What does Daddy do?

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The latest episode of Juicebox Jungle (above) about dads helping out with the kids got me thinking about how our family works.

Hannah (now 13 1/2 months) LOVES to help unload the dishwasher. So much so, she tries to unload the dishwasher when we're in the process of loading it. I'm pretty sure she'd try to unload it if it was running!

I had nothing to do with teaching her that. I dislike hate unloading the dishwasher. I will load it, because I like knowing that the dishes are going to get clean, but I really could deal with not having to unload it. I'd probably just keep taking clean dishes out of the dishwasher if I could.

Kidding aside, my husband is probably stricter than I am. I am more likely to bend when I think I should buy something for my daughter, or give her a little taste of ice cream after dinner. I figure, as long as she's getting her healthy food, a small taste won't kill her. Not that John won't do anything like that. I'm just more lenient. Even when it comes to discipline. I don't like to make Hannah cry. I don't like to do anything that is going to upset her. By the same token, I am also not going to tolorate her hitting me in the face (...still workin' on that one) whenever she feels like it, but John is much more likely to react than I am.

That said, I don't think all dads are like that. I don't think all dads are as lenient as the video makes them out to be either. I like to think there is more of a middle ground than the video lets on, and that is where most dads will fall. But, (and facts will back me up) there are more stay-at-home-moms than there are SAHD's, so the dads just want their kids to think they're the coolest guy ever on the planet when they are home from work. That's all it is. Nothing more, nothing less.

So check out the video. What do you think?