Parents: does your partner take half of the parental load?

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My husband could definitely handle it if I went away for a couple days….that’s not to say he’d enjoy it! lol We do things differently though, which really bothers me. He lets our son watch way too much tv and doesn’t think exposing him to violent video games is an issue…when I’ve asked him time and time again to just not play in front of our son. Any time our son starts a tantrum, my husband will plop him down in front of the tv. I don’t think he realizes how bad this is for a toddler. I do let our son watch tv, but on in the mornings (when I’m not functioning yet) and right before bed. I make sure we go out and do things during the day…go to a museum, indoor playground, the library etc…this seems like torture to my husband though :( He’s fine when it’s all three of us, but if it’s him..I literally have to hide the remotes so he can’t watch anything. I even give him suggestions on what to go do and he just has no motivation to do it :( Rant over. He does love to play, he changes any diapers I ask him to, he can prepare meals, do the bathing (I have to literally beg him to do this though…he thinks our child doesn’t need baths Gross) So yeah, we have our differences but I do trust him. Now, if something were to happen to me…I’d be concerned for my son. There are plans I have for him, educationally and I don’t know if my husband feels they are as important as I feel they are. Oh and when our son was little little, I trusted DH with the baby. He was great with him, even when working 70 hour work weeks. I did the majority of the parenting but DH wanted to help as much as possible. He did ALL the diapers, because after giving birth it was difficult to bend over the changing table. This would be incredibly important to me. If we clashed greatly as parents, I don’t think our relationship would survive. You have to be on the same page and cannot put all the burden on one parent. Even though I do almost all the parenting right now, and I do get fed up with it, my husband is working to help support us so that is helping. You have to respect that your partner is contributing…and if you can’t contribute then you need to get your priorities straight.

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