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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How should I address the issues with DH? Nothing I am doing is working. 
Tonight I took the kids to a light show. DH stayed home. Tomorrow we have a kids daytime party with friends and neighbors. I don't think DH will come.  Staying home is even worse - he definitely will not play a game or build Legos. 
Many things I can cover - but there are things I can't. I am already strategizing about how I might get DH to help DS with the Pinewood Derby car. It's not that I can't do it - I am sure I can figure it out - it's that my son notices it is a father -son thing and already notices I am one of the very few moms at cub scouts. (My husband has gone twice but complained incessantly before, during and after so I just started going myself.)
I have begged, cajoled, tried to be matter of fact , tried to be forceful, sentimental, everything. 
I can leave, of course, and hope to find them a better dad but really is that going to happen?
I have three kids (almost) - I really doubt I will have many suitors. 
I am a full time WOHM, but my job is quite flexible and I telework frequently. So I am at all school events and I am always home before 5. I know my kids feel love and enthusiasm from me - it's just alot of pressure to feel like I always have to compensate for him. [/quote]

This situation is exactly like us. I don't know what to do either. I've point blank told my husband that he should spend more time engaging with the kids. But he can't be bothered. Either on his computer or taking a nap. When he does engage it's 5-10 minutes tops of rough housing. Kids love it but then he switches off again. [/quote]

Sorry to hear that. Sounds just like us.  Hugs and strength to you. [/quote]

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