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AIBU to have said no, just because I don't want to.

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FloppingDisaster · 15/12/2020 22:18

Last minute tonight, about 8pm, DH has been asked to take the children to school tomorrow (they are at their mums).

When they are with us, I take them 9 times out of 10 to school.

But you know what, I just don't want to tomorrow. I'm tired, I can't be arsed getting up to do the whole breakfast routine (they'll get dropped off early morning), sitting in traffic trying to get home for 9am to start work and so on.

I've said DH will have to nip home from work and do it this time. He starts early but can leave to do this and only works round the corner.

Mostly it's just because I don't want to this time and I think for once he can. Especially as it's so last minute.

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Justbecause88 · 16/12/2020 21:35

YANBU, It’s not your responsibility. Yeh it’s nice to help every so often, I have done the school run a few times. But if you don’t want to do it you don’t have to.

AIMD · 16/12/2020 21:57

Yanbu - as others have said if your husband arranged a childcare alteration with his partner then he should have organised how the kids were to get to school.

Notcrackersyet · 17/12/2020 09:54

Hi OP
So your OP agreed a favour with his ex with the intention that you would be the one actually fulfilling the favour, but didn’t ask you if you would be willing to do it?
Sounds like it’s time for a chat!
Hope you had your lie-in

XelaM · 17/12/2020 11:53

To be honest, I have a 10-year-old child with my ex-husband and he has been with long-term partners after we split - and there has NEVER been a single occasion when I asked his new partner to take my daughter anywhere. I wouldn’t even think of it. But maybe my situation is weird

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