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[quote=Anonymous]My dad was a little like this.

My mom was a SAHM and she did all the care work.  As a young child I remember him picking up hitchikers when I was in the car.  Also being 20 minutes late (after closing) to pick me up at the library so the librarians called my mother.  My parents then had an argument on the front steps of the library since they arrived simultaneously from different directions.  My mom also had tons of rules about water safety since our family vacationed at a lake every summer.  Dad was cavalier about it since he had never drowned.

You are right to worry about this.  But you can train your kids to follow your rules and to understand that dad makes poor decisions.  They will likely absorb your values.

I'm sorry to say that your fears are justifiable.  The human race continues to exist largely because of women's vigilance.  Perhaps if you can just accept that this is almost a genetic thing, you can forgive your husband for being a doofus.  You may need to tell him that you need to watch the kids and therefore he needs to do the cooking.  And that you need to take the kids to the park so he needs to do the grocery shopping.  I think that's the best solution.  Make him do different tasks that don't run the risk of endangering the children.  You can switch back when the baby is 5.[/quote]

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