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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks everyone. Not sure what to do. 
They play two spring sports each. So they each have 2 practices a week (nanny and I cover these - DH does not come to any practices and by the time he gets home they are over.)
So every weekend for April and may only, there are 3-4 games. [b]Three Saturday, one Sunday. [/b] So that leaves him doing two games on Saturday. Sometimes one, if I can manage three or rely on a friend. 
The seasons are so short. 8 weeks. We already agreed no travel teams. So they only play rec league. DH would never, ever drive to another town for a game. I'm ok with that - trying to compromise.

We tried no sports for the winter season. Just one musical instrument - nanny handled because it was right after school. 
DH did not take the opportunity to do family things on weekends. Kids did Wii, iPads, play dates. I took them swimming a few times. DH takes 10 year old to movies, sometimes both but mostly just the oldest so they can see pg-13 movies.

DH wants nanny to work more. That's his solution. She's willing to do so. I just feel bad for my kids. [/quote]

WAY TOO MUCH!

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For 8 weeks. It's a lot, but it's short term. Anyway, the OP's DH is being a giant baby, and I get it, because my DH is the same way. So of course I handle everything, because I actually want to be there for my kids and I don't want to hear him whining about it. And my kids don't have much - a dance recital or a play/concert here and there. It might come out to one big "event" every month, but that's still apparently too much, on top of driving one kid to one activity per week. Heaven forbid we throw a birthday party into the mix, then it becomes "we never have family time and you overschedule them." But when we don't schedule anything, it's not like he's on top of coming up with fun family activities to do either.[/quote]

My god, that's way too much, even in the short term.  But yes your DH is being a huge baby.  You and him need to sit down together and hash out a compromise that is acceptable to you both.  [/quote]

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