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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. These responses are all pretty wild and not at all what I expected. I'm sure I'll get further flamed, but a few things:

- I haven't done anything other than post here. I did not respond to DH's text at all. He called me to check in, because he happened to have phone reception.

- DS was involved and packed his own stuff. I think it's reasonable to check to make sure that a 9 y.o. has packed correctly before leaving on a trip.

- We're in the process of transitioning default parenting to DH. I work FT at a very demanding job now, and DH consults ~10hr/week. When I handled all the household and kid stuff, I also worked FT.

- The reason this is so concerning to me is that it's a camping trip, and it is a big deal to forget an essential item (which warm clothing counts as). DH knows this. He wants to start taking our older kid backcountry skiing this winter, which has the added complexity of managing avalanche safety. I trust DH to be able to teach our kids what they need to know when they our out on the mountain, but right now I don't feel like I can trust him to ensure they set out with the right gear...which means either this is going to be on me or I'm going to be the bad guy who has to say no.

- I'm home this weekend with DD who has her first GS meeting of the year. They need a bunch of forms, and I even reminded DH to fill them out before he left. Of course, he didn't.[/quote]

You should have double checked.  I would have done the same day Walmart delivery to get my kid clothes.  [/quote]

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