S/O Dad interrupted by kids video. Uninvolved dad or no?

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Anonymous wrote:Why is no one talking about how he seems to be uninvolved as a father? He is getting praise for not losing composure. But any parent who spends any real time dealing with toddlers/preschoolers who are not listening to you know kids that age don't react well by being pushed away. Was he hoping she'd go away with that push? What if she came back, got pushed back again and started crying? This guy is lucky Mom came in just then (after obviously being unlucky he forgot to lock the door).

I read it differently. He clearly has a good enough relationship that she happily sought him out, and did accept his limit when he gently moved her back. What he did worked (until baby), which to me is the mark of involved parenting, that he knew what worked with his own kids.

I am also not sure what else he could have done. This was a huge moment in his career and, given the circumstances I think he handled it well.

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The feminists lost their minds

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You're onto something OP. He should have scooped her up onto his lap and conitinued the interview. Lol

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Where do you people come from? Did you see her strut in there like she pays all of the bills in the house? That is not a product of him not being involved.

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I love last post clearly adored kids. Awesome video to breakup all the bad news out there. Why negate the joy OP?

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Anonymous wrote:Why is no one talking about how he seems to be uninvolved as a father? He is getting praise for not losing composure. But any parent who spends any real time dealing with toddlers/preschoolers who are not listening to you know kids that age don't react well by being pushed away. Was he hoping she'd go away with that push? What if she came back, got pushed back again and started crying? This guy is lucky Mom came in just then (after obviously being unlucky he forgot to lock the door).

My DH would have reacted the same exact way as the guy in the video. DH is very involved. He was on live TV and something spontaneous happened - I don't think he was analyzing what might happen with the kids, he was analyzing Park geun-Hye's impeachment!

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Anonymous wrote:Why is no one talking about how he seems to be uninvolved as a father? He is getting praise for not losing composure. But any parent who spends any real time dealing with toddlers/preschoolers who are not listening to you know kids that age don't react well by being pushed away. Was he hoping she'd go away with that push? What if she came back, got pushed back again and started crying? This guy is lucky Mom came in just then (after obviously being unlucky he forgot to lock the door).

YES! ...and praying...

No, my guess is he's hoping to move her back away from touching/bumping him until his wife can come and get the kid. The way his wife ran into the room, he could probably hear her running in the hallway since the kids left the door open. He's trying to move the child back a step or two to buy an extra second or two for Mom to get there.

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Honestly? I was disturbed by the walker. Doesn't he know those things are dangerous?

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Totally involved Dad as the toddler seemed cool with marching in and checking to see what Dad is doing. I remember those baby and toddler days and working too - it is a full life. Mom was great trying to let her spouse do his job.

The video was awesome and made me laugh out loud.

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He looked so damn uncomfortable. He didn't handle it with any shred of coolness or personality. He would've presented himself much better if he were even a tiny bit friendly to his kids or laughed it off for a second instead of looking so completely uptight.

My dh sometimes works at home and when my kids were younger, they'd sometimes burst into his office while he was holding a conference call with numerous clients. The way he would handle it was much more natural and sweet, and that's the image I had in my head for comparison when I saw the video.

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Anonymous wrote:My dh sometimes works at home and when my kids were younger, they'd sometimes burst into his office while he was holding a conference call with numerous clients. The way he would handle it was much more natural and sweet, and that's the image I had in my head for comparison when I saw the video.

Get back to us after he's been interrupted on live TV.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dh sometimes works at home and when my kids were younger, they'd sometimes burst into his office while he was holding a conference call with numerous clients. The way he would handle it was much more natural and sweet, and that's the image I had in my head for comparison when I saw the video.

Get back to us after he's been interrupted on live TV.

Different PP. Correct that to "Get back to us after he's been interrupted on live international TV on one of the largest broadcasters in the world." Quite different from a conference call with a handful of clients.

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Anonymous wrote:He looked so damn uncomfortable. He didn't handle it with any shred of coolness or personality. He would've presented himself much better if he were even a tiny bit friendly to his kids or laughed it off for a second instead of looking so completely uptight.

My dh sometimes works at home and when my kids were younger, they'd sometimes burst into his office while he was holding a conference call with numerous clients. The way he would handle it was much more natural and sweet, and that's the image I had in my head for comparison when I saw the video.

He laughed and smiled and didn't look panicked. I'd say he did just fine under the circumstances!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dh sometimes works at home and when my kids were younger, they'd sometimes burst into his office while he was holding a conference call with numerous clients. The way he would handle it was much more natural and sweet, and that's the image I had in my head for comparison when I saw the video.

Get back to us after he's been interrupted on live TV.

I can get back to you now. He's very poised and natural and genuine, and would've done the same in that situation. That's my point. Not that it's a direct comparison, but that he's a loving dad who exhibits more grace under pressure. Some are better than others at that.

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I guess it's sweet, if smug, that you think that.