PLEASE NOTE THIS IS IN THE STEP PARENTING SECTION
DH's ex lives some distance, a round trip is 3 hours. I have two teen DSC and me and DH share one younger child. They live with mum the majority of the time and come here every other weekend and half the holidays.
Eldest DSC got a job at the weekends so that means they stopped visiting every weekend. Youngest DSC still comes. DH instead take youngest DSC back on Sunday and they all go out for Sunday lunch.
Anyhoo DH is moaning as its been 3 months of this now so what 6 weekends and I haven't joined them. I've used the time to spend time with DC on my own. I don't want to give that up as I rarely get time quality time alone with DC due to working .
Aibu?
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS IN THE STEP PARENTING SECTION
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I don't want to go and visit - aibu?
SushiMayo · 22/02/2024 17:50
Smartiepants79 · 22/02/2024 18:05
I would agree to going along every few weeks. How are you going to maintain any sort of relationship otherwise. Do they see their younger step sibling? Surely sometimes you all have to be together?
You don’t need to go every week though.
Obeast · 22/02/2024 18:28
Are people missing the fact that the stepchild has been with them all weekend and this is just the 6 hour jaunt OP is declining?
DontCallMeKidDontCallMeBaby · 22/02/2024 18:29
The youngest stepchild has been there all weekend, this is a trip to see the eldest.
Obeast · 22/02/2024 18:28
Are people missing the fact that the stepchild has been with them all weekend and this is just the 6 hour jaunt OP is declining?
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wubwubwub · 22/02/2024 18:06
Presumably the Child's father could take them to see their step siblings....?
Smartiepants79 · 22/02/2024 18:05
I would agree to going along every few weeks. How are you going to maintain any sort of relationship otherwise. Do they see their younger step sibling? Surely sometimes you all have to be together?
You don’t need to go every week though.
mitogoshi · 22/02/2024 18:35
It does mean that their half sibling never sees the elder, a compromise maybe, 1:3
yourlobster · 22/02/2024 18:25
I think you should go now and again because otherwise you'll never spend time as a whole family. I assume your child never goes with him either.
I can see why that would bother your husband.
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