I told the wife we cant go as he doesnt seem well, but she insisted as we had no way of getting hold of this friend on the phone. In the end,after much arguing, I told her to go and I stayed behind with the baby. Was it right for her to go and have fun, and leave a baby that seemed unwell behind? Would it have been rude to miss the breakfast engagement under the circumstances?
2006-10-20 22:08:31 · 9 answers · asked by dandyl 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Nope, it was a nice compromise. One assumes that you are a moderately competent human being, capable of dealing with the needs of a baby that appeared sick. Where then is the problem?
2006-10-20 22:14:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not you did the right thing .
If the friends' were so important to your wife , important enough for her not to dare miss their breakfast party , then they should be be understanding enough to realise that you ALL missed it because your little baby boy was just as important .
What im saying is that if they are trully real friends , there would be no hesitation about you doing the right thing .
And if they did eventually hear that the lil one was unwell while she was at the breakfast , a good friend would advise her to go home .
She needs to re think her loyalties !!
2006-10-21 05:31:47 · answer #2 · answered by kazananas 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was a nice compromise for her to go, and you stay home with the baby. It would have been rude to just stand up your friends without any warning. Maybe you're upset because you would've rather go and leave her with the baby. It probably would have been different had the baby been in some sort of emergency, but if he just "seemed" sick, then what's the problem?
2006-10-22 15:58:42 · answer #3 · answered by darlintxdaisy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you're right. The baby comes first...above breakfast,friends,etc. Especially a SICK baby. It's called priorities. You sound like you handled it well and that's nice to see in a Dad. Good for you!!!
PS She could have driven there to tell them the problem and if that didn't work, if neither of you showed up...I think they'd get the hint breakfast was off.
2006-10-21 09:31:45 · answer #4 · answered by serious 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you were still able to keep in touch with your wife, I don't think it's an issue. It doesn't take two people to look after a baby who's not well.
2006-10-21 05:20:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you did the right thing. If you had no way to call and tell the people your kid was sick, it was nice for at least one of you to show up. Likewise, it's considerate to keep the child at home, since he could potentially spread germs to others.
2006-10-23 23:58:21 · answer #6 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was very nice of you to stay home with the baby and send your wife along.
2006-10-22 07:36:27 · answer #7 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you couldn't reach the people you were supposed to meet, yes one of you should have went to explain what happened. Sounds to me like you didn't really want to go anyway.
2006-10-21 09:03:21 · answer #8 · answered by sheeny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with cranky. it seems that you are upset over the fact that she went ahead with the engagement rather than choosing to stay put.
2006-10-21 05:17:39 · answer #9 · answered by ash 7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋