 year old?
Apparently I am being unreasonable because although he recognizes the first time was dangerous he judged the next three not to be. I think that he shouldn't increase the danger to the baby for no good reason especially when the other parent thinks it is dangerous. Sorry it's a but long I have tried to keep it neutral...