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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband isn’t very involved in day-to-day parenting.

I make almost all of the decisions regarding the kids, which I’m very happy about because I see so many friends and their spouses arguing over parenting decisions. The downside is that the emotional stress of parenting falls on my shoulders — and I don’t have anyone to share it with. [/quote]

I’m a dad, I have always made all the kid decisions, it has never caused me any emotional stress at all. [/quote]

That’s interesting.  Are you also a ninja?

How does one remain detached and unemotional about decisions regarding their own children?  [/quote]

I don’t understand why there’s any need to get emotional about 99% of kid decisions. What day care they should attend, what summer camps they go to, where they have their birthday parties, what clothes to buy, why would I get emotional about any of that? Most of the decisions are no-brainers.

Give me an example of a kid decision that emotionally exhausted you, and why.[/quote]

Ah! That’s such a husband thing to say.

I’m the PP you first responded. For example - if my child is getting bullied. Which happened in first grade. I tossed & turned for weeks, it worried me so much. My other child had a health problem for several years. It had the potential to be quite serious and again, I worried and worried and was always on the look out for signs of illness. My husband didn’t think or worry about it unless I brought it up. Also- school. I made sure my kids were on the right track and got tutoring if needed, and was concerned one of them wasn’t doing as well as they should have been. I’m not sure my husband even thought of this stuff? Everything from puberty to hormones to growing on track to keeping them healthy & happy.  Parenting involves a lot of worry (“emotional stress”). If you don’t do this, then your wife is doing it for you. [/quote]

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