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Good dad or bad dad?

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emkana · 07/01/2006 18:55

Physically present reasonable amount of time (home at six every night, around practically 100 % at the weekend)
very patient
very loving
good at "explaining the world"
always there for family meals in the evening
happy to go on family outings at the weekend, esp. in the summer
nearly every night there to get children changed
reads bedtime story (about 5 to 10 mins)
doing some physical play, "rough and tumble"

BUT
often distracted, with nose in book/in the paper/on the computer, even when children are having bath etc
practically never doing any actual play with children

I'm always inclined to weigh the bad parts more than the good parts, interested to know what you all think

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expecting · 11/01/2006 23:45

My dh is wonderful. Our ds absolutely adores him. Dh baths him mosts nights, looks after him on two of the nights I work, does the whole bedtime routine thing, takes him to the park, collects him from nursery etc. I think ds actually prefers dh to me! I dunno about the term mummy's boy as practically all my friends sons dote on their dad!

Dh is not so great with household chores though

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