Sd birthday.

So tomorrow is my sd birthday she is non verbal autistic and has a limited understanding we live nearly an hour away from my partners kids and my partner has decided we (us and kids) are going to kids bio mums house after school which i have done and can take 2 hours in traffic. Now i have tried to explain that it's our weekend this week so we can give presents/do something on the weekend as she doesn't understand. He's put his foot down, saying we are going as he wants to see her on her birthday. The reason I have said this is because the last 2 time we have done this the bio mum makes it so awkward she standing there,doesn't make convo almost like she just wants us to hurry up and get out. Am I wrong in saying we should just wait till the weekend to do presents ect?
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Not wrong at all. I understand dad wanting to see her on her birthday. But we always celebrate the weekend we have SS that is closest to his birthday. You’re gonna have tired kids after school, traffic and you’ll need to factor in having dinner too. Maybe dad just goes alone?

@Anais this is my point, and the thing is he is self-employed, so he never knows what time he's going to really finish work. If I'm honest, I don't want to be going there Late bio doesn't even want us there, so I feel like he's forcing the agenda

If he’s self employed he could just go in the morning and have a late start🤣 definitely forcing it. Set some boundaries put your foot down x

I get the awkwardness is off putting, I would hate it. But imagine not seeing your little one on their birthday. I would hate that even more. I would just go, even if she doesn't fully understand, your partner does. If you don't want to go tell him he can go on his own and you will celebrate on the weekend

@Anais not that simple he is literally booked up all week and she is going to be 12 so she is at school @Tasha we agreed last year as she wanted to argue in front of the kids so we agreed to celebrate when we are all together. I get he wants to see her but we will literally be picking her up on Friday

Can dad not go on his own to see her and then u all do something together at the weekend thats what i would suggest. I wouldnt go to bio mums house and travel that much with my kids after school but i also understand why he would want to see his daughter in her birthday

Tell him that he can go and take the kids if he wants and you will sort things around the house and cook tea for you all to eat when they’re back otherwise you’d be eating at a ridiculous hour and the next day would be ruined for your own children etc. It’s kind of a compromise that means he gets what he wants and you don’t have to feel like the awkward bystander 🤷‍♀️

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