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Easter eggs

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Pleaseaddcaffine · 04/04/2021 14:34

Dp is a choc addict. He eats it everyday. Not healthy but his choice and lives easter eggs, once they were out in new year he's bought one a week atelast for himself.
Today is Easter he has not bought any eggs for me or for the 4 children (3 are my dsc). His excuse was the shops sold out when he went yesterday night.... I'm bloody annoyed. My family have got the dsc eggs and their own dad didn't bother. I also got him and children eggs weeks ago and put them up for today.
He's had weeks of buying eggs for himself and could have got something for the kids then and put them away.
I think he's selfish but he's just saying it's no his fault, what's everyone's view?

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Happycat1212 · 04/04/2021 14:36

Gosh well doesn’t sound good, he’s been buying himself one once a week but couldn’t be bothered to get his kids some at any point Confused

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Pleaseaddcaffine · 04/04/2021 14:38

That's my view too. I managed to get an egg for each of the kids and fancy m n s one for dp. Seems crazy

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sjfjsnfkdhsbd · 04/04/2021 14:40

It's just chocolate. I really don't think it's worth falling out over.

ElderMillennial · 04/04/2021 14:42

It's a bit poor if he's been buying them for himself but then when I was growing up I didn't get an egg from my mum and from my dad... If you got them an egg I think that's fine

Chocolateismakingmefat · 04/04/2021 14:43

He is a greedy entitled git..

Happycat1212 · 04/04/2021 14:44

It’s more that he’s been buying them for himself that would bother me but couldn’t get any for the children. If he had just not bothered or forgot that’s one thing but he sounds greedy!

Ripley1977 · 04/04/2021 14:45

Yep he should have bought the kids eggs (and you) while he was out buying his own. Does he always just think of himself or is it a one off?

DarkMatterA2Z · 04/04/2021 14:51

Has he started on the egg you got him yet? If not, take it back and eat it yourself.

pog100 · 04/04/2021 14:52

Why are you buying eggs independently for your kids? Surely that's something you buy jointly as parents for the kids, or am I weird? If you had discussed before that he was the one buying them this year, be mad. Otherwise it's a lack of communication.

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Pleaseaddcaffine · 04/04/2021 14:54

Three of them are his kids not mine.

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Hemsbyboc · 04/04/2021 14:55

Mine did the same. He does it every year, Christmas as well. One of many things on a long list of things he does to not give us a second thought. Parcels come every single day for him so he's not exactly clueless

DarkMatterA2Z · 04/04/2021 14:55

What a tool. Take his egg and give it to the children to share.

LizzieMacQueen · 04/04/2021 14:56

No wonder there's an Easter Egg shortage - have you seen the AIBU thread? - why do the kids need more than one each ?

Yes, it's pissy of him to buy one a week for himself but he's obviously mis judged how quickly they sell out - even if he is part of the problem.

Does he know what a con the eggs are when you look at grams/£ ?

PurpleDaisies · 04/04/2021 14:58

It has been tricky to buy eggs this year.

He could have got alternative presents though. Did he buy nothing?

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Pleaseaddcaffine · 04/04/2021 14:58

Yep but four 99p eggs won't destroy the world and the kids like them. It's a nice thing to do and he promised them one.

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Pleaseaddcaffine · 04/04/2021 14:59

Yep nothing. I'd have got them a book or a bar of chocolate and that would have been fine

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Marmozet3 · 04/04/2021 15:00

Jesus what a loser.

DarkMatterA2Z · 04/04/2021 15:00

Entirely his fault. He needs to hand over his egg.

Sirzy · 04/04/2021 15:01

@pog100

Why are you buying eggs independently for your kids? Surely that's something you buy jointly as parents for the kids, or am I weird? If you had discussed before that he was the one buying them this year, be mad. Otherwise it's a lack of communication.
I thought that. Seems rather odd to have something as little as Easter egg buying as a separate matter. Surely it’s “I picked up the kids Easter eggs today” “brilliant thank you” and end of issue?
Woodlandbelle · 04/04/2021 15:04

I also thought you would get eggs from both of you. Separate eggs seem odd when you are a family (blended the same) but I can see it's very selfish if he loves them so much he didn't think to put some away. Greedy even.

80sMum · 04/04/2021 15:04

He's not doing his health any favours by eating so much chocolate!

I would thank him for being so thoughtful and for "taking one for the team" by eating all the eggs he's bought since New Year himself so that you and the kids didn't have to!

FawnDrench · 04/04/2021 15:08

He is greedy and selfish.
Some father!

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Pleaseaddcaffine · 04/04/2021 15:10

He's always done it sepeeate, his choice and how he's managed stuff like Easter and Xmas. I always get a token gift or egg, so small and he sorts out mian for the dsc. We share it for our joint child.

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ElderMillennial · 04/04/2021 15:10

You didn't say in your OP that he promised them an egg...

Even so did they expect one from each of you?

If I get my DSC an Easter egg, my DH doesn't get them one too, nor does anyone expect him to

AttilaTheMeerkat · 04/04/2021 15:15

This is yet another example of him being thoughtless isn't it and its not the first time either he has acted as such. This man's main, well only concern, is his own self.

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