I think DH would make a better SAHD than me as a SAHM!! Seriously.. I LOVE watching him interact with DS, he is sooo sweet and so patient with him. He is seriously the best daddy ever.
If it was possible, I would LOVE to be able to work FT and be the breadwinner, but sadly I don't have the education/resume/etc to make what DH does... maybe someday.
How about your SO?
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
NO! He would HATE it. He can't hear the kid cry for more than 10 seconds. And he likes to make the kid start to cry because he makes cute faces.
I mean... he could do it if I died but I think he would rather drop LO at daycare than stay home with him.
ETA and he complains about his job all the time. It's the military though so he can't quit.
honeydew / 7968 posts
he would hate it as well. i think he'd be good at whatever came his way, so if he HAD to do sahd, he'd do a good job, but no way would he do it willingly.
blogger / pomegranate / 3300 posts
I think four kids at home all day is a little much for him. I think he much prefers working out of the home
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
No way. He doesn't have the patience and is worn out after watching lo for just an hour.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
Yup, I think the DH would be a better SAHD than I would be at SAHM.
I'm the breadwinner so I have a feeling this will come true. DH is going back to school but his career could cause him to start his home business. Then he could work from home.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@bluestriped bee: aww that's awesome that you might be able to actually work it out!!
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
Nope.... I think he'd hate his life. He works in sales, and sales people need their ego stroked regularily. I joke that half the time his boss just has to go admire the sales staff to keep them happy and then stay out of their way. He also gets frustrated super easy so I think he'd loose his mind staying home. Lastly, he is very much income driven and making money makes him super duper happy.
cantaloupe / 6751 posts
He was a SAHD while I was working part-time in July & August. He did awesome - he was super nervous on my first day back, but they got into a groove and I'm so glad they had the opportunity to bond like this 
He went back to work full-time when I quit to become a SAHM and I know he's really bummed... he sent me a sad text on his last day home w/her saying he knew his special time w/LO was coming to an end 
coconut / 8483 posts
I don't know if my DH could do it! He loves sleeping and he is the bread winner for sure.. makes over 4 times what I do.. so it would never make sense.
I think the house would be a disaster if he was in charge! lol
bananas / 9227 posts
No, my LO would break him! Haha! He's really calm and patient with her but doesn't know what to do when she's fussy. He goes in drone mode and starts pacing with her because that's all he knows to calm her. Poor guy, he'd be pacing all day.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
No, he'd last a day and would be begging to go back to the relative peace and quiet of his office. My husband still thinks that he can just let our son entertain himself off in the corner while he does his thing...you'd think after 2 years he'd get a clue, but no.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I'm going to say no, but he might surprise me when she arrives. He has very little patience so I can't see him handling a crabby baby very well!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@jessiejo17: it's funny because my DH is very patent and he's never gotten impatient with me, maybe once or twice?? But he has gotten more impatient with ds than he has in his whole life lol. But I don't think that defines a good SAHD/SAHM. I get impatient too. Dealing with a baby, especially on their fussier days, can be very taxing.
pear / 1837 posts
I used to think so, and I still wonder whether he'd be a better SAHD than I would a SAHM... but he LOVES his job, and he really likes social interaction. He likes kids, and he does fine when I'm gone for a night or a weekend, but I think he'd get lonely and frustrated if he was staying home with a kid when all the adults he knows were at work.
eggplant / 11824 posts
He'd be a fantastic SAHD for his interaction with LO; how he takes care of her, etc. He also cleans and cooks more than I do, so he has me beat there.
Neither of us would make good SAHparents though because we need more adult, intellectual stimulation on a daily basis.
persimmon / 1150 posts
DH would hate it. He would go crazy if he was home all day and wasn't able to just do whatever, whenever.
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