YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!

DollyPants · December 2009

Any one else find it reeeaaalllyy hard not to scream this at the top of your lungs?

I haven't done it yet... but gosh I want to sometimes

thetwistedwillow · December 2009

Unless it is something that can harm LO I try to bite my tongue and let DH do things his way. Men handle things very differently and it's actually good for your LO to have both your parenting style and his.,

DollyPants · December 2009

njeosys:
Unless it is something that can harm LO I try to bite my tongue and let DH do things his way. Men handle things very differently and it's actually good for your LO to have both your parenting style and his.,

I know. And it drives. me. crazy. I'm a horrible person.

bridgeybride · December 2009

OMG.. YES!!! all the freaking time!!! and I feel bad, b/c he's trying, but he does everything wrong!!! aggh!!! I've shown him how to to do things a million times! He's likely going to break our stroller by trying to open it...

thetwistedwillow · December 2009

cahill999:
njeosys:
Unless it is something that can harm LO I try to bite my tongue and let DH do things his way. Men handle things very differently and it's actually good for your LO to have both your parenting style and his.,
I know. And it drives. me. crazy. I'm a horrible person.

LOL! No you're not! I feel the same way. It's hard because for the most part I think us women really DO know what is best.

bridgeybride · December 2009

njeosys:
cahill999:

njeosys:
Unless it is something that can harm LO I try to bite my tongue and let DH do things his way. Men handle things very differently and it's actually good for your LO to have both your parenting style and his.,

I know. And it drives. me. crazy. I'm a horrible person.

LOL! No you're not! I feel the same way. It's hard because for the most part I think us women really DO know what is best.

THIS.. YES!!! Most of the time, I think we do!!! and it is like they don't listen or don't believe us...

mistywhite400 · December 2009

Lol, I was just thinking this while DH was "helping" me change Emmie's blowout! He made it way more difficult than it was!

Jessie0706 · December 2009

I totally know what you mean. But I am grateful for the help!!

Tonya_G · December 2009

njeosys:
Unless it is something that can harm LO I try to bite my tongue and let DH do things his way. Men handle things very differently and it's actually good for your LO to have both your parenting style and his.,

This. And if you actually did do that, you might find his assistance in short supply down the road.

Surferamy31 · December 2009

njeosys:
Unless it is something that can harm LO I try to bite my tongue and let DH do things his way. Men handle things very differently and it's actually good for your LO to have both your parenting style and his.,

This!

jessicaclare · December 2009

Not to sound like a jerk, but no, I don't. Maybe I'm just exceptionally lucky (or exceptionally laid back about parenting), but my DH does things just fine. Its not always my way, but I've found that his way sometimes works a lot better than mine. Sometimes its hard to let go of that control, but I think you have to let the dads do it their way. They are equal parents, IMO.

SeaStar430 · December 2009

No, sadly. My DH is a better mom than I am, I suck most of the time, he seems to have the magic touch and all the right answers about everything. I'm pretty sure I'm just a milk machine.

kimberlyk921 · December 2009

Tonya_G:

njeosys:
Unless it is something that can harm LO I try to bite my tongue and let DH do things his way. Men handle things very differently and it's actually good for your LO to have both your parenting style and his.,

This. And if you actually did do that, you might find his assistance in short supply down the road.

i agree...my DH will change his diaper and outfit in the morning for me which is a big help, about 98% of the time it doesnt match at all...but i keep my mouth shut and wait for him to spit up lol

ilenegrace · December 2009

Jessie0706:
I totally know what you mean. But I am grateful for the help!!

This!

Vegas928 · December 2009

jessicaclare:
Not to sound like a jerk, but no, I don't. Maybe I'm just exceptionally lucky (or exceptionally laid back about parenting), but my DH does things just fine. Its not always my way, but I've found that his way sometimes works a lot better than mine. Sometimes its hard to let go of that control, but I think you have to let the dads do it their way. They are equal parents, IMO.

This.

meshl · December 2009

My mom did it to us when she came to visit when LO was 1 1/2 weeks old. It led to her and my DH getting into a huge fight (I had to leave the room before I went totally beserk on my mom). Thankfully, that has never really happened between me and DH.

disbride061103 · December 2009

bridgeybride:
njeosys:
cahill999:

njeosys:
Unless it is something that can harm LO I try to bite my tongue and let DH do things his way. Men handle things very differently and it's actually good for your LO to have both your parenting style and his.,

I know. And it drives. me. crazy. I'm a horrible person.

LOL! No you're not! I feel the same way. It's hard because for the most part I think us women really DO know what is best.

THIS.. YES!!! Most of the time, I think we do!!! and it is like they don't listen or don't believe us...

This is hugely insulting to all of the great Dad's out there. I would never say that women know BEST. Yes, we tend to spend more time with out newborns because we are on maternity leave so we have the opportunity to LEARN what works best for that particular child. My DH is a fabulous dad and we both have our stengths where parenting is concerned. There are some things that he does better and some things that I do better.

You need to let you husbands learn their own way of doing things. Who cares is he doesn't hold the bottle the same way, or puts the diaper on differently, or burps differently. As long as your LO is taken care of it doesn't matter. And if you don't let your DH learn these things, you are going to be on 3-6 or 6-12 complaining that your DH never helps with your LO.

ZAngel · December 2009

jessicaclare:
Not to sound like a jerk, but no, I don't. Maybe I'm just exceptionally lucky (or exceptionally laid back about parenting), but my DH does things just fine. Its not always my way, but I've found that his way sometimes works a lot better than mine. Sometimes its hard to let go of that control, but I think you have to let the dads do it their way. They are equal parents, IMO.

This... Exactly!

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