Do you realise how many times Mumsnetters have asked this question - scary.
Well now it's my turn. Please don't be nice to me - I can take criticism.
Chelsea have just been drawn to play Sparta Prague, Lazio and some unpronouncable Turkish team in the champions league. DH is a HUGE Chelsea fan. He goes to every home game, and used to go to lots of European games. We had agreed when ttc dd1 (16m) that the traveling would stop, and last year this wasn't an issue due to an unfortunate encounter with a bunch of Swiss part-timers who managed to knock us out of the UEFA cup. But this year it is, and of course DH has completely forgotten the conversations we had about no European travel.
He wants to go to Prague and Lazio. Each trip would involve leaving home at 5am and returning late afternoon the next day. Now dd goes to nursery and I work full time, so I'd only actually have sole charge for 2 mornings and one evening. But I still don't want him to go.
In his defence, he's wonderful. He does as much childcare as I do, works incredibly hard and accepts that he is asking a lot. Chelsea is his one hobby. He's also offered to send me away to a health spa or something - but him having fun when I'm not isn't really my problem.
In my defence, I'm quite wonderful too . But seriously, he's already going away for a weekend with the boys in October, and we are ttc. if last time is anything to go by, whilst he's watching Lazio I'll be watching the inside of the loo (I once threw up 11 times in one day in my last pregnancy)
I have said he can go to one game - especially as it's likely (no comments sambom) that we will get through the group stages so there will be more matches to come which he will undoubtedly want to go to.
So am I being unreasonable? What would you do?