Let's sing our husbands praises

[Gratitudeiseverything]

Good morning,

I've read so many posts on here about how their DH is driving them crazy.

But let's take a moment to sing our praises for all the amazing things our husbands do.

My husband has been waking up every morning to make the kids breakfast and allowing me to have a lay in!

He's been making us all delicious treats like chocolate crepes and other goodies to randomly make us smile. He constantly thinks about my comfort, as I'm working from home and he currently isn't due to the virus. He even made me dinner last night and usually I would be the one doing most of the work during a normal week as I work from home and he works into the late evening with his work. He also has been great with the kids, helping with their homework, making sure they are happy and having fun.

He is truly amazing! Feeling very grateful 🙌

What are you grateful for?

Oh and I'm also pregnant! With our third, so he is truly pampering me like a princess and making sure I'm ok and encouraging me to rest.

Mines great as in he does his fair share anyway around the home but has been sorting out garden decking fencing etc etc that needed it.

He also spent a whole day clearing and making my summer house homely again after a big leak and lots of tears and refusals to go in it from me 😂

He's not too good with the home learning so that's all me with a primary age and gcse kids so he organises tea and other stuff while I'm helping them

I get your positivity - but this is an sharing and support forum, people genuinely need the help right at that worst and most confusing times.
Singing a partners praises for no reason other than because you can seem a little crass to me, sorry!

@marblesgoing yay! 😁 That's great!

There’s always one. We must all drown ourselves in misery. Or how about actually let’s just have a nice thread where we can appreciate supportive wonderful partners.

My husband is an absolute gem. He was up half the night looking after our teething baby and then took over cleaning the mess the dog left in his crate as I was dry heaving at the smell.

He’s kind, generous and makes my life immeasurably better.

My husband is currently making me breakfast (as he's done most mornings since we've been off). I'm pregnant with our first and he has been so helpful, supportive and considerate. It just reaffirms to me that he's going to be a wonderful father ❤️

My husband is away in the Caribbean "working"

I like this. I think where possible it’s good to pick out the positives we have in our lives right now.

And I do feel very lucky to have my husband. He's kind and so funny, and would do anything for me, which with me having a chronic illness is quite a lot sometimes! He’s also the hardest working man I have ever met, and every single day he’s putting more into our business, and building our future. He’s forgiving of my flaws, if he even notices them at all, and he’s completely devoted to me (and the dog!). Our lives are better for having each other, and I am so grateful for that.

Plus you know he let me give him a quarantine mullet despite the fact we’re both still working and it’s majestic af 😂

Haha, I cut my husband’s hair the other day, he’s very trusting

I think it's hard for many to read about "singing our DHs' praises" on a board like this. Frankly, kind and supportive behaviour should be the norm, and therefore not worth mentioning. Here, it rubs salt in a lot of wounds. Rather post it elsewhere on the Talk pages.

Hope all these cooks do the washing up and put things away after.

@LuluBellaBlue this is also a positive forum where you can share Happy thoughts!

@Sexnotgender that's amazing!! Love this!! 😍
@Ughmaybenot he sounds great! Love that you feel so supported and loved. And love the mullet comment made me lol! 😁

@BertiesLanding and that is exactly why we need posts like these! Nothing wrong with spreading joy and happiness. I think the good things should be much more worth mentioning, especially in times like this. This post was meant to encourage people to show gratitude for all the amazing things our partners do!

@otterbaby that is fabulous. Congratulations on your pregnancy! ❤️

Then you've misunderstood my post, @Gratitudeiseverything. I really do think it is in the wrong place right now.

I think it's hard for many to read about "singing our DHs' praises" on a board like this. Frankly, kind and supportive behaviour should be the norm, and therefore not worth mentioning

In an ideal world yes, but you only have to flick through a few Mumsnet threads to see what some women will put up with as “normal” because they’ve been conditioned into thinking that unless he’s violent or cheating then it’s acceptable.

Often posters will post terrible treatment and ask is this normal are all DH like this?
Maybe it is good to post what 'normal' husbands do so people realise the way they are being treated is not normal and not acceptable..
My DH has taken the dog and older DC for a walk this morning so I could have a lie in (we have a newborn also) then when he got back he made me breakfast and tea... he now is keeping an eye on newborn while I have a bath and I expect he will tell me to sit and rest my sore bits while he makes lunch and keeps older DC occupied, he's a good en and he can do this right now as he is on paternity leave, when he goes back to WFH I know he will still help me as much as he can around work also.

Mine has the good sense to go for a 2 hour walk every day. He is also teaching himself Japanese so we only see each other at mealtimes and bedtime. Result!

I think it's great to have threads like this sometimes. I think it might show a few abused women what is normal, a contrast to what they experience and have normalised. It's a step towards helping scales fall from eyes iyswim.

Get on, everyone. Show those people (mainly women) what a normal relationship looks like.

My DH cooks all my meals. He gives me a lot of kisses and tells me he loves me all the time.

I think it's a good thing to have a lovely positive thread. The title is clear what it is so people can steer clear if they want to. As others have said, it models normal positive behaviour too.

My DP is generally a good un but at the moment he's been particular great by repairing the kids summer house that the previous owners left in a bad state. Means the toddler can now use it and makes a huge difference to entertaining her whilst stuck at home. Never asked for anything in return, to him it's just a chore needing done for his family.

So lovely to hear all the lovely things your DH are doing!! Yay 🙌❤️

It does model normal, positive behavior, so why do i feel like l'm at a toddlers sports day??! Feels a bit tone deaf, given the platform and I feel busting out of "Hubby" is just a matter of time

I think it might show a few abused women what is normal, a contrast to what they experience and have normalised.

As someone who's been an "abused woman", I never needed anyone to tell me how amazing their partner is so that I felt even more shitty, bringing up thoughts of "what's wrong with me, it must be my fault that I don't have that". How about we just respond to people's questions in a sensitive way instead?