Special thanks to Dan for showing me his inner @sshole again today. That helps me with my reality check!
I noticed I had missed texts on my phone. I read them an hour after he sent them.
1)The computer and video games need to disappear PERIOD for the entire summer these kids are gigantic wimps and are in horrible shape
2)And the TV
Sigh.....
I have ignored thus far but feel like I really need to say something. We are not parenting by dicatorship here. We can either coparent cooperatively or unfortunately we can just parent independently with different rules and routines in our households.
I am open to a conversation like this "Hey, the kids don't seem to be very motivated to spend time playing around outside. Let's both make it a priority to get them up and moving this summer."
But his blanket rules of NO movies, NO games, etc etc is just ridiculous. Every month I am getting better at getting the kids active and moving. Initially post bomb when Sydney was only 18 months, I will admit I was in a fog myself and spent way too much time on the computer, letting Nathan watch tv rather than getting him outside. However I am getting better now and getting outside and playing around with them.
So he needs to just relax! I had a few replies in mind:
1)Call me when the glass is half full
2)When you want to discuss things as co-parents I will be happy to talk about this
3)In other words you would like the kids to get up and get moving more often, I am good with that
OK I had several more but most aren't fit to type!
Seriously he needs to stop. I hope he didn't actually say that to our kids, that they are wimps and in horrible shape.
He is like vacuum trying to suck the joy out of everyone's lives....
