Daddy do it!
Has anyone else experienced their kids going through a phase of daddy doing everything?
I’m not allowed to get them their drinks, pick them up or hold their hands!
Don’t get me wrong, it can be great sometimes as it means I can sit back and just be an onlooker on the chaos that’s descending in front of my very eyes, but it would be nice to feel wanted sometimes!
You know, just now and again would be nice!
This happens mostly when we’re on holiday or when we go somewhere with daddy.
We went to Menorca on our first family holiday last year and all I heard was daddy do it.
I wasn’t wanted!
Not one tiny bit!
We would go down to the restaurant for food and daddy had to put the girls in the high chairs.
Daddy had to feed them their food.
When we sat down to the evening’s entertainment and decided to stand by the stage for a better view, it was daddy that they wanted to dance with.
Daddy’s hand that they wanted to hold and daddy’s arms that they wanted to snuggle up in.
When they were upset, it was daddy they wanted.
It’s not always about daddy though.
They do have a ‘mummy do it’ phase just as much as a ‘daddy do it’ phase. I just prefer the ‘mummy do it’ phases!
It makes me feel wanted, useful and that I am still needed!
Does anyone else’s child go through these phases too?
I think the holiday phase of daddy having to do everything was to do with the fact that we were away from home for an extended period of time. This of course meant that the girls had daddy for seven days straight which they wouldn’t usually get due to him being in work.
They just couldn’t get enough of their daddy!
I shouldn’t moan really as it does give me a bit of a break, even if it does leave me feeling unwanted!
I’m sure my husband feels the same though when they’re going through one of their ‘mummy do it’ phases!
What do you think?
6 Comments
Emily Vaughan
September 16, 2014 at 9:28 am
I have a feeling this phase is going to happen a lot when Indiana is older. She's a HUGE daddy's girl and I know what you mean about feeling wanted sometimes lol xx
Sportbilly
September 20, 2014 at 1:07 pm
I wonder if this happens more with girls than it does with boys? From the friends I have with girls, it's all about Daddy and the boys it's all about mummy x
Loving life with little ones
September 21, 2014 at 2:15 pm
We have phases like this all the time, usually they want mummy all the time which can get a bit tiresome especially as they want me to do their teeth and read stories every night, then there will be a few days of daddy doing everything and I will get a rest! #binkylinky
cardiffmummysays.com
September 22, 2014 at 8:43 pm
My little ones both went through this stage too. The first time with my daughter, I found it so upsetting, but then we got a mummy stage and secretly I loved it. It never lasts too long though. xx
BakedPotatoMummy
September 25, 2014 at 9:52 pm
When D comes home, we always get this for a little while. Potato is so excited to see daddy, he forgets about me for a while. But really, most of the time it has to be me because
BakedPotatoMummy
September 25, 2014 at 9:54 pm
…ooops, pressed too soon!
…because he's used to it being me. He goes to daddy and granny for a novelty but in the end, it's always me he wants. I must admit, I like it. He's so cuddly and snuggly, that it makes me feel very loved 🙂
#BinkyLinky