One of my guilty pleasures (next to a stiff cosmo) is watching the TLC network. I can easily get swept up in any "Trading Spaces", "10 Years Younger", "Dr. G Medical Examiner"...you name it. Last night I caught an episode of "Secret Life of a Soccer Mom". Tracy Gold was the host and I was happy to see that she has gained some weight and is likely over her "issues". Anywho, in this show, they take a Soccer Mom and remove her from her stay-at-home mom duties and place her in the working world. In this episode, the mom went to school for fashion design and worked in the industry but stopped once she had her kids.
Long story short, she does a great job when they put her back in the working world for a week and even creates a dress that is worn by Jennifer Hudson. Fabulous.
Now for my issue. In the show, while the mom was at work for the week, the dad had to stay home with this kids. This man infuriated me beyond belief. It was like he never interacted with a child in his life! He let them walk around and make a mess of the whole house and at one point, they were EATING DIAPER RASH CREAM! How, oh how, could a mother let a dad get away with not being a responsible parent for this long? Her oldest daughter was about 8 years old and was a better parent than her father!
In this case I must blame this mother for the lack of parenting skills her husband has. If you teach your husband from day one that you will do everything for the kids and show that you do not "trust" him to "baby-sit", he will cater to this thought and will let you do everything. HELLOOOO, WOMEN, DON'T DO THIS TO YOURSELF! From day one, my husband never knew what it was like to have all of the chores done and dinner on the table when he walked in. That is because I work full time and in our house, it is equal opportunity s**t work. I can tell you it will also be this way when we have kids. Please trust me on this one...it will help your marriage and help you to be a better parent if you work as a team. That means, each person does an equal part in everything.
If you say that this does not matter much to you, I believe it is worth it to show equality to your kids because in the world outside of your home, times are a-changing. Keep up or be pushed around.
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