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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]a 5 yr old and 20 month old can't really play together.  [b]You are not a better parent than DH. [/b] Stop trying to prove you are. You just come across like a martyr. [/quote]

DP but actually based on the evidence as presented by OP I’d 100% disagree with that statement.

DCUM is so weird. If OP had posted that she had a nanny who engaged in “playtime” with the kids in this way, everyone would tell her how unacceptable that is....because it is!!![/quote]

The only thing that would bother me is if the nanny were on her phone.  If she were reading a book or writing or something, that would be fine.  Too many parents think that kids need constant adult interaction, stimulation, and direction.  It's okay to have unstructured time.  Yes, interact with them throughout the day: read them a story, draw a picture with them, bake cookies with them, take a walk around the neighborhood, look for bugs in the backyard, whatever.  But letting them play on their own is good for them.  If OP's husband is always ignoring the kids, then that's the issue, not letting them have free play.

And if OP is tired after playtime, she's doing it wrong.  She's spoiling her kids.  She should play with them as much as she enjoys, and not to the point that she's worn out.  [/quote]

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