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Does she not think I know how to deal with a baby?

 
 
Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2021 09:24 am
I'm 51, soon to be 52 in a few days and my wife is 50. I got full custody of my daughter when she was about 2 years old. I've raised her all by myself with the help of my family. I've helped an ex-girlfriend of mine raise her daughter when her own father was killed a few years after she was born. She now has 3 kids of her own and they all call me granddaddy and yes, I have a hand in raising them as well. My own daughter had my first bio grandchild earlier this year and we share in the duties of watching her during the day so my daughter can work. Both my wife and I work from home. If she's not here with us then she is with her great-grandma (my mom) or with her great-aunt (my sister). My wife has this idea that men just don't know how to take care of babies. If I didn't know how to take care of a baby then why did the judge grant me full custody instead of joint custody? To me, her idea is a sexist one for women to think that they are the only ones who are capable of raising a child. This morning my daughter brings in the baby and we put her in the nursery on the bed and turned on Nick Jr on the TV. I get a text from my wife a few minutes later to say. "I planned to go somewhere after I got off today but I see that I can't now." My response to her was, "why can't you?" She then tells me that with the baby here she can't just leave. I told her that I really hated the notion that I couldn't work and tend to a baby at the same time. I guess she feels that since I can't actually birth a baby I am going to be totally lost when/if she leaves the house to run an errand. Do most women think that only they can take care of a baby? I'm not so tied to my desk to where I can't go put a bottle in her mouth, change a diaper, or play with her for a few minutes. We share the duties while she's here but I guess if my wife leaves then I'm going to put her socks on her hands and put the diaper on her head. (Sarcasm) Why does she think I do not know how to take care of a baby? I've even told her to stop doing me like that and that seems to piss her off because I'm (a man) telling her to stop doing something that bothers me.
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jespah
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2021 01:16 pm
@Pwebster,
…I guess she feels …

Stop right there.

Sit down with your wife - without getting upset, without making it about your abilities or devotion to the child or anything else - and ask her what she means. She may feel you get so engrossed in your work that you might not hear things, or that you shouldn't be bothered because you need to concentrate.

Because, you know, her motives might actually be positive ones. But you'll never know that until you ask.
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PUNKEY
 
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Reply Fri 2 Jul, 2021 03:14 am
@Pwebster,
Perhaps she feels that since you’ve been watching the baby all day you might need a rest or helping partner.

She was looking out for you, silly man.

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maxdancona
 
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Reply Fri 2 Jul, 2021 08:52 am
@Pwebster,
Is this what happening?

- The baby in question is Pwebster's biological grandchild (through his daughter), The baby has no biological connection with his wife.

- The wife is insisting on controllling the care of the baby.

Someone explain this to me.... Why should Pwebster defer to his wife when it comes to raising his own grandchild.

I agree with the OP. This seems sexist. The issue seems to be that women are the gender that raises children. I reject this.

Is there anything else here?
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neptuneblue
 
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Reply Fri 2 Jul, 2021 01:32 pm
@Pwebster,
This marriage is toast, between the cheating, in-law bug issues and giving out free babysitting services. Just admit you two don't like each other and move on already.
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