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communication, growth, marriage, relationships, respect, Trust
Since we’re talking this week about not questioning your partner’s reasons for every small decision they make, I did a quick mental review of my own behavior. Did I question my husband about small choices that didn’t really matter? As I considered it, I quickly realized that I frequently do that with my husband’s parenting choices.
Source: livescience.com
Now, I should make it clear right here that my husband is an excellent parent. He is a caring, involved parent who sticks right in there through the good and bad times of parenting. Any advantage that I have over him in the area of understanding our daughter comes only from the fact that he is gone for 8 hours a day for work, while I’m with her all day, but he is observant and has good intuition, so he rarely needs help from me. He has taken care of her on his own on several occasions, and I have come home to a happy, healthy, content baby.
So why do I feel the need the question the small decisions he makes with our daughter? I do question him frequently. “Why did you dress her in that?” or “Don’t you think you should put her down for a nap?” or “Why are you feeding her that?” The truth is, he can be trusted to make good decisions, so I should stop bugging him. I think my behavior comes from a desire to feel needed, and maybe a desire to feel better than him. I’m not proud of that, but I think it’s the truth. Neither of those are good things, so I’m going to try to step back and little bit more and let him parent without my input. I’m sure he will appreciate it, and I will be a better person for it.
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I totally feel you on this situation. I was totally the same way. I think it is a common reflection of most moms. I mean, no one can do it quite like we can right????!!! lol!!! For a while, I wouldn’t even let my husband drive my kids anywhere!!! YIKES!!! I came home one afternoon after he was watching them to find that they had popcorn and apple sauce for dinner!!!! REALLLLLY????? lol!!! What I learned shortly thereafter, is that he offers a side of this picture that I can’t. I can’t deny our children of this precious time alone with their otherwise loving father. Uneven pigtails and all… 🙂 Also, I can’t deny myself of the relief I needed as a stay at home mom. Trust me, your feelings are more normal than you think. I think it’s great that you acknowledge your thoughts and are working at them. Blessings to you throughout… 🙂
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Awesome real post!!
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