https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:24:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/great-article-about-dads#post-802936 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:36:31 +0000 regberadaisy 802936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This post reminded me to tell my husband how wonderful of a dad he is. I am def guilty of this sometimes. Just like this morning when I asked him to grab a light jacket for her and he grabbed a fleece and I complained that it's too warm. :X </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/great-article-about-dads#post-802924 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:33:19 +0000 MarieJ 802924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is such a wonderful article. I find myself sometimes critiquing Dh's parenting style and I have to check myself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/great-article-about-dads#post-802923 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:33:04 +0000 rachiecakes 802923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookworm: ugh, I hate when people say "babysit". um, no. he's his father, it's called parenting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/great-article-about-dads#post-802921 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:32:32 +0000 Bookish 802921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awesome article! There was a similar one on Yahoo yesterday, but of course I can't find it now. :/ </p> <p>I've been really disappointed with the amount/type of comments I've gotten regarding DH since I've gotten pregnant. A lot of people ask me if I'll be ok leaving the baby with him/having him 'babysit', or if I'll want him home with me during maternity leave (the idea being that he would be a hindrance, not a help).</p> <p>I'm always quick to defend my DH, and say he is an equal partner who looks forward to sharing the workload, but it definitely irritates the heck out of me that I have to defend him at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/great-article-about-dads#post-802920 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:32:32 +0000 rachiecakes 802920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is a WAHD, so he's home with J during the day while I'm at the office. He definitely does things differently and is much more easy going - I have the tendency to hover, lol. I definitely have to remind myself that he's fine, he knows what he's doing, because he is a great dad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/great-article-about-dads#post-802913 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:30:19 +0000 Crisark 802913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is a wonderful article. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/great-article-about-dads#post-802905 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:28:14 +0000 .twist. 802905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great article. I'm all about supporting fathers and their journey to become heard! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/great-article-about-dads#post-802862 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:15:28 +0000 loveisstrange 802862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with this. DH had such a hard time adjusting to being a dad that I was just glad when he did ANYTHING. I always make sure to try really hard not to criticize him when he's doing something in a way that I wouldn't necessarily do.</p> <p>And not gonna lie... There are several onesies in that slideshow that I would have put C in. rofl </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/great-article-about-dads#post-802837 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:09:18 +0000 ladyfingers 802837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is a great reminder for me. I'm always sniping at him for doing things "wrong." @edelweiss: like you put it, it's not wrong, it's different. I seriously need to let go :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/great-article-about-dads#post-802542 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:13:10 +0000 edelweiss 802542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yay for someone speaking up for the dads! i am definitely guilty of criticizing my husband's methods, even though they're just different from what i would do. this article is a good reminder to tone it down and allow both of us to have our own parenting space/style. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/great-article-about-dads#post-802501 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:55:31 +0000 mediagirl 802501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh. These types of things bug me and I'm not even a Dad. My husband has been an equal partner with parenting (as much as he can be since he doesn't have magical boobs) since the day M was born. If he can't help with the baby, he cleans the kitchen. Maybe he's not the norm but these types of "stupid dad" things are not geared towards him or any of the other dads I know in person. </p> <p>OMG those onesies. Awful!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/great-article-about-dads#post-802221 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:53:52 +0000 lovehoneybee 802221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron-gouveia/its-time-to-stop-treating-dads-like-idiots_b_3179351.html#slide=more212962" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron-gouveia/its-time-to-stop-treating-dads-like-idiots_b_3179351.html#slide=more212962</a></p> <p>I hope I don't make my DH feel like an idiot and when he parents differently than I might I usually at least try to keep my mouth shut and let him do his thing, but I'll admit that I am sometimes biting back a "you're doing it wrong!". And then I feel like a real dolt when the thing I wouldn't do ends up working better than the thing I would do. </p> <p>Case it point: last night, DS was in a terrible, terrible mood when he woke up in the middle of the night. Hysterics. Second time this week, I really hope it's teething, and that it's over soon, because the poor baby just sounds miserable. Anyway, last night he was more cranky than pained, and my attempts to rock/nurse him to sleep in a calm as possible atmosphere really wasn't working well, so DH brought him out into the kitchen and asked me to peel a banana to feed him. I ended up feeding all three of us pieces of banana while DH was holding him. It was a really, really great family moment. DS started fighting hard when DH tried to put him down in the crib, and as I was hovering in the doorway, spying on them through a crack, trying to find the right moment to swoop in and say "I'll take him", DH put him in the crib and started playing "peek-a-boo" through the slats and singing to him and making funny noises. E was cracking up, crawling and cruising along the side of the crib. Big belly laughs. And it took a few tries, but eventually DH left and DS played in his crib quietly, and happily, for several minutes until he fell asleep. Happy and Calm.</p> <p>Hmm...maybe I should push back E's bedtime so DH can put him to bed every night :)</p> <p>ANYWAY, I thought this was a great article and made me think about how I think and react (not meanly, but definitely "I know best") to DH's parenting and hope to make a more conscious effort to understand and accept that I'm not always right and my way isn't all the best.</p> <p>Also, scroll through the slideshow (Baby Clothes That Just Don't Make Sense...". I was cringing over a lot of them! </p>