The DADDY Olympics...whats his event

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my dh...cooking the (fussy toddler) kids dinner and inventing "groovy mashed potatoes" with spuds/carrots/brocelli(sp?) and getting them to love it!

shameless bump...how desparate am I not to fall off active convos beore at least 1 reply

where are all the male mumsnetters tonight???

my dh? settling fussy children of all ages, rough-housing play, cooking and nappy changing.

Master of teaching the kids to jump off things/ play ball in the house/throw playdoh 5 minutes before he disappears out of the front door for an easy day at work!

Olympic Mouse-Clicking Finalist here.

cleaning up sick or poo i'm too much of a wuss for this

Winding (can get a burp out of any baby!)
Reading stories
Playing daft games with DS while I do other things

(it probably goes without saying that a lot of partners are good at keeping the rest of the family amused while we sit on MN)

DP is gold medal holder at changing mat fun. Usually too much fun just before bedtime!

giving dd1 confidence to try thing she wont try with me
winding dd2(even though he looks like a giraffe on ecstasy whilst doing it)

getting up during the night small children and letting me have lovely lie ins. Making the biggest mess, he's fair messier than our children could ever be!!!!!

Sitting on the toilet for hours.

dh would be a gold medal winner hands down for the following

swilling lager and jack daniels (he can pack them away)

sitting on the bog for hours and using all the toilet roll

hard working

for being a brilliant, caring dad

for giving the kids what they want

Mine would win gold in everything he's perfect, he does everything better than me!!

Taking DS out for very long walks so knackered mummy can get some kip

My dp - doing the bath/bedtime routine whilst I lay comatose daystairs in front of the tv

Moaning!

IGW, agree on winding - dd is always passed to dh for that last final stubborn buurrrp!

Hmmmm My ex wouldn't get to the event!.
He's one of those 'athletes' that you read about that have gone 'missing' during the games, when their visa are about to expire!!
He's the reigning world champion at it.

Teaching the dds how to make pom poms. I kid you not.

Definitely doing cooking with DS and DD - he has far more patience than me, and allows them to do far more than I would (in a good way). Also would win the gold medal for using every single pot, pan and utensil in the kitchen for cooking the most basic things. Need to cut a piece of butter? Use the most enormous Sabatier knife (that won't go in the dishwasher so I'll have to wash it up by hand later). Grrr.

Miaou - lol at pompoms

teaching dd the 'gallic' (sp???) shrug
(shoulder action with downturned mouth too - highly amusing!)

Endurance baby-wobbling....ds is one of those babies that loves being in motion in order to settle (keep him still and he sets up wailing)and DH seems to have the magic touch (or at least he used to, I think my intensive training regime may have starte dto show results, and I am now a contender!!)

Second great year of world championship in patience - a definite medal contender.