Things that dh still doesn't get after nearly six years of parenting

[emkana]

... that our dd's always ALWAYS need a five minute warning before finishing an activity they enjoy...

today dh was fed up and wanted bath time over with quickly, so he just pulled the plug out and said "right come out now"

cue mega tears...

it was so bad (and he felt so bad when he realized his mistake of not warning them) that he actually ran them a second bath

[prettybird]

I still haven't got a lot of these things and ds is 6!

[Bozza]

Have to say though that my 2 are very warm blooded which is why they don't have vests. would expect most children to need a vest.

[Dophus]

Yup - all of the above...

Espceially

• appropriate clothing
• matching clothing
• when DS1 (25months) says no - ignore him
• needs feeding at least three times a day at the same time
• needs nap every day (at the same time)
• boy's day is not cbeebies day
• It is not appropriate to palce highchair in fornt of telly at meal times
• you can't catch a cold by beign cold
• swimming is not life threatening if you have a cold
• cats do not kill babies
• bath before wind down
• wind down before bed
• bed is at the same time every day
• If DS reappears after going to bed - giving him a chocolate is not the best course of action (FFS)
• When DS cries int he night because he want sto be in bedd with us - putting him there is not the solution to restful nights

shall I go on?

[sputnik]

That small children in the supermarket go in the trolley, in the SEAT. Only.

[MorocconOil]

Expects 5 and 7 dss to tidy their Beirut looking bedroom by just shouting'tidy your room now!' and leaving them to it.

Commands them to find a pair of socks when there aren't any in the sock drawer! He wouldn't have a clue where to start looking himself.

Expects them to do their homework without any help.

[MorocconOil]

Oh I forgot- he also tells them not to splash him if they all go swimming together.

He'e pretty good most of the time though.

[mrsdarcy]

That when your children are aged 1 and 3, a child-level cupboard is not a good place for a litre of soy sauce. Especially in the beautiful new kitchen that has just been fitted.

[Chooster]

DH thinks that he can somtimes not bother warning DS before putting him on the nuaghty step.

He also thinks that if he SHOUTS REALLY LOUD, DS will actually do as he asks

Last night he also didn't understand why I was pissed off when I came in from work at 5.30 to find out that DS had slept for an hour from 4pm to 5pm and he still hadn't eaten... Needless to say he (DS not DH) was still awake at 9.45pm last night and then tired when he woke at his normal 6.30am

[Berries]

That starting a request with 'I would prefer you to...' IS giving the child a choice, and they can just choose the opposite. If it's non-negotiable ffs just TELL THEM. He then whinges at me because they don't do what he wants them to.

Also, if I say we're leaving in 10 minutes, how come I can get myself and 2 dds ready by the front door, but he still hasn't got his shoes on?

Apart from this he is lovely by the way, and can put a bobble in a ponytail whilst pushing a shopping trolley

[lanismum]

that there is a HUGE difference between swim nappies and normal nappies

[exbury]

lanismum - did he find that out before or after he drowned a child?

[majorstress]

That if one of his dds or I am ill, he does not automatically have to become ill himself, becoming MORE helpless than any of us and creating loads of extra work for me.

[Dophus]

MLanismum

My DP did that too! He was really embarrassed though as he had to complete the class he had taken him too (only bloke with a lot of Mum's)

[Elasticwoman]

Forgot to cream and t shirt ds then aged 4 when taking to the beach and then was surprised when ds threw up in the car. Failed to notice sunburnt back so did not apply aftersun. I found out after returning from a week away looking after my aged mum, post hip op.

V reproachful of me when more recently I was so immersed in su doku that I forgot to meet ds in changing rooms, leaving him wet and alone with no towel for more than 10 mins. Mea culpa, Bad Mummy.

[crayon]

Just because 3rd old's trousers have somehow found their way into 5yr old's drawers, this does not mean that 5 year old looks good in them.



That shirts look nice, yes, but they are a bugger to iron and they have plenty of t-shirts in their drawers too .

[lanismum]

oh no, he didnt put a normal nappy on dd for swimming, oh no, he put a swim nappy on her before a 3 hour drive..............hence 1 very wet miserable baby and one stinky car seat

[busybusybumblebaby]

My dh constantly needs reminding of the childrens routine.....and we have 3 children now...you would have thought he should have mastered it by now...but NO CHANCE!! I still need to remind him of everything!! some times it makes me sooo MAD!!

[Wallerbies]

my DH has just cleaned the highchair with some yucky bleach containing kitchen cleaner which I'd hidden at the back of the cupboard and the work surfaces with tonights organic lasagne still cooling. Well DS wont be eating left overs tomorrow (yes I've recleaned the high chair and tray. He claims this is the first hes ever heard of this and thought I would think washing up liquid would not be good enough!

[ludaloo]

How to be friggin QUIET

[DeviousDaffodil]

To bath the kids occassionally.
To not give them food that is past the sll by date.

[Smithagain]

Like so many others, DH doesn't understand that announcing that it is bed time and then carrying on drinking coffee and reading the paper sends out a somewhat mixed message.

And that it is no bloomin' use sending a vertically-challenged 4yo upstairs to get clean trousers, when her hanging rail is six feet off the ground. Or getting irate when she is still not dressed 20 minutes later.

[LilyLoo]

Nightmare! Came back from girly weekend, Bliss. However friend not too impressed when neighbour advised that she had seen her dh out with the two dd's1 + 3 both wearing tops and tights. When questioned he thought they were leggings !

[Themis]

Although he will kindly take the children swimming occasiionally on a Saturday afternoon , he forgets that the swimming trunks and towels will not dry whilst still in the rucksack and that they actaully need TAKING OUT AND DRYING OFF !!!

Also

that the children have a bedtime routine - that is why they go to bed nicely EXCEPT when HE doesn't stick to that routine !!