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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ETA:  it’s a different story if the kids want him to play with them and he’s refusing in favor of his phone. That’s not cool!!![/quote]

I’m the SAHM again and it’s perfectly acceptable to me to decline to play. I do it all the time. It’s usually because I’m busy with household stuff (food, laundry, cleaning) but it’s also often for my phone! I do a lot of things on my phone that are important for my family. All the scheduling, school emails, blah blah. I also like to play word games. There’s nothing about me telling my kid no sometimes in favor of word games that will traumatize her or make her doubt my love. That’s a trap and a guilt trip. Each day we have specific activities and some amount of what I call shoulder time, which basically means playing in the house with toys. I say no to play a lot during that time. It’s fine! You guys put so much pressure on yourselves. [/quote]
Are you disengaged from your kids *every single time* you are with them?  Because that's what OP is saying she sees when her DH supposedly is spending time with their kids.

He could at least read books to their kids, yes even 1 yr old.  We read to our 1 yr old every night.[/quote]

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