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Who takes your dc <particularly dds> to their activities?

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SheSellsSeashellsByTheSeashore · 24/02/2009 12:54

It has occured to me that this is the one part of parenting where inequality seems to be accepted.

I take dd to her dance classes. If I am working that night DH will collect her. But it is a chore. He rarely sits through any of her classes and when he has to go to rehearsals for plays he makes a big song and dance about having to give up his time, when I was the one who started her dancing. He does go to them though, when I am working.

I have arranged for horse riding on a Sunday because he is off work every Sunday so if I am working there will still be someone to take her.

He was not happy about having to 'give up his sunday afternoon'

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Guadalupe · 24/02/2009 13:06

Other way round here. Dh takes dd to gym mondays evenings and drama saturday morning and all of ds1's football stuff.

This is mainly because he drives and I've only just started though.

CarofromWton · 24/02/2009 13:03

Yep, me too and I think you're right - it's the norm and it shouldn't be. It's back to the same old thing - we want a family, a career, a social life etc etc and we spread ourselves thinly across them all.

Unfortunately many men still think that as long as they're bringing money into the house anything else they do is a bonus and should be remarked upon to all and sundry.

Feel a bit guilty though - whilst I do take all this extra stuff on, DH doesn't complain if I ask him to do it on the rare occasion it's difficult for me.

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