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DH interrupting

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microwavecuppa · 28/03/2022 16:35

I try to pick my battles as DH is brilliant in so many other ways (fab husband, helps around the house and plays with the kids) but AIBU to be annoyed with his interupting? The other morning, DC (6) was having breakfast (he can be a fussy eater who is constantly up from the table) and he was literally about 2 mouthfuls in when DH gets up from next to him and announces 'Guess what Daddy's got for you in my office!' DS leaps up and they trot off upstairs for half an hour to look at some stickers DH has bought him. I go and try to get DS back to the table. DS has obviously lost interest in his breakfast and won't touch it. DH then pleads with him for 1.5 hours to eat it. He finally offers DS some chocolate on toast which he wolfs down next to his abandoned soggy breakfast. I did sit down with DH for a chat about it the night before and he agreed that DS needs to concentrate on his eating his breakfast to get a good meal in him otherwise he’ll pick all morning, not eat lunch and have moods for the rest of the day. I was so cross that he’d made him another breakfast. It’s like it doesn't click with him that we are already in the middle of something. Can't he resist the urge and show him after breakfast? He sometimes tries to distract them with 'something better' whilst they are in the middle of doing something.

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NowEvenBetter · 28/03/2022 17:36

‘Helps’ round the house and plays with his kids doesn’t sound ‘brilliant’, does he not parent equally?
Pass the problem he caused back to him to deal with, and not solve with chocolate. He’ll need to repeat solving his issue until it occurs to him to not cause the problem in the first place.

Nanny0gg · 28/03/2022 19:58

He's all 'Me. Me. Me.' isn't he?

Not to mention monumentally stupid.

You have more patience than I do.

And your list of what makes a 'fab husband'? That sounds like a fairly average one to me.

Ionlydomassiveones · 28/03/2022 20:02

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picklemewalnuts · 28/03/2022 20:07

Head it off at the pass.
As soon as DH comes in tell him "DS is eating his breakfast, he's doing really well, aren't you DS?" "DS is doing his homework, we've nearly finished haven't we DS?"

Your DH lacks self awareness.

Easterbunnyiswindowshopping · 28/03/2022 20:24

Why are you grateful he does the bare bones of parenting?

HellToTheNope · 28/03/2022 20:26

‘Helps’ round the house and plays with his kids doesn’t sound ‘brilliant’, does he not parent equally?

Precisely. Good grief, the bar is set so low.

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