Would you be Mad at your Spouse... - Page 2

AOIIalum · #1 09-25-2003, 08:36 AM

DH travels quite a bit for work, and just drives back and forth to the airport. Home to airport parking is a minimum 45 minute drive from our house at 4:30am, one way

He is reimbursed his parking fees as part of his business trip expenses. You may want to have your DH check if that is an approved business travel expense for him, and then he'd have his car waiting for him when he gets back.

Hope it worked out in the end!

starang21 · #2 09-25-2003, 08:48 AM

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Originally posted by Cream
I think that you should take this rare opportunity to meet your husband at the airport wearing nothing but a coat and La Perla's finest. It's a perfect night for your kids to stay at the neighbor's.

co-sign.

ZTAngel · #3 09-25-2003, 09:07 AM

I'm going to vote that he pays $30 to get a taxi/car to pick him up. Your kids will be cranky if you wake them up and I'm sure he won't want to deal with that after a plane flight.

texas*princess · #4 09-25-2003, 09:14 AM

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Originally posted by AGDLynn
I agree with the majority. Kids = Stay, Show = Go.

aurora_borealis · #5 09-25-2003, 09:30 AM

If you need any head butt support from Bill the Goat...you just let me know.

Perhaps he needs a good stern talking to from my new hand puppet???

aephi alum · #6 09-25-2003, 10:21 AM

I agree. If it's just the TV show, that can be taped... but kids, especially young kids, need their sleep. Besides, what if the flight is delayed and doesn't get in until midnight or later?

He should be able to expense the taxi.

damasa · #7 09-25-2003, 10:29 AM

You better have a nice dinner and some romantic plans setup for the young chap!!

Oh yea, I like Cream's idea lots too.

dzrose93 · #8 09-25-2003, 10:41 AM

The kids are sleeping. That's all he needs to know. Call the cab ahead of time and have it waiting for him if that would make him feel better.

CutiePie2000 · #9 09-25-2003, 10:45 AM

I don't think that the kids should be woken up...after all, even if the plane lands on time, by the time, you get luggage from the carousel, you are lucky to be out of there 45 min later (and that means it's getting ever late for the kiddies' bedtime). Kids need their sleep or they are crabby the next day.

As for Big Brother, KR, you know that I luv ya, but I have to say that the VCR is the answer.

So, in the best interests of the kids getting their much needed rest, I think hubby should be taking a taxi or town car.

(FWIW: if you were childless, I might say "tape Big Brother and pick him up"....but that's not the case, so that's that!

)

MysticCat · #10 09-25-2003, 10:55 AM

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Originally posted by zntke711
After being away from his wonderful wife and kids he might want to see them all happy and smiling there to welcome him back.

True. But trust me, like DeltaPhi94 said, if the kids get yanked out of bed to be at an airport at 10:10pm, neither they nor the mom who had to put up with them on the car drive out there will be "all happy and smiling." And everyone will pay for it the next day.

Me? Kids in bed or not, I'd tell Ms. MysticCat that under no circumstances would I want her driving out to an airport that late at night by herself, much less with kids in the car. If I hadn't driven myself to the airport so that I would have a car there waiting for me (which I would do if my office were reimbursing expenses, and might do otherwise, depending on the length of the trip), I would either take a taxi or ask a friend to pick me up. I'd want to see my wife happy, smiling and safe at home. The kids I'd be happy to see peacefully sleeping; smiles will come in the morning.

My $0.02.

CutiePie2000 · #11 09-25-2003, 11:34 AM

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Originally posted by zntke711
After being away from his wonderful wife and kids he might want to see them all happy and smiling there to welcome him back.

At 10:30 at night at the airport??
Ha ha ha ha ha...that's a good one.

I take it you don't have any young children in your life? (nieces, nephews, etc.)

AchtungBaby80 · #12 09-25-2003, 06:55 PM

I suppose your husband doesn't realize that the Golden Rule is not that "do-unto-others" thing, but "Never wake a sleeping child". If he insists on making you pick him up at the airport, make him deal with the cranky kids. How's that?

damasa · #13 09-25-2003, 07:00 PM

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Originally posted by AchtungBaby80
I suppose your husband doesn't realize that the Golden Rule is not that "do-unto-others" thing, but "Never wake a sleeping child". If he insists on making you pick him up at the airport, make him deal with the cranky kids. How's that?

Unacceptable advice.

Loss of 10 points.

AchtungBaby80 · #14 09-25-2003, 07:05 PM

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Originally posted by damasa
Unacceptable advice.

Loss of 10 points.

Good thing you're not married to me, then! Don't listen to him, Killarney.

sigmagrrl · #15 09-25-2003, 07:08 PM

My father travelled for work ALL the time....It was more unusual for him to be home than to be on the road....He always just took a cab home from Kennedy.

My mom was home with us, where I'm glad she was! Granted the trip from our house to Kennedy was only 15 minutes, but could mount to 30 once you factored in NYC traffic...

Now, I know this is a hypothetical, but based on Washington, DC area traffic, at that time of night, going from, oh, let's say Annapolis to, oh, I don't know, BWI

could take about 1/2 hour each way. If a neighbor was around, you could ask them to come over and sit with the kids while you go to the airport to pick up the DH, and tape the show. If no neighbor could come over, 10:10pm is a little late for a school night to get them out of bed (this is based on the assumption these children are of school age)...

DH should understand that the kids need to be watched....and be damned grateful they're asleep when he gets home so he can give his wifey a special, ahem, welcome home gift