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Husbands.... and child rearing

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margo1974 · 30/01/2007 14:35

My husband dressed our 2yo daughter in shorts and T shirt today.

Doesn't he know that it's January?

And the heating isn't on?

I suppose I should be grateful that he got her dressed....

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Weegle · 30/01/2007 14:40

and that the nappy was on the right way round. I discovered one put on backwards the other day (it must be the millionth nappy he's changed so goodness knows how he managed it!)

Don't you just love 'em?!

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margo1974 · 31/01/2007 22:12

I should have moved this thread to "am I being unreasonable?"

AND when he gets her ready for bed he doesn't seem to be able to put her in matching PJs

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Kbear · 31/01/2007 22:14

DON'T START ME OFF

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sorkycake · 31/01/2007 22:20

Aargh! jarmies should ALWAYS match!

Nemo2007 · 31/01/2007 22:22

pmsl my hubby does things like that or will put a pj top on as a daytime top, or clothes that are by far too small[ he tried to put dd1[13mths] into one of dd2s[4wks] nappies the other day and couldnt figure out whyt it wouldnt shut

TheArmadillo · 31/01/2007 22:27

dp is only allowed to dress ds if I have
a) given him the clothes
b)I am going to be out all day and won't see him (though usually he leaves him in his pjs).

how difficult is it to dress a child in a resonable matching, fitting, complete outfit?

choosyfloosy · 31/01/2007 22:28

um... quite difficult actually

i really really try to give ds matching socks now he's going to preschool

sorkycake · 31/01/2007 22:29

It's the disgraceful colour combo's that get me. I often have to ask did he dress her or did she dress herself?

wotsits · 31/01/2007 22:31

I think it's the ingrained male 'learned helplessness' thing. As with all things domestic, if my DH does it badly enough and often enough, then I take over. Mind you, I have been known to be 'helpless' at DIY stuff...

bran · 31/01/2007 22:34

The PJs issue used to really annoy me, but now when I put them away I put the bottoms inside the tops and then fold them so it's virtually impossible for him to get confused. DH is very good about the appropriate number of layers for the weather, mostly because he is from the tropics and feels the cold himself, but the colour combinations can be really horrible. Twice a week I leave before ds is up so I don't see what he's wearing until I pick him up from nursery, sometimes I feel the need to point out to nursery staff that ds was dressed by dh in case they think I did it.

pinkdolly · 01/02/2007 08:08

Men- Bless em! They dont really have much of a clue do they. There is 14 months between dd1 and 2 and I always found them in each others clothes when he dressed them. Even tho just by looking at them I could see the sleeves were far to short on that one or the dress far to big on the other.

Yes, he did the pj's as a daytime top too. And wasn't that brill at colour coordination either.

Although he is better with dd3 now.

BottomlyPotts · 01/02/2007 08:11

When my dd1 was a toddler and going to a parent and todler swimming group, DH took her on his own once. He put her swimming costume on back to front so her nipples and belly button were exposed and she looked like a wrestler.

Luckily my friend was there to tell him it was on back to front and she reported the news rapidly back to me.

Wordsmith · 01/02/2007 08:13

At my DSs nursery they say they can always tell when the dads have got the kids ready beacause their hair is never damped down or combed. It's something dads just don't think of. She said, generalising wildly.

roseylea · 01/02/2007 08:15

When I was in hospital dh would bring hte dcs in every day to see me, and some the things they were wearing!

THe thing that really gets me is when he dresses dd (aged 4.5) in boys' clothes!!!! And nobody even notices!

nailpolish · 01/02/2007 08:18

lol @ bottomlypots dd like a wrestler

i think life is too short to worry about clashing colours on small children, or inappropriate clothing, up to a point, obv

ProfYaffle · 01/02/2007 08:19

Ooh that's a good one Wordsmith. Dh combs dd's hair but never damps it down so she goes out looking like Russell Brand.

exbury · 01/02/2007 12:49

I was once walking into DS's nursery behind a father with 2 LOs - DD with the worst attempt at pigtails I have ever seen and deperately clashing clothes - I had to smile as it was clear who had got them dressed that morning - and the nursery staff said they could always tell when Daddies were in charge (with DS it wasn't much of a challenge as until DS was old enough to object DH tended to take him in his PJ's!!)

I have always taken the view that to lay out clothes was to pander to the "learned helplessness" thing - but then with DS's clothes it was hard to come up with too disasterous a combination - I might change my tune when DD starts nursery - I can't stand clashing shades of pink

sandyballs · 01/02/2007 12:54

I remember going on a girlie weekend away and DH had to take our two DDs to a party. I got about 6 text messages from horrified friends describing what my DDs were wearing .

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margo1974 · 01/02/2007 13:01

Actually I am considering getting DH a dulux colour chart to help him get dd dressed as their slogan is "we know the colours that go".

He keeps saying to me when I look disapprovingly over the choice of outfit (2 different pinks) Well they're both pink aren't they?

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Aderyn · 01/02/2007 14:00

My DH was very proud of himself when he 'matched' stripes with stripes. He couldn't understand what the problem was.

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