Best Disney Dad quotes

[theredhen]

I quite often see women posting some daft comments made by their OH's about their children.

I remember one being "he is doing nothing wrong" while 16 yr old boy plays x box in middle of kitchen while xmas dinner is being cooked.

I wanted to share this weekends little gem.

"DSS is being very good lately, he is chatty and does as he is told".

Five minutes later OH asks DSS (age 11) to come and do the wiping up, as it's his turn. I counted OH asking DSS 8 times, this was interjected with lots of whining and whinging from DSS which continued even after the 8 asks.

Ten mins later, OH asks DSS to have his shower. This time he only asked him 7 times and physical removal of him by OH, which was turned into a fun event.

And immediately after that he asked him to pick up his clothes from the floor. This was only asked 4 times.

The irony in all this was that OH had asked DS and DSS 3 times the day before to turn off the games console and it was made quite clear to me, that he thought DS was out of order for not doing it immediately.

Sometimes you have to laugh.

aaahhh "Life Beyond The Rota ??" - somewhere over the rainbow I believe.......

Allnew ? I?m cautiously optimistic. The tipping point arrived because I could tell DH was finding fixed arrangements a real chore, and he admitted he?d rather see a little of SS each weekend, than a Four Day Extravaganza on alternate weekends. Also, the logistics of picking up/dropping off is causing DH problems at work ? some days he literally has to down tools, drive an hour to collect SS, take him to our house, then drive an hour back to the site. Although more fool DH for being such a slave to the rota.

I realise now that no amount of input from me was going to make DH change things, he had to reach the decision himself. A couple of DH?s friends have made comments about SS ? such as ?he really needs to learn how to socialise, otherwise he?ll have a hard to time at uni? and ?he still has access weekends at 16????? Surely he?d prefer to be going out with his mates?? - and I could tell DH?s cogs were starting to turn. I?m just too close to the situation for him to take notice of me, but when other people started expressing surprise, that was different.

My only slight concern is that SS may want to be at our house more than ever ? I?ve often suspected he?d be here 24/7 given the choice ? however DH?s stance has shifted slightly of late, and I think he?s realised things need to change.

hi all, haven't posted here for a while.

Petal, VERY interested to read about your experiences - I thought I was the only one under house arrest when weekend access is on.

Like you, though, if I have a scheduled appointment that is fine.

Do you get the impression it has been easier for your DP to have DS there when you are there?

My DP seems to struggle a bit with his DD (10) when it's just the two of them. He doesn't seem to know what to do with her, and generally falls in the big gesture type weekend, rather than just let her potter about the house or have a friend over.

As I've tried to point out to him, she is there to spend time with HIM, not me (as you may know from previous posts, she doesn't make eye contact with me, or use my name).

If I decide to leave on a Saturday to do my own thing he gets very upset. I was used to the single life before I moved in with DP so maybe it's just a bit of adjustment needed on both sides.

bribery: tell me about it my DP has made it quite clear thats its pure bribery to keep little princess coming for access visits
even if she does: hardly speak to him (ignores me Im invisible)stays in her room most of the weekend using facebook except if its to order him to pick up/drop friends off, go shopping, spend money on her and have friends over for sleep over (bloody sleep overs every every access weekend) all at a moments notice nothing is pre-planned and he wouldn't dream of asking what she has in mind for the weekend on a friday evening. He spends hours waiting for her to emerge from her room and tell him whats happening. (and this is a guy who hates waiting around)and if she cant do any of these things ie if her friends are all busy she is as miserable as hell and it would be funny if it wasn't so sad to watch him try and apease her

double standards: I used to get my boys down to his to help with the garden, car cleaning etc etc etc thinking that when princess was old enough he would get her to do the same, fat chance 'she's not here long enough to get her to do chores' Im not talking cinderella here, just a few helps around the house

DP spending one to one time with little princess now that would make a change its not that I dont give them a chance I disappear out of it mainly because I am reasonably organised and hate this spontaneous lets do what princess wants without any thought for anybody elses lifestyle or plans

dp once gave princess a fiver to spend on rubbishy little girly stuff her response was it's the wrong colour, so he pulled out a tenner 'its still the wrong colour daddy' so he handed over £20 she was then happy with the colour. she was 7 years old at the time i should have taken that as a warning as to how far he was prepard to bribe rather than parent her

as for sex on access weekends god forbid we do anything like that, well sex for me that is even though i can be as quiet as a mouse (when i have to be)

Ive given up trying to convince him of anything about parenting princess as we only end up in a row

its so nice to find similar situations Ive been bting my tongue for so long and stuck in a world of bewilderment its a relief to let some of this out to people who understand

foolio 'she doesn't make eye contact with me, or use my name'

phew Im in the same situation, I once came back into the house from shopping and overheard her tell her friend who came over 'she's here and we dont speak to her' little friend didnt say a word to me even though I tried to engage both of them in conversation in front of DP.

She sent a xmas card this year to just daddy it wasn't a special daddy card just an ordinary card, he of course didnt tackle as to why she left my name off with her. I dont get a present from her, she doesnt do my birthday she doesnt speak to me unless she really really has to
and i think that DP doesnt know what to do wwith her and prefers me to be around but i force them to be alone not that he or her takes advantage of that time to build up a relationship
the parents spilit before I came on the scene so Im not responsible for that senario and Ive only shown kindness and thoughfullness to her

sorry to go on and on and on
when i tried to discuss with DP last year his DD attitude towards me I was told 'you're the adult its up to you to make the effort' wtf does that mean, like i wasn't already making the effort and trying to do the right thing
id never heard the term disney dad until i lurked here a few weeks ago but its a very good term and sadly sums it up perfectly

Token woman - you are not alone!

Apologies to OP for hijacking this thread!

I've had "oh I didn't know YOU were here" - er, I live here, and have done for the last year.

Like you, I engage in small talk with DP's DD, but I'm met with sullen looks and one word answers.

Actually, I just realised, I do have a Disney Dad quote I can share - when DP spoke to me about his DD's behaviour, (yes HE BROUGHT IT UP WITH ME!! Have learned the hard way to say nothing), I said I wasn't bothered by her rudeness as her behaviour didn't reflect on me.

His response "She's not rude, SHE'S JUST SHY"

!!!!!

Foolio - good to see you posting again. I love your term "house arrest", that sums it up perfectly!

You ask if my husband finds SS easier when I'm around. I think it's more that he genuinely wants to spend time with both of us - and whilst you can never fault his intentions, it's unrealstic to have 4 days of 24/7 togetherness every other weekend.

I doubt bio families spend their families like The Waltons. The other factor is that DH holds his son in almost god-like esteem, and he honestly can't understand why I'm not as besotted as he is.

PS - regarding the comments "she's not rude, she's shy" - that's priceless. There's a HUGE difference between the two, and only a disney dad come out with a line like that.

Oh I have so many!!

Dh: "For gods sake, look at the state of the carpet, can you PLEASE tell the kids (meaning mine) to take their shoes off in the house!?"

At this point DSD walks in wearing massive heavy boots ... clonk clonk clonk ...

Dh: "Hi dd!! did you enjoy your tea? have you had a nice day?"

Dsd: "grunt. grunt. I need a hug. Grunt".

Then she goes back upstairs ... clonk clonk clonk ...

me: Are you not going to tell DSD about wearing those boots in the house??? you've just been on about it to me!"

Dh: Oh? I didn't realise she had boots on (( ffs you can HEAR them before you see them!! )) "I'll tell her when she comes back down".

5 minutes later ... clonk ... clonk... conk ...

DH: "dd ... do you have any homework to finish?"

DSD "urgh. oh by the way, you need to buy me a new pencil case before monday"

dh: "why? the last one was only bought a few weeks ago"

Dsd: "omg it's SO out of fashion!"

dh: "hehehe!! you girls!!"

and off she trots, back upstairs ... clonk... clonk.... clonk ...

me: "Shall I tell the rest of the kids that it's ok to wear shoes in the house now??? seems the rules have changed?"

dh: "Oh I FORGOT!! YOU'RE SO PETTY!! ANYTHING TO HAVE A GO AT HER!!! "

God give me strength, makes me angry just thinking about it.

Just thought I would add this one:

Me: DH why do you let DSS get away with murder? He's rude, obnoxious, arrogant, mean to his baby sister and completely disrespectful! If my DD1 misbehaves she's sent to bed early, banned from her phone and laptop, grounded and shouted at repeatedly for the one same thing which isn't nearly as bad as some of the things DSS does! When DSS misbehaves you ignore it and there are no consequences for his actions.

DH: Oh well your DD1 knows exactly what she's doing, I can see it in her eyes, she's deliberately being naughty whereas my DS is just like a little puppy, his bad behaviour can't possibly be premeditated!

They are both the same age btw

In bed on a saturday morning......
My dd (7) comes in
Ybs has broken a window downstairs!
Dh jumps out of bed, starts imitating her and says "you just love getting ybs in trouble don't you, why are you telling tales?"
To me, "he didn't mean to do it"
To ybs "did you mean to break the window?"

Errrr......were you thinking he was going to say yes to that question?
Turns out he had actually broken it the day before. Had to ask him about 10 times if he broken the window and he kept saying no before finally admitting it. I asked ybs if he thought he should have come and told one of us - dh immediately leaps to his defence in front of him and said "he was too scared!"

Why are you with these men who are blind to their birth childs faults , yet pick up on your childs ?

Trust me on this one - none of the episodes on my part have gone uncommented on (to put it mildly). That particular one almost led to divorce!
I don't know, I guess it's the main bugbear between us but I can kind of relate to where he is coming from (on the feelings side at least) but not the way he deals with it. My dd and ybs have never ever got one and it always leads to the respective parent sticking up for their own child. I think I can at least see that my own dd is not perfect and that she contributes equally to any scuffles they have - he on the other hand believes she is to blame every time!
I guess no relationship is perfect but things could be a lot worse!