I totally, TOTALLY understand your need for a nanny, and do not fault you one bit! If I didn't have Grant around here I would NEED that, too. I completely understand your reasoning there and think it will help you, and the kids, and everyone involved immensely.
I didn't feel insulted, at all. I'm sorry if I sounded offended, I was just trying to explain where I'm coming from. Grant likes providing for us, but he also gets what I think is an uncommon-for-a-man-and-wonderful-for-us amount of satisfaction and pride from doing hands on stuff with the kids, cleaning a room spotless in a way I never would, seeing that Elise is in love with him and prefers him to me sometimes, cooking something I'm wolfing down with compliments, etc. I think he will still feel very useful and validated, though he does have more of a need to get away and be alone here and there, than I do. I see him getting really involved with this passion for woodworking he has now, and being able to persue photography more regularly than he can now. *shrug*
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Date: 2008-03-27 04:46 am (UTC)I totally, TOTALLY understand your need for a nanny, and do not fault you one bit! If I didn't have Grant around here I would NEED that, too. I completely understand your reasoning there and think it will help you, and the kids, and everyone involved immensely.
I didn't feel insulted, at all. I'm sorry if I sounded offended, I was just trying to explain where I'm coming from. Grant likes providing for us, but he also gets what I think is an uncommon-for-a-man-and-wonderful-for-us amount of satisfaction and pride from doing hands on stuff with the kids, cleaning a room spotless in a way I never would, seeing that Elise is in love with him and prefers him to me sometimes, cooking something I'm wolfing down with compliments, etc. I think he will still feel very useful and validated, though he does have more of a need to get away and be alone here and there, than I do. I see him getting really involved with this passion for woodworking he has now, and being able to persue photography more regularly than he can now. *shrug*