Well, good cop, bad cop. Fun one, strict one... whatever you want to call it, I AM the instigator of the good times around here.
Come to think of it, neither one of us is truly the "strict" one. We both agree on discipline and dole it out when needed. (united front, united front, united front) My husband just wouldn't think of, much less allow, stuff like finger painting the tub...
He was however impressed that we cleaned up afterwards-- baby and tub.
My husband handles the bedtime routine at night, giving me time to blog a nice break in the evenings. Having to do it alone has become super stressful, so I've just made going to sleep optional. He likes to wait up for his Daddy anyway. We both do.
So, I just leave the light on and let him look at books in his crib until my husband comes home to enforce bedtime again...
So, I just leave the light on and let him look at books in his crib until my husband comes home to enforce bedtime again...
My husband would also never allow our son and his friends to play golf inside the house. At least the kids were in their pj's already... or maybe they've been wearing them all day. Hmm...
Like it matters. Did I mention that these kids just had ice cream for dinner? They didn't want to eat the healthy stuff. No one was here to back me up and I was too tired to make them eat it on my own. Yeah, I have no idea why people let me watch their kids either...
This is just the sort of stuff that happens when my husband starts having to spend all of his time at the office. We miss him, but a little chaos and madness seem to make the hours until he's home (to put an end to the chaos and madness) fly by just a bit faster...
9 comments:
It's good to have parenting balance. One of you has to be the "fun one".
I've let my kids have ice cream for dinner too...on nights my husband won't be home for dinner ;)
LOVE finger painting in the bathtub! Why haven't I ever thought of that? Popsicles in the tub are good too.
Having a DH who works long hours is the pits, I know. Brad leaves the house at 6.45am and is home around 6.15pm most days. So don't beat yourself up - doing the whole thing by yourself is a challenge that requires a lot of flexibility! As for golf in the house... does he have a good handicap?!
Kids need to cut loose every once in a while. On the weekends we build giant forts in the living room. Its chaos but lots of fun!
Blog Hopper,
Anastasia Beaverhousin
Nice! I love to hear other parents say they feed their kids junk food! My son is a great eater, but my daughter will barely touch a vegetable with a 10-foot pole.
We tried those "bath" crayons...they don't wash off so easily!
Bradley
The Egel Nest
That is why all the neighborhood kids like my house, I have the good junk food.
I sure wish I was the "fun one."
Sounds like every night at my house :-) Finger painting in the living room, now that's crazy.
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