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Pappybear · 16/08/2018 21:02

I do bulk of childcare 2.5 days plus every afternoon although dp is incredibly hands on when he's here. I'm naturally more assertive than him and that's continued in our parenting styles. So when there's extra discipline needed it's mostly me who does etc.

Dc are 3.5 and just 2. The last few weeks they've been incredibly trying. Ds not listening at all, volatile and pushing boundaries. Dd just standard 2 yo stuff.

This evening, after a long day out with them both, and more of the same, I asked dp if he could bath them both whilst I had a tea. All fine. Except ds refused to go to the bath, and was tearing round the living room pretending to be superman. Dp repeatedly asked him to get upstairs, ds repeatedly refused and continued going hyper in the living room.

Normally at this point I'd have stepped in, except I didn't. I just sat there and drank my tea. Meanwhile dd started screaming. I still didn't step in.

Now dp is a bit put out because he says he feels like I was sat there judging him. I wasn't, I just wanted to drink my tea, and not have to always be the one who cracks the whip. Wibu?

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WooYa · 16/08/2018 21:15

Nope! I really enjoy days like these... DS is being a tiny terror and I'm at breaking point then DH swans in 'oh I'll sort him' bloody enjoy mate! I remember when DS learnt he could use his feet to lift his bum up - cue 2 socks in a very dirty nappy and DH panicking and poo everywhere and I was enjoying hiding in the bath Grin

Pappybear · 16/08/2018 21:20

Maybe you're right @WooYa, my fave must have Grinwritten all over it. He's basically pissed off because he didn't know how to deal with it. Which is sort of my point.

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Pappybear · 16/08/2018 21:20

*face

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WooYa · 16/08/2018 21:23

My face does that too hence the hiding Grin I say to DH though... I'm not the only parent here. I do 99% of childcare (on mat leave) but it's no excuse to not know how to sort the kids out Smile

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