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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH was similar but not to that extent. He really didn't have any baby/baby toddler experience before our kids and toddlers/preschoolers are NOT his cup of tea. He would fight battles that DID NOT MATTER. Like, sleep in your damn clothes kid no one will get hurt. And he'd be determined to wrestle them into pjs. Or they'd want to lay on the hallway floor and spread all their books out vs reading in their reading nook and he'd try to redirect them back to it. The nuances of toddler world just did not make sense to him. Once I drove it though that I was a calmer parent because I do not push things that don't matter, he finally had a wake up call. Like no, we do not have to fight for 20 minutes about wearing the rain boots instead of the snow books. They're both water proof, it's not too cold out, WHO CARES.

Once our oldest hit 4yo, he's a fricken ROCK STAR dad and is actually better at a lot of things than I am- pretending, crafting, more athletic.

Another trick I have up my sleeve is when I want to yell, I whisper. The kids have to quiet down to hear what I'm saying or they think it's hilarious and we all end up laughing.[/quote]

OP here, yeah my spouse is like this sometimes, fighting over things that don't matter. He is also really good at playing with DD sometimes. I like the whispering approach, I have tried it and sometimes it works.[/quote]

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