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[quote=Anonymous]My husband has 2 friend groups we social with.

One group tends to either set up family events (with the wives tending to do the most kid wrangling while the DHs relax, although mine is still pretty helpful) or they go out with just the guys. So I’ve started inviting the wives out to do things just us so I can spend kid-free time with them.

The other group includes dads who will plan stuff that is just dads + kids in addition to whole family events and adult-only stuff (sometimes just DHs, just DWs, or couples nights out). The dads will take the kids on nature bike rides, batting cages, laser tag, etc.

Basically I just accept I can’t control my friends’ husbands and I try to lend an empathetic ear if they complaint their husbands aren’t helpful. If I was concerned my DH wasn’t doing enough with the kids I’d address that. I don’t care if he goes out for guys’ only nights, but I also take the initiative to plan girls’ nights and to hire a sitter for date nights so neither one of us feels like we’re not getting breaks.[/quote]

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