Why we can't have nice things - a vent

[thatgirl2478]

I swear to god DH has no fucking clue sometimes.  Right now I'm really pissed and angry so I need to get this out.

Last week I bought a new car seat & stroller adapters so we didn't have to buy a whole new travel system.  I specifically bought a slightly more expensive car seat because the adapters were a little less expensive, but looked easier to install AND looked sturdier.  When they arrived on Wednesday, I asked DH to *get the stroller out of the van* (because the trunk hydraulics still need to be fixed and I can't get the stroller out WHILE holding the trunk open).  Nothing else.  He didn't do it Thursday or Friday.  Friday afternoon I left for my girls weekend.

So - being nice - he decided to try & put it together on his own.  Except, he looked at the car seat instructions and not the adapter instructions & TOOK THE CAR SEAT APART - stripping the screws in the process.  When I got home today he says 'I might have messed up'... ya think?!  So I thought maybe he needed to take the seat apart to get the adapters to fit... except he didn't even OPEN the box with the adapters.

A few minutes ago, I opened the adapters and lo and behold all you have to do is SNAP them into the stroller frame.  Then SNAP the car seat to the adapters.  No screw removal required.  No car seat modifications needed.  Except now I can't get 1 of the screws back IN to put the car seat back together (luckily he only got one side removed, he stripped the screws on the other side before they even loosened).

On the bright side, the britax seat & adapters for the baby jogger city mini work well together. 

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Omg, I would kill my husband. I can't help feeling rage on your behalf 

[thatgirl2478]

Jul 28, 2014 20:22:14 GMT -5 @porcupine said:

Omg, I would kill my husband. I can't help feeling rage on your behalf 

Thank you.

I mean, on one hand he was TRYING to be nice ... but on the other I didn't WANT him trying to put this together because any time he even looks at tools something like this happens (seriously, he can NOT use a drill without stripping screws).

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Yep. Totally rage inducing. I hereby justify your reaction.

*bangs gavel*

[thatgirl2478]

Jul 29, 2014 9:51:51 GMT -5 @peggyolson said:

Yikes. I'd be really concerned about using a car seat that has stripped/missing screws....

Well, luckily none of them are MISSING now... And the stripped ones didn't even budge so I'm less worried about it now than I was before.  Particularly since the screws he messed up aren't associated with the latches that secure it to the car base - only the stroller.  But yeah, I was like why the fuck did you keep trying to get the screws out when you were messing them up?! As I said, this is not the first time he's messed up with a drill...

[polarbearfans]

It is time to hide the toolbox.

[picksthemusic]

Yeesh. At least the integrity/safety of the stroller/seat aren't compromised? Yeah, he needs to know when to stop when it comes to drills/screws.