Note to Daddies everywhere:
Your sons don't just copy the great things you do.
They also (and probably INSTEAD, sometimes) copy the ANNOYING things you do.
A few weeks ago I asked my ex if there was something bothering him, because he'd started leaving the toilet seat up when he came over. For a couple of weeks. Every time. And when we were married in the same house, when he was mad at me or troubled by something, he usually made messes all around the house. He denies it. But I saw it over and over. Anyway, since this time it is MY house, when he said nothing was wrong, I said, "Okay, then please stop leaving the seat up over here." He of course said he would.
He left it up again his next visit. When I called him to say what the f*ck, he asked if I knew how "trivial" this issue was, and that he was not going to take time to discuss something so unimportant. He came short of using the N-word ("nag.")
So, guess who last week has also started to refuse to put the toilet seat down???
Men: Divorced or separated, your fingerprints always remain all over your ex-wives, their houses, and your sons.
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Passive-aggressive toileting . . . geez!
SUBCONSCIOUS passive-aggressive toileting, I guess to be totally accurate.
Just was reminded today by our therapist that my son is now at that age of strong identification with the same-gender parent.
Totally textbook.
When is the age when boys realize how hard their mothers worked to keep a roof over their heads? How about how hard it has been to resist posting the child on ebay? I'm ready for that age/stage at any time, please!
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