On the family note, my husband has recently taken over the afternoon-time with the kids and we've swapped some of the home vs work ratio. But my son told me today that he misses me and that daddy doesn't know how to do things or help with homework and he wants me back. How should I handle this?? I feel awful and also surely it's ok to leave them with their dad and focus on work some more. But they are more important to me than my job.

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Your kid is manipulating you! Beyond that, you said this is recent. Give it more time. Find a way to have special time with your kiddo on the weekends or whatever — but don’t let yourself get guilt tripped so soon. Dad does things differently, yes. And there’s value in that. Your son needs to lean to adapt, and be resilient. If nothing else this might help him develop more grit. But I think it will also help him better bond with his Dad overall.

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Unless your husband is abusive or incompetent, it’s not only ok to leave them with their dad, but it’s good and necessary. You need to have your husband’s back and support him in taking on more of the home work - that doesn’t mean he will do things exactly as you do them, it means he will find his own way with the house and the kids. If you come in and “fix” things, it’s a good way to build resentment with you or with him - and your kids learn there is only one “right” way to do things.

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Give it some time, it's a change your little one needs to adapt to. Different isn't inherently bad, there's just going to be an adjustment period. I had these same pangs when I had to start my daughter in daycare. It's hard, but kids are resilient and after a few weeks of their new routine, they tend to settle in just fine.

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Oh boy. Your husband needs one on one time with your son, too, and both of them need this, not just you. You say: “That’s right! Isn’t it cool how Daddy does things his own special way, just like you do things differently sometimes from how your friend/neighbor/cousin does them? It makes him unique and your own special Daddy! And then when we have our special time together it’s just for us!”

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Awe this is so sad. I hate when my kids say things like this to me beause it punches me right in the gut. I always just have a conversation with my kids and explain why mommy and daddy sometimes do things differently.

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