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[quote=Anonymous]I did not fully understand the demands of parenting before having kids.  I have been very disappointed that my husband has not stepped up to be my partner in parenting.  I had very severe PPD and was on my own. My own father struggled to hold down a job, divorced my mom and abandoned us so my idea of vetting and what to look for in a partner for me was a bit skewed.  My husband is at least responsible financially, around, and not abusive.  So, I do try to be thankful for that.

Most women I know are the main parents. It is very frustrating. There are a few dads in my kid's class who arrange the play dates, volunteer, do pick up and drop off, plan summer camps, but not many.  The divorced moms have to do the logistics for 2 households and argue with their ex about it on top of that, so there's no winning. Or not do it and their kids miss everything - birthday parties, field trips, camps, doctors appointments...etc.

I was talking about this unequal sharing of parenting responsibilities with a mom friend and she told me about her mom going out for the day when she was a kid and leaving her and her siblings with their father.  He didn't feed them, even though they told him they were hungry. He did make himself a sandwich though. I don't doubt the truthfulness of the pps story about the kids not having any dinner. [/quote]

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