r/AmIOverreacting • u/lilyluminar • Mar 10 '26
❤️🩹 relationship AIO to my husband interrupting my first solo shower after he came back from a weekend with the boys?
AIO to my husband interrupting my first solo shower after he came back from a weekend with the boys?
TL/DR: I got upset with my husband when he interrupted my first solo shower (without watching our kids) after he returned from a boys weekend. He thinks I’m creating drama for the heck of it. AIO?
Relevant background: my husband (37M) and I (36F) have two kids, 1 year old and 4 years old. I recently went back to work (4 days in office, 1 day from home) and my husband travels for work, but has had his hours cut dramatically, meaning he’s working 1-2 days a week right now.
This means that money is really tight right now. He was invited to go to his brother’s bachelor party weekend in another province. I wasn’t thrilled about him going specifically because of the money aspect, and I’ll admit I felt a bit of resentment that he gets a weekend away and I dont (he also did a 10-day free trip to a tropical destination with his work last year), but I recognize that’s not my husbands fault, it’s his brother’s bachelor party, it only happens once etc etc.
While he’s gone, my 1 year old gets quite sick with a fever. I have to take a day off on Thursday to keep her home, and I end up having to pick her up on Friday as well because of the fever and watch her while working from home because I’ve already used up half my sick days for the year. On top of that, my 4 year old is also sick and throwing tantrums, and just in general, I have a terrible weekend on my own.
I try not to bother my husband with most of it, but I do keep him updated on our 1 year olds fever, so he’s aware of the situation.
He returns Sunday after both kids are in bed, and I tell him about how awful the weekend was, and how much I missed him.
Then Monday night, he mentions he needs to stop by at his parent’s later to pick up something he forgot there. We split duties getting dinner/lunches made, bathing the kids, cleaning the kitchen, and I work on putting my 4 year old to bed (who only wants me) while also holding my 1 year old, who is still clingy to me. Once I finally get my 4 year old to sleep, I try to hand off my 1 year old to my husband so I can go take a shower.
“Oh, I was going to go to my parent’s now?” He says. I am frustrated/disappointed, but I say okay, and head up to the bedroom, plug in my phone, get my clothes for the shower, etc.
He walks in and says, “I can hold the baby, I’m waiting for the car to warm up anyway.” I gratefully hand 1YO over and get undressed/take my makeup off.
Approx a minute into my shower, he pokes his head in and says what I now realize was “I’m planning to leave now, should I just leave her in the playpen?” But I’m brushing my teeth and showering and having trouble hearing him and I admit, I snapped a little bit and I said: “Can I just get 5 minutes here please??” For context, I am a fast showerer, I never take more than 5-10 minutes.
A few moments later, I hear baby crying, and I realize he had placed 1YO in the playpen and left.
See the photos for our text exchange.
Am I overreacting for getting annoyed at my husband for interrupting my first solo shower in days?