Here is my dilema. My husband works 40+ hours a week he will pick up every shift he can to "help provide for his family." the problem is I work 40 hours a week , I take my daughter to daycare and pick her up most days from daycare and have her all evening we play read, eat take a bath ect.except tuesdays. I have her all weekend, at times when he is working there are times where she won't see him for several days because he leaves before she gets up and he comes home after she goes to bed. My major complaint is when he does have her he will take her to Chik fili because it has a playground in there and he has to pick her up on tuesday and she eats free on tuesday. I don't think they are a bad thing but how is this bonding with his daughter he isn't going up in the plaything with her he sits there and watches. Also as moms we know how gross those playgrounds are, and how healthy is she eating if she is eating at chi fili every tuesday.
So what I am after is how do I get my husband to spend more time at home with our daughter and stop being a take out dad?
Awwwww....I kow you don't like it...but it sounds very sweet. :-)
Make sure he knows they have wipes for her to use before she eats and make sure he gets the healthier side choices at least every other time..
I dont see a problem with her going out one night a week with her dad. Instead of asking him to quit doing it all together, maybe recomend that he get her the fruit instead of french fries and the milk instead of soda or juice. There are alot of dads out there that dont give the oppurtunity and I think its great he does something like this.
I really do not see what is wrong. She probably loves doing this with her dad and will always remember this as being her special. day with dad. Your lucky most dads would not even take the time to take her.
Put dinner in a crock pot before you leave the house in the morning so that he has to go home to eat. :)
"Assign" projects for them to do together at home.....laundry, making part of dinner, cleaning, etc. SHARE the responsibilites and make sure to get the kids involved in doing those.
Schedule those special outings together as "special times together" NOT the norm.
Have game night so he can teach her a new game and then play together as a family, etc.
