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EmMumofOne · 22/11/2022 07:30

Hi there. So my 4yo is going through a phase (at least I hope it's a phase) where all she wants is Daddy. This is predominantly in the mornings before school. I am enemy number one. One morning, I walked into her room, opened the curtains, said "good morning darling" and she replied "I want Daddy". I was done. Daddy starts work from home early and when I can't get her to do things it causes arguments between us and quite frankly I feel like a terrible mum. Is this normal? What am I doing wrong? I take her to school, but he picks her up with sweets and then takes her for an activity (swimming etc). He cooks then I come home and we put her to bed. Am I just not liked as much as I get all the rubbish jobs?! I choose to work full time but I feel very guilty about it recently and wonder if I need to spend more time with her? Help please!

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Youdoyoubabe · 22/11/2022 07:35

Normal. You’ll laugh about it in 10 years.

Dad’s are sometimes more fun, fewer rules, more sweets. Which you mention.

it doesn’t sound like you get all the rubbish jobs. Getting up for school is an hour max. After school, activity plus cooking dinner. 2 to 3 hours.

it sounds like he is doing more of the childcare so has become the main carer so she is slightly more attached to him.

very normal, happens with nannies too.

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