Could your dh...

CleoKitty

If you were not home could your dh get your kids up in the morning by himself, get them dressed, cleaned up, hair combed and fed, drop one off at school and the other dropped off at the sitter's by 8:30 am?

~appletini~

Yep, before his hours changed at work, he was doing just that, and that was when DS was really young and it was harder, before he could dress himself.

justEK

Yes. He is totally capable.

Kapalua

by 8:30?  ha!  probably not.  When I worked he always got them up/packed/ready for and dropped off to daycare himself.  He's not a 9-5er, though, so it rarely had to be that early. 

r9stedt

The exH couldn't, but the bf could (if I asked him to, and gave him directions to preschool).  He often gets L ready while I get ready-- picks out his clothes, breakfast, brushes teeth...

byebyebye

Can you?  Why would it be any different for your husband?  Just wondering, cause I expect my DH to be able to take care of our children just as well as I can at any time. 

Temp970088312507122

Yes, to everything but comb DD1's hair - but sometimes that's a struggle for even me!

AngelaSue

Yes, before I quit my job to stay at home when Stella was born, he was in charge of getting all three kids up, dressed, to daycare and himself to work.

meghans30

Yes. He has done this for 6 years. He is completely capable! 

RobinSparkles214

He definitely could. He would probably be better at doing it than I am. I am always frazzled and feel like I'm running late.

On days that I had to take DS2 to the sitter, DH would take DS1 to school since they were in completely different directions.

KoriBrett

Yes. ?He's done it. ?Granted, hair usually isn't brushed, clothes are sometimes interesting, and he's been known to forget something, drop a kid off, run back & get it... ?

But yeah, he can/has.

Temp374386125003286

He could do it and has done it while I was away once- they were up and out by 7am.  He does a lot in the morning everyday because it takes me longer to get ready.  So, he does the majority in the morning. 

ougrad1

My H gets up at 6:00 and has all three changed and eating by the time I get dressed and come into the room at 7:00 am.

He never would have done this with just Emerson.  I've been beyond impressed with him since the babies have been born.

Yes, my H could do all of this and does all on his own. 

emiliemadison

Yes, and probably more efficiently than I could. 

hikerbeth

No.  When I was in the hospital after having DS, he didn't manage to get DD to school on time either day he had to take her.

To DH, "on time" means "within the hour" so he is horrible with schedules.

When I have something to do on a weekend morning, I will often come home at noon and they're all in their PJ's still.

CleoKitty

byebyebye:

Can you?  Why would it be any different for your husband?  Just wondering, cause I expect my DH to be able to take care of our children just as well as I can at any time. 

Me? No, not very well. We all have a hard time getting going before 10am.

Halo79RN

yes, dh does.  I work nights. I usually get home just as they're leaving.  dd's hair usually isn't nice  b/c he doesn't blowdry it the night before.... but he does try to brush it.  

jessicaclare

Yes, he'd probably be more on time than I normally am too. The outfits would be interesting, though.

mamarazzi

Yes.  He'd probably complain about it for days leading up and days afterward and there would be a lot of yelling and crying, but it would get done.  They'd probably actually be early.

ghm

Yes, though the kids might be mismatched and the hair would be awful...but that's just him, not some inability to get them ready.

I often say he couldn't do it without me...and it's partially true. We're just way different. But when push comes to shove, he gets things done, it's just not "my way." 

MelandJeff

Yes, why wouldn't he be?

Any father that is "incapable" of such things is a lazy douche who PLAYS dumb so that he doesn't HAVE to.

Annoys the bejesus out of me that moms/wives allow this crap and find it valid.

MaxandRuby

Yes he could but realistically he cannot unless he was late to work.  But he is fully capable of getting it done if needed.

mikeandmonica

Yep!  DH has been doing mornings ever since we had kids, and this year it expanded to needing to get DS on the bus 3 mornings a week in addition to bringing our other son to daycare.  Next year it will be dropping them at both places and I know he will handle it well...that said, he loves it on days when I work from home so I can help get the boys ready a little bit!  Oh - and we don't have to do breakfast for when they go to daycare - that is taken care of there -- that definitely helps!

firefightersgal

Yes, he does it all the time.

camrude

I leave for work 45 min. before DH. Nearly every day he gets them dressed, snack and to school by 7:30.

DevonPow

Yep. His only flaw in being in charge of DS is that he tends to put him in weird outfits and for some reason has a mental block about remembering to give him his vitamins with breakfast. Other than that he is all good

Mominator

Yes. Honestly though, a year ago the answer to that question would have been a big fat no. He just started taking the kids overnight (which includes one night during the week) back in the fall and he gets them up and to the sitters by 7:30am when he has them.

knmommy

he's had to before.  He doesn't do a wonderful job with the girls hair, but they get off to school by 7:30

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*Amy*

He does quite often.

kertybird

Of course!  That's a rookie routine...try doing that on 4 hours of sleep like my DH did for the first 3 years we had the kiddos!  He's got way more skills than I do!

ilovemygirls

Yes.  They might look a little rough around the edges, but they'd be there!

gracendantho26

He can and he has gotten it done but to be honest I'm better at it than he is. He can get it all done but likely they will be a bit late or they'll be in outfits I don't care for. It could be that I am just picky....and it's why I generally don't delegate a whole lot to him.

P.G.&A.M.

Three mornings a week he has to do the whole morning routine without me with the 3 kids.

Carol*Brady2

Yeah he basically does now and I SAH.

lollitots

Yes to the above except for hair. He doesn't do hair. Hasn't done it once. Also, he runs hot so he assumes they don't need jackets because he isn't cold. However, they would be up, fed, dressed and out of the door on time.

Interesting question. Whenever I am home I am 100% in charge of getting them ready.

 

summerbrideDC

Yes, absolutely.

J&A2008

Yes

BubblyToes

MelandJeff:

Yes, why wouldn't he be?

Any father that is "incapable" of such things is a lazy douche who PLAYS dumb so that he doesn't HAVE to.

Annoys the bejesus out of me that moms/wives allow this crap and find it valid.

Word.

Zenya

BubblyToes:

MelandJeff:

Yes, why wouldn't he be?

Any father that is "incapable" of such things is a lazy douche who PLAYS dumb so that he doesn't HAVE to.

Annoys the bejesus out of me that moms/wives allow this crap and find it valid.

Word.

Agree.  I had PT for a while really early and had to meet DH at his office at 8am.  I always told him to just bring the kids in their PJ's but every time they'd be dressed and fed and everything.  

shopgirl78

I am sure he could.  He has gotten DD and DS1 ready in plenty of time to go to school and daycare.  The hair isn't as neat as I do it : )  Usually, if I have to be somewhere earlier I take DS2 with me just to make his life easier.   MH is not a baby person....he doesn't like diapers and sticky messes.  But Yes, he could do all three if he had to.