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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder how many of you self righteous women have ever had a moment where after a full day of kids, work, errands, cooking etc hasnt caught herself dozing off in a chair while their child played nearby. Well, one who would admit it. I have. The child was fine. Who says the kid sat in a soaked diaper for long? The child could have just peed the diaper not long before mom returned home. And if mom has to start off by saying something about not being able to trust her husband then she set herself (and her child up) for this failure. She has no business then leaving her husband in charge of the kid. Love it how people can slam someone. Go look at yourselves in the mirror and make sure you dont live in a glass house. [/quote]

I agree in general and I don't think falling asleep is some horrific parenting crime. Nor do I think a 3 yr old being in a wet diaper or watching TV for a bit is worth hyperventilating about.

The issue for me in this post is that there are bigger issues - issues in the marriage and issues underlying the situation that happened last night that need to be dealt with based on what OP has posted. It sounds like dad is pretty disengaged and I think they need to figure out why and resolve that issue. They dynamic between them may be unhealthy, maybe mom has set up dad as the 'secondary' parent and he is playing the role, maybe he is lazy, who knows... That is what they need to focus on.[/quote]

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