Have any of you ever been MOMBLOCKED?
Momblocked
Ugggh
Ugh, this comments killed my interest in reading the rest of the article.
“What I’ve noticed with my husband and other stay-at-home dads is that they like to fly by the seat of their pants,” she says. “Consulting a book to them seems like asking for directions. Consequently, they use some interesting, un-PC parenting tactics. I’ve caught my husband saying things like, ‘If you don’t put that back you’ll never have another cookie in your life,’ or, ‘Do you want a birthday party? Because if you don’t stop doing that, I’m going to cancel your birthday party.’”
Ya, "parenting" poorly with nugatory threats is the exclusive domain of SAHD's..... ya, right....
Not yet...
Although I have realized that I sometimes get frustrated or catch myself saying things that definitely show that I have a better idea of how to handle my son's behavior...actions...etc.
I've tried to make sure to let her just do some things her way. Either because a) they work fine it's just not "my way" or b) if it doesn't work then we can do it the way I do it and I'm helping not directing.
Josh
SAHD Since August 2005
Superdad
My wife gets mad at me for telling her, "I don't think that's not going to work." So she says, "Well, let's let SuperDad do it then!" She does like the times she gets to go out with him alone or if I'm out at a friend's so she can be a Mom all by herself.
Yep, Been There, Done That
I was once Micromanaged remotely and that really sucked; she would call me from work and tell me to feed or change the baby when I was already cleaning up after the fact. She tried to issue me a skirt now that she brought home the Bacon and that too sucked. I laid it strait with her saying I don’t call her at work and remind her to cross her T’s in her email and I am more capable of doing this because I lived a long time without her looking over my shoulder. Sometimes she does have a better suggestion on how something should be done and we do it, and when we do it her way I reinforce her ego with a compliment and everybody is happy!
Was there gender bias in this web article?
They obviously never met my mom
Happens All The Time
I do my best that when the wife comes home that I let her use her maternal instincts to the best of her ability. Problem is that sometimes that creates more problems with my twins and she does not get how or why there is a problem. It is also interesting to see that the twins usually come to daddy first at this point versus going to mommy. I just want to help them realize that Mommy is just as loving and there for them as Daddy is.
A buzz word looking for a meaning...
Ridiculous...it's a catchy term desperately in search of real meaning. Duh, of course the wife of an AHD is not going to "feel" like the primary parent or have those responsibilities...she isn't and she doesn't. No big deal...that's just the reality for any parent who works full time and is fortunate enough to have their spouse at home full time, regardless of gender. The sterotyped gender bias ("seat of the pants...") is gratuitous.
- Andy
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"shun the non-conformist"
I'm shunned, momblocked, rejected, avoided, ignored... should I go on? Yeah. All the time. Of course, my all time favorite (especially given my part-time career) is driving around and seeing all the "Moms Morning Out" signs at local churches.
cheers.
dan
Joined: 2006-11-16
Dad Points: 540