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[quote=Anonymous]My husband can be like this too, minus the hyperactivity. He is a very good and involved dad, but he gets ticked off by things that I don't mind, wants to fight all the parenting battles, and generally is just of a different and more agitated mindset than I am. He bottles up his frustration until something that isn't such a big deal sets him off, and then he needs space. He doesn't demand divorce, but has said before that he thinks we do not work well as a parenting team through no one's fault. It sucks.

I don't know if counseling would help, so much as to realize that you two are going to be different that the space he requires, even if it's for a day, is something you might consider giving him without catastrophizing it? I've learned to do this and it helps. If DH has to sulk in his office for an evening because dinner was really rough, so be it.

Is he really hating parenting? This is often how dads behave when they feel like they're trying and immersed in something really sucky. It's just too much and moms don't understand because they find their kids universally adorable.

Also, yes, consider depression? Is he open to that?[/quote]

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