It isn't babysitting if it's your own kid!!!

[gollygee]

Someone slap my husband for me!

:banghead: :grr: :nuke: :spank:

[Katherine Brengle]

1. **SLAP**

I love my husband, and I don't believe in acting out in violence, but if he ever EVER EVER said that to me, I would b***h slap him so hard he'd lose some teeth.

[gollygee]

4. We even discussed this once when I overheard someone else

say it!

AAARRRGH!!

[redqueen]

2. Good Goddess...

He said that?!

:(

[gollygee]

3. "My wife is going out tonight so I have to get home

and babysit the kid"

This is now referred to as "the kid" instead of "my daughter."

[Katherine Brengle]

5. Maybe he was trying to sound tough for...

his friend, or something, but it is still ridiculous.

This just goes to show how insanely f*ed up our social order is (not to get all psycho or anything, but seriously)--men grow up thinking that they can't be honest about how they feel about their kids (along with a bunch of other stupid concepts)--it has to be, "I am so proud of my kids," and not, "I love them so much, sometimes it hurts," ya know?

BAH.

My hubby is so sweet--he's constantly talking about our daughter to anyone who will listen (and probably everyone who would rather not, lol)--I got really lucky.

My advice would be to tell your husband, in no uncertain terms, just how much it bothered you and why, and hope that he is understanding about it.

[redqueen]

6. *sigh*

I have to hope he's only doing it to get on your nerves. You know how men like to playfully try to drive us insane every now and then?

[Ravenseye]

12. Does he avoid parental duties?

I mean...I say crap like that, but it's all in jest. I love spending time with my daughter...For instance she's getting home soon with my wife and i'll basically do nothing but spend time with her for the next couple hours till bedtime...

yeah though...never really thought of it as babysitting. heh. too funny. slap that mofo.

[skygazer]

7. Ooooh.... This is one of my biggest pet peeves

You don't want me to slap him - he'd never get back up.

In 25 years of being a mother, I can say I have NEVER babysat for my own kids. "Sorry, I can't go out tonight - I can't get a babysitter" is something I've said countless times. "Sorry, I can't go out - skygazer has a class and I'm home with the kids" is something my husband said many times. Had he ever said he was going to babysit, I think he'd be sleeping peacefully under 6 feet of dirt and some nice azaleas.

[tigereye]

9. no, my husband usually says it's boy's night

when I go out somewhere. Cue for them to eat junk food instead of actual dinner.

[tallahasseedem]

11. That is a term we use as well...

"home with the kids". Why in the hell would anyone use the term "babysit" with their own kids?

[AngryAmish]

8. Yes it is.

Your husband is right.

[skygazer]

13. No, it's not

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=babysit

ba·by-sit also ba·by·sit (bb-st)
v. ba·by-·sat, (-st) ba·by-·sit·ting, ba·by-·sits
v. intr.

1. To take care of a child or children in the absence of a parent or guardian.
2. To take care of or watch over someone or something needing attention or guidance.

[AngryAmish]

14. See #2

The husband is watching over someone (his child) that needs attention (or the 'lil bugger will fall down the basement stairs.)

[skygazer]

15. Trumped by number #1

I'm right, you're wrong. Neener, neener, neener. :P

[AngryAmish]

17. neener, neener, neener

right back at 'ya!

[WeRQ4U]

10. When I'm home with my son, I call it "Man Time"...

That's tough enough and I don't sound like a doorknob either.

[Debi]

16. Let me at him!!!

:grr:

My husband calls it 'mentime' and they live in "menstown" where no women are allowed. They always make pizza or hamburgers for lunch/dinner and camp out in the living room and make a mess. (I think it's my punishment for leaving them alone).

But it is NEVER NEVER babysitting!

[Fleshdancer]

18. it could be if he's technically sitting on your baby.

but he's probably not doing that, right? Because that's just bad parenting. :D

[Karenina]

19. One PARENTS one's own children

DO NOT let me anywhere near your hubby cuz I'MMA SLAP HIM INTO NEXT WEEK!!! SO MANY "discussions" this week with "Int'l Women's Day" and the SD coathanger crew. And STILL Mr. Man's default template is he's doing you a favor worthy of the Good Housekeeping Award in looking after his OWN offspring. :SIGH: