to be a little miffed.

[dolphin01]

I have been given the opportunity to go away with my sis on a short break. She won it. (Quite last minute as friend can't now go) I have 2 dc and I have checked that childcare cover is available during the day till 6pm on both days.
When I mentioned it to dh he told me that he couldn't get back by 6pm to pick them up due to work commitments. So I duly told sis that I couldn't go

Now I discover he has booked a blood test on one of those days. Yes, I know blood test is important but this will take at least an hour out of his day. Makes me wonder how busy he really is. Will not be impressed if he is not home late on thase days.

[HecateQueenOfWitches]

sounds like he just didn't want you to go.

Is it too late to change your mind if you have someone else - a parent? a friend? - to look after the children? Or even arrange with their childcare cover that takes them up to 6 whether they could do later if required.

Because surely if you'd gone, he wouldn't fail to pick up the kids just to be petty?

Is he normally home by 6 or is he regularly late? Because if he's usually home and came out with that, I'd think he was manipulating me into not going, but if he was routinely late, then I'd see it quite possible he would be late.

[belledechocolatefluffybunny]

Blood clinics normally close at 4:30 (they do here, it's worth checking where you are though)

[dolphin01]

Blood test is mid morning so will eat into days work. Is sometimes late depending on workload.

Unfortunately cannot find anyone else to have children. Could 2nd day but not 1st.

[HappySlapper]

I think he's being mean, personally.

I'm sure he could have rearranged things to help you out if he wanted to - which leads me to think that he's just being awkward to prevent you going

[HappySlapper]

Yeah. YEAH! What Riven said! If he wanted to do something like that, you'd have to pick up the shortfall, right?