Am I wrong to be upset with DH?
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Anonymous
I once had something like that except at 5 the thing didn’t go through and I was there two hours late troubleshooting with IT. It's cutting it close. I get that it sucks and you're disappointed but his thing isn't changeable. You have some options for Friday. Go home and relax in an empty house with a glass of wine. Use those reservations to go out and celebrate with a friend or colleague. Go to the kid's game and maybe they will even win! Then you can have a nice family dinner celebrating all of you together. Make a new reservation with husband and have another month of looking forward to that dinner. |
Anonymous
Wow, wow, wow. Yikes. More like women are not nearly celebrated enough and deserve to be put first FOR ONCE. |
Anonymous
This is one thing that no one has mentioned, or at least focused on - OP's kid(s) hockey team made the playoffs! They must be very excited, and I'm sure would love to have their mother there. But not only has OP shown *no* inclination to go to the game, she wants the kids' other parent, who also happens to be the head coach of the team, to miss the came as well and attend a previously scheduled *date night,* because she just finished a big work project and has hard-to-get reservations. That's self-centered on a level you rarely see, even on DCUM. |
Anonymous
That PP was rude but to most of us this isn't a gender issue. If this were a dinner for DH and DW were a dance instructor and DD got invited to do a big recital at the last minute, my response to the situation would be the same and I suspect most posters agree. |
Anonymous
.thank you for proving my point 😃 |
Anonymous
+1 In fact, I bet in most situations like this, the gender would be reversed. DH gets a big promotion and wants to celebrate but its open night for DD's HS play, and DW is the director. Something like that. DH would be getting roased in this forum, and rightfully so. Just like OP deserves to get roasted here. She's being a little childish and a little selfish. People need to understand that "not being first doesnt automatically mean that you're last" OP should take a second, re-assess her behavior, and gracefully wait until Sunday (and also go cheer on your kid, FFS) |
Anonymous
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Team Kid. I would not want to miss watching my kid in a playoff game.
It’s understandable to be disappointed. Reschedule dinner and celebrate another night when your husband is more present. |
Anonymous
| He married a narcissist. |
Anonymous
No one is saying that OP shouldn't be celebrated, you dope. We're saying that she doesn't need to be celebrated at that particular date and time, that the celebration can be moved, and that the playoff game that her kids are playing in, and that her husband is coaching, can't. Is that really so difficult to understand? |
Anonymous
Perhaps you should ask yourself why you sound like a horrible parent and a spouse? Poor kid, having a narc mom. |
Anonymous
| Dinner is self-congratulatory; game is being there for your kid. |
Anonymous
| OP is a total petulant......narc. |
Anonymous
I said that because from your post you're upset your DH isn't choosing celebrating you over supporting/celebrating his kid so I honestly thought you were the kid's stepmom. Most parents I know wouldn't make this an either/or and would be excited for their kid to be in the playoffs and reschedule their date night celebratory dinner. |
Anonymous
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I feel for you. It sounds like a really special restaurant, booked and looked forward to for months. I've had to cancel things like this and it really sucks!!
But I do think you should reschedule and go to the game. I think your DH should really try to make it up to you somehow. An extra extra special date night when you can reschedule. Extra special dinner (whatever is manageable) for the night of the game. I hope he would. |
Anonymous
It’s weird that you still can’t figure this out after all of the feedback you’ve received. Maybe because most loving parents would prioritize supporting their children/coaching spouse in an actual live playoff game (which can’t be moved) in a heartbeat rather than acting like a petulant toddler and demanding their husband abandon their child and his team prioritize a date night (that can easily be moved) to fete their own accomplishments. Hopefully when you come out from the fog of your oh so important project you’ll realize just how ridiculous and self absorbed you sound and apologize to you family for acting like a diva |