How Moms Make Dads Feel Like Losers

My kids played at my friend’s house last week.  She was out of town, so her husband was in charge.  When my children came home they were each holding a container of ice cream and told me they had just eaten a couple of candy bars.  My son’s feet were filthy from playing outside barefoot.  They had a blast. 

Of course, if the mom had been home, there would’ve been fewer snacks and no barefoot activity.  My daughter noticed the difference, “Dads just give you more stuff and let you do more things.”  How right she is.

As a mom, do you give your husband the encouragement and latitude to parent in the way he sees fit, or do you make him feel like a loser because it’s not how you do it?  A man’s instincts are going to cause him to approach parenting differently, and that’s a good thing.  Here’s why:

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