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Was I wrong?

59 replies

GEK1983 · 20/08/2023 19:13

Driving home today (DH is driver), my son says at the back of the car that my youngest (toddler) car seat is moving. Luckily we were nearly home and when we got out it was tilted and had moved. Clearly the seat hadn't been put back in properly. My husband had put it in. I am annoyed and upset about the fact he could have been driving like this for a few weeks with her in that seat and what could have happened. He refused to take responsibility and kept saying it was tight when he put it in and that my sibling is at fault as my sibling taught him how to do it. I explain its not her responsibility it's ours. He still doesn't agree and I say I don't feel comfortable him driving us to our holiday destination tomorrow as he clearly doesn't know how to put it in properly and we've lost the instructions so neither do I!I go upstairs and he comes up and asks to talk. I agree and say that it's annoyed me he's blamed my sibling for his mistake and I then say 'I'm also concerned', he heard that said he didn't want to talk to me and stormed out. I told him if we couldn't resolve it then he can tell the kids we aren't going because I'm not. At the dinner table, one child mentions being excited about the holiday. I say well I'm not sure if we are going yet as we haven't sorted the car seat situation out and that I'd have liked to discussed it but haven't been able to. Probably shouldn't have said that part but did and then DH proceeds to say we can now talk. I said no because we were with the kids and it's not appropriate and it always goes this way, he shuts me down then when he's ready suddenly we can talk and I have to listen. He then does this thing where he's now the calm one and I'm wrong and when I get irritated and raise my voice because I know and he knows what he's doing, he remains calm and I look like the idiot. I walked out the room as it was winding me up and then my eldest comes upstairs and tells me it's not his dads fault and blames my sibling too! My middle child is now crying because he thinks it's his fault and because we probably won't be going on holiday, I'm upset and meanwhile DH is downstairs calm as anything, not taking any blame and letting this all go on. After over an hour he finally takes responsibility, says he didn't want eldest to defend him and that he apologises but this is a every week thing that he does this and his sorry has lost all meaning as he never changes. I said to him he knows what game he's playing trying to make me look like the bad one despite knowing he was doing things to rile me and he just says he hasn't got time to play games and I'm wrong. I don't feel like going away now but feel obliged to because of the kids and we still haven't sorted the car seat. Is this all my fault or is he?

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Aquamarine1029 · 21/08/2023 12:39

Fucking hell, I'm astounded at how poorly you behaved in all this. You sound nearly impossible to deal with. You threatened to cancel the holiday, and said so to your kids? Good grief. You need to grow up and get a grip.

Justcallmebebes · 23/08/2023 22:39

DeadbeatYoda · 20/08/2023 20:50

Oh the drama! Fgs, just look up the instructions. So it came loose. Fix it, move on. Claiming you don't feel safe going on holiday tomorrow is utterly ridiculous.

This. You sound like a nightmare

Opentooffers · 23/08/2023 23:01

In a nutshell, yes you were all sorts of wrong. Perhaps think about why you acted the way you did and why you need to ask a forum without seeing it for yourself. You must be quite tricky to live with at the moment. It's joint responsibility for a child and it's safety, so he's no more liable than anyone else. It's not like he did it wrong on purpose, but you are acting like he did.
YouTube it then do it yourself instead of passing the buck. It's a 5 min job, so if it's not been done yet nip outside and do it yourself - assuming there is no physical reason like disability that makes you have to wait for him to do it?

AuntieEsther · 23/08/2023 23:04

YABU!
I once drove 60 miles with DS's car seat not strapped in at all. You made a completely unnecessary drama over it and now you're going to ruin your holiday? Stop it.

AnneLovesGilbert · 23/08/2023 23:07

Instead of googling the instructions you threatened to cancel the holiday. That’s batshit.

dadsLightAnthem · 23/08/2023 23:18

You were wrong for scolding him for something you don't know either. Maybe work to find the safe way of installing seat together,
you also know it's not appropriate to discuss in front of children yet you brought them into it. The fact he's calm is because he has removed himself when angry it makes him a better communicator to resolve the issue with you.
It's awful to think about what could've happened I'm sure you both dread to think. But luckily nothing did happen.
Hope you make your vacation safe and well

SunflowerTed · 23/08/2023 23:25

ApolloandDaphne · 20/08/2023 19:21

Dear lord what a load of drama. We are all human and make mistakes. Just Google the instructions for the car seat, get it in correctly and go enjoy your holiday.

These were my thoughts. A massive amount of drama and disappointment for the kids involved. Surely you can let things go without petty arguments

MrsMagistrate · 24/08/2023 00:38

I think the kids should leave home.

BreaktheCycle · 24/08/2023 01:05

This is Drama Llama Behaviour. You sound like hard work. Instructions for practically everything is on the internet.

Your H should have taken responsibility and should not have blamed your sibling. Although, you are the other grown adult parent to these children, and you should also be able to use the www to install a car seat yourself if need be. Instead you overreacted, made yourself upset and then upset your children by unnecessarily threatening to cancel the holiday.

You were dead wrong for playing out all this mess in earshot of your children.

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