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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]

In general, I wouldn’t say that it’s by one decision.  It’s making all of the decisions every day.  Frankly, sometimes, just deciding what to make for dinner seems like too much.  Scheduling pick ups/drop offs, kids books, games, and activities, what to do when school is cancelled for a day (or a year).  I haven’t made dinner every night, but I have decided what our family of six will have for dinner every day for the last three thousand days. It would be nice to be able to push some things off onto someone else sometimes.

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