I have to vent to twin mama's who will understand how precious the stroller is. Last weekend the stroller got left outside the car and out in a heavy downpour. It was soaked. I knew it was getting rained on but I had both kids wrapped around my legs and there was no way I could run out and save it. So the next time I saw DH (doing whatever he damn well pleases on a Saturday afternoon) I asked him nicely to get the stroller into the garage and open it up so it could dry. He said "But you're the one who left the stroller out." WTH are we five years old???? Who cares just get the stroller out of the rain and OPEN IT UP so it can dry. So later I see the stroller is not in the driveway anymore and ask if he opened it up so it won't mildew? Yes he says he opened it as much as he could. Huh? But I was too busy to go check. I mean how hard could it be? Dumb me didn't check til today (6 days later) when one twin's cold suddenly turned into a high fever and I needed to take both to urgent care by myself. Made a dash to the garage to find the stroller still folded and locked up tight. AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Not only is it still very wet inside, it's covered with mildew. The fabric, shades, cup holders, straps, everything! I can't even begin to explain how mad I am but I feel a little better because DH ended up having to take the sick twin to Urgent Care where he waited forever and then she threw up on him as they were leaving. Um karma is a ***** sometimes. Bet he won't make that mistake again.
:laughing: at the payback for your husband! I'm sorry about the stroller though. <_< I would have been furious!!
Oh yeah, I would have been steaming mad :grr: And I would have seriously thanked the child that puked on him!
That kind of stuff happens a lot here... I mean, it's not that I don't want to do some things, just that when he says he will do it, he should. That stinks though, I hope your kid gets better and you can fix the stroller.
Ugg sorry about the stroller. Sometimes they just don't get it. I know I would have then used this as an excuse to get a new one His fault of course
I'm going to attempt to clean it today. He'll throw a fit if I buy a new one but he just does not understand how vital the stroller is. Of course he also has never taken the twins anywhere by himself. Don't mess with me and my mobility! :girl_devil: BTW - baby girl is doing a little better today with antibiotics and pain meds. I'm the type A mommy when it comes to doctor visits so it was very hard for me to let DH take her. But someone also had to get the older boys to their event with the other twin in tow and DH opted for the doctor visit.
Glad to hear your sick little one is doing better! I too, would have been very angry, but my DH would have then just thrown it away and purchased a new one - I am the thrifty one and hate to see things needlessly get ruined. If you can mix a tiny amount of bleach into water (test first some place hidden) and bring it into the house to get good and dry after you clean it. It should be okay.
Glad your little one is feeling better, You know, it’s hardly ‘his fault’ if he didn’t leave it outside in the first place… We’ve all dealt with needing to run outside to get something when two little ones are clinging to our legs. Put them in the playpen and just do it. The best part is… you can completely avoid the vindictive feelings toward your husband just because he didn’t know how to open the stroller. And opening an unfamiliar stroller can be a challenge if you don’t know where to find the locks, straps, or whatever is holding the thing shut. My wife finds opening/folding the Valco stroller to be difficult, so if I want us to use it, I just accept that I’m going to need to set it up and then fold it away when we’re done.
I think the point is that he told her he had opened it like she asked him to do. If he didn't, he could have said so. That's what I found particularly annoying (and I guess the OP did as well).
BTDT!! :girl_devil: DH did the same thing with our Combi. I still haven't gotten all the mildew stains off of it. If you get your clean, I would love to know how.
Yeah, you and me are in the same boat. On Halloween I was carving pumping in the laundry room with the twins (locked in so youngest couldn't get to us). DD went out and in coming back in, let Evan in too. I was sitting on the floor and my hands were all gooey from pumpkin guts. So, I hollered for dh to come get him. He apparently didn't hear me. (watching tv) So, when Evan grabbed my cell phone, it wasn't a big deal. He'd played with it fine before and it got him to go out of the room. Next thing I know (about 15 minutes later) dh is handing me a wet phone because Evan had dropped it in the toilet. No, I had gooey hands busy and he had to make a point of giving me the phone (which is now ruined) without trying to dry it out himself. :hug: Sorry.
Fair enough, but in my house the key words from "he says he opened it as much as he could" would have been "as much as he could". That is to say, 'I opened it as much as I could' isn't the same as 'I successfully opened it all the way'. Maybe it’s just me, but I would have assumed that ‘as much as I could’ meant that it wasn’t opened. And regardless, frustrated or not, it’s just a stroller, and not near as important as a harmonious, loving family.
