I despise bed time!
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Anonymous
| My DH simply falls apart at bedtime. He is incapable of doing the simplist thing from teethbrushing, diapers, books, etc. My patience is wearing thin. We have talked it, but he simply cant manage. Just a vent, ugh! |
Anonymous
| Your husband (DH) or your son (DS)? I hope it’s your son and not your husband! |
Anonymous
| Move bedtime up. |
Anonymous
| It is your husband that cannot manage? Go do something else out of house a certain number of times per week so he can figure it out. |
Anonymous
| Your DH can manage. He wants to appear incapable so you will take over and do it. Tell him "You got this!" |
Anonymous
| Yes, it is my husband who cant manage. We are moving bedtime slowly up and I have been eyeing a gym class. Sooner that later! |
Anonymous
| Dude...just leave the house. He will figure it out. |
Anonymous
Yep. Don't "ease him into it". Go to your class. He will figure it out - even if that means he just puts the kid(s) to be without doing everything you would have done. Hold firm on the teeth brushing and diapers, and let the rest go. |
Anonymous
| I feel you. My DH is supposed to cut my 4 yo’s nails. (And by the way, him taking on this task was literally the result of 12 therapy sessions trying to even out our division of labor.) DH always cuts the nails too close and DS always freaks out. Today, in typical fashion, DH cuts too close, but this time it is way too close and he draws blood. Then he keeps barking at DS to stop crying and insisting he can’t see any blood, and ultimately storms off, leaving me to calm down DS. But hey, the nails got cut, so it’s all good, right? Uh wrong- it would be easier if I did it myself. Even easier if I just told DH “look hon, it doesn’t have to be perfect, just as long as he doesn’t have daggers on his toes”. But no, I’m supposed to trust his parenting and not interfere. |
Anonymous
Your husband wears a diaper?? |
Anonymous
| We all function better w/o DH around at bedtime. He's rarely home for bedtime anyway so I've learned to multitask/multi-kids myself on my own. |
Anonymous
| Can't/won't do bedtime? Great, now DH can clean up after dinner including dishes, counters and floor. He is working you OP. |
Anonymous
| How many kids do you have? |
Anonymous
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SOOOO wondering if this is DH or DS.
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Anonymous
All you had to do was read:
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