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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A different POV:  my DH can do things like this, and he does it trying to help me out.  It's not in the end, his ideas are always impractical, but he sees me working my butt off with a FT job, long commute, two kids who are very involved in their sports.  I'll complain when he sits down and watches two straight hours of his TV shows, "gee I would like to watch some TV too".  So he tries to solve it.  Of course not by him picking up the slack, but he does think he's "helping".  [/quote]

Ha, thanks for this.  I think this is actually very similar to my DH.  Sometimes I need a reminder that he just doesn't think in a normal way and that dots get connected in ways that appear bizarre to an outside observer.  I'm sure he thought it was a wonderful family idea, giving his stepmother (who likes to travel and lives on a limited income) a change of scenery and a chance to spend more time with her grandchild.  [/quote]

Are your husbands competent adults in the rest of their lives? For instance, at work would they offer a huge contract to an outside consultant without getting internal approval first? If so, this is not a matter of cute differences in thought process, it’s a total lack of respect for your role as a coequal adult in your household. [/quote]

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