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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]This thread makes me very grateful for my partner. [/b] He is 100% a co-parent.  Sure, we divvy tasks up (I do more cooking, he does more cleaning, I feed the kids, he does more diaper/potty trips), but it evens out.  If anything, he probably appears more engaged than I do, because I like to push my kids to be more independent (e.g., if we are at a playground, I want my kids to play with other kids, not me, generally), whereas my DH really likes jumping in and playing.  I will be more hands on if we are at a party at his friend's house, and he will be more hands on if we are with my friends.  We usually sit one parent with each kid.  We each know what our kids' shoes look like (how could we not, even if they are new?!)  He travels more than I do for work, but when we are together, we are both parenting.

[b]I know I'm lucky, but I wish he were the norm.[/b][/quote]
So reading this thread makes you feel lucky? Do you really think that the majority of dads are like this? Do you feel lucky to have a "normal" child when you read the special needs threads...or lucky to have been able to have a child when you read the TTC posts? Newsflash: Online posts do not represent the norm. [/quote]

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