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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 97717" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>I'd go for a hidey hole for husband, but at the moment we just don't have the space. lol</p><p></p><p></p><p> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> There is so much a man can do, with sons and grandsons. Other males can be allies in the "War on Women". They can potter around in workshops banging things with hammers & nails. At 3, Darrin can be watching his grandfather working in the garden, or making something in his shed. Darrin could hold a piece of timber while it is being sawn. Grandfather could let Darrin use a small, light hammer and nails in a scrap of offcut timber, while grandfather gets on with some serious carpentry.</p><p>Working in the garden together - a 3 year old is old enough to plant seeds and learn to enjoy growing things. He is old enough to be taught to weed the garden, to plant bulbs - so many things! Surely husband has a wealth of male knowledge he should pass on to this next generation?</p><p></div></div></p><p></p><p>Marg I dunno what's wrong with husband. But I've been saying what you said since our own kids were little. Travis never got to do projects with his Dad, play catch, or any typical or non typical father/son sort of things. I wound up teaching him how to play baseball, build things, I coached his soccer team, ect. husband either had an excuse or would just refuse to do it.</p><p></p><p>And I do them with Darrin. I've tried to get husband to do some fun things with him, but it's the same wall I ran into with our kids. :frown:</p><p></p><p>Then husband gets mad and hurt feelings because Darrin will stop by with easy child and ask Nana to lunch or go to the park and such, and it never enters his mind to ask Papa. :rolleyes:</p><p></p><p>Thankfully, sister in law's stepdad is awesome with Darrin. And sister in law is too. And husband will even comment on how great that is, but doesn't see it applying to himself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 97717, member: 84"] I'd go for a hidey hole for husband, but at the moment we just don't have the space. lol <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> There is so much a man can do, with sons and grandsons. Other males can be allies in the "War on Women". They can potter around in workshops banging things with hammers & nails. At 3, Darrin can be watching his grandfather working in the garden, or making something in his shed. Darrin could hold a piece of timber while it is being sawn. Grandfather could let Darrin use a small, light hammer and nails in a scrap of offcut timber, while grandfather gets on with some serious carpentry. Working in the garden together - a 3 year old is old enough to plant seeds and learn to enjoy growing things. He is old enough to be taught to weed the garden, to plant bulbs - so many things! Surely husband has a wealth of male knowledge he should pass on to this next generation? </div></div> Marg I dunno what's wrong with husband. But I've been saying what you said since our own kids were little. Travis never got to do projects with his Dad, play catch, or any typical or non typical father/son sort of things. I wound up teaching him how to play baseball, build things, I coached his soccer team, ect. husband either had an excuse or would just refuse to do it. And I do them with Darrin. I've tried to get husband to do some fun things with him, but it's the same wall I ran into with our kids. [img]:frown:[/img] Then husband gets mad and hurt feelings because Darrin will stop by with easy child and ask Nana to lunch or go to the park and such, and it never enters his mind to ask Papa. [img]:rolleyes:[/img] Thankfully, sister in law's stepdad is awesome with Darrin. And sister in law is too. And husband will even comment on how great that is, but doesn't see it applying to himself. [/QUOTE]
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