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Does the Disney Dad syndrome ever go away?

Childless stepmom's picture

Does it? How can I minimize it and not always seem to be pointing out faults.

Justme54's picture

For me, 2 oldest skids married into money! THE END! The last of entitled ended in $$$ for their weddings. DH can be an ass at times He likes me being a housewife. He has got lazy about even doing his share on the yard work. His check is our check. I am number one in his life.

Rags's picture

When it comes to yard work your DH is a man after my own heart. The last home that my bride and I bought she asked when I was going to go buy new lawn care equipment. :? I told her that I had eveything I needed and showed her the lawn service contact in my cell phone.

I am all about outsourcing. }:)

My bride and I have the same philosophy that you and your DH have. Her check and my check are our checks. Our marriage is our joint priority.

fedupstep's picture

I don't think so. My DH went from being a Disney dad to over strict back to Disney dad. Some parents feel rules and consequences are too harsh but all they are doing is not preparing their kids for an adult world. When kids have no boundaries, they will not know how to deal with being told 'no' as an adult.

Unfortunately I think it takes someone very serious for Disney parents to see the error of their ways. And then the kids will only turn and blame them for raising them that way.

Rags's picture

Lol!! This had me laughing. I had to close my office door.

I am glad DH caught a clue.

Though I did not use the recording method I did struggle a bit with getting my bride to adjust how she spoke of and with SS when he was in the preteen/tween years.

There were times when if I had heard "but he is not XX yet, he is just a kid" one more time I would have pounded my own skull into mush against the nearest brick wall.