Today, at 3:00 am, I sat with my 3 year-old daughter while she tried to go back to sleep. She'd had a nightmare, and I'd read that "not leaving" was the most important thing a father could do. My wife woke and called me a pervert for sitting there. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was trying to sleep when I saw a head looming from the darkness with no eyes and a mouth open like a silent scream. I just froze and pissed myself. It was my daughter wanting to cuddle with us. Alas, the bed was wet, so she got put back in her bed, while we had to share the sofa downstairs. FML
Today, my husband actually helped put our 4 year-old to bed because I was watching my nephews, who were about to be picked up. When I was sitting with my nephews in the living room, he yelled for me to help with our daughter. I said I couldn’t and he told me to shut up. I put her to bed every other night. FML
Today, my son climbed into our bed because he'd had a nightmare. He and my wife spent hours whispering and giggling like they were at a slumber party. Cute, until the next morning, when they were both tired, grumpy, and uncooperative. FML
Today, I was having trouble sleeping due to jet lag. I was finally sleepy and looking forward to a decent night of rest when my 4 year-old woke up and refused to stay in his room or try to rest. The next two hours involved him shouting at me, kicking me, and crying because he wanted Daddy, who is on a business trip. FML
Today, I'm dead on my feet after being awake since 1AM with the baby. I begged my wife to watch both the baby and our four year-old for an hour while I napped. She refused, and instead said she needed a rest more. Her reason? “I might need to do a shit later.” FML
Today, my 3-year-old fell asleep in our bed while cuddling me, and I let him stay since he was being so sweet. In the middle of the night, he took off his pants and pissed all over my head and back. FML
Today, as I was taking my three year-old daughter home from daycare, she asked where her daddy was. I tried to tell her that I was her father, but she answered, "No, not you! My other daddy!" I've got some talking to do tonight. FML
Today, my 2-year-old daughter and my 27-year-old husband both woke me up in the early hours of the morning. Their complaints were the same: they'd both wet the bed. FML
Today, my daughter hugged me around the neck and whispered, "I'm going to cut your head off." I'm afraid to go to sleep now. FML
Today, it's 3:42 a.m. and my son is crying because I won't let him play with his dirty diaper. FML
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RESTAREA 0
Hopefully she was just joking? And, I mean, it was 3am, she was probably out of it anyway. No worries, you did the right thing and it's good that you're not letting her come into your own bed when those things happen because then they'll do it all the time. That's how it was with my brothers, atleast.
patrickhb 0
If she's serious, then she's clearly not cut out for parenthood - certainly not adoption. She's your DAUGHTER, and the fact you adopted shouldn't make a difference - your wife should understand, and shouldn't even be able to CONSIDER that. You should leave her, both because she doesn't appreciate and understand you AT ALL, and because she clearly doesn't feel the same way as you do about the adoption.
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racehl_ann_2009 0
I'm going to Go against what every one is saying here.... By saying that it is your adopted daughter, means that you may have just got her, or maybe it lets the readers (us) know that there could be something wrong with the child. I know from experience that alot of times children that are put up for adoption come from really bad back grounds, maybe his daughter is a crack baby and is having withdraws, and nightmears from her past home. Not leaving your daughter is important. And what is so wrong with watching your child sleep or making sure that they fall asleep??? even if i'm babysitting and someone else kid is crying and is scared and can't fall asleep.. i'm going to stay with them till they do!!! For your wife to call you a perv that was mean. Maybe she isn't as good of a parent as you are.... and for every one that dissagrees with me... My mother teaches parenting classes, and has worked with CPS for a long time, i know what i'm talking about people. Stop giving this guy a hard time. He probably wont even read these comments.
xhalighx 0
You are an idiot. Nobody's giving him a hard time. Everybody's empathizing with him and bashing his wife. Read before you post. Love, Me.
racehl_ann_2009 0
in some comments people were saying that he has to be one.. and things are missing from the story
magestic 0
next time make her ass get up and go sit with her the & you stay in bed, comfy, resting, unpervertedly. when she gets pissed that you won't get up, remind her that last time you did, you were called a pervert, so that means it's only appropriate for the adult female to sit with her.
malcolm1919 0
It does suck #1, good thing you adopted though cause it sounds like she would eat her young
teerah003 0
your wife's a bitch.. lord.. by biological father didn't even do that for me.. once i started talking, he stopped paying attention to me unless he was drunk.. so good for you being a good dad. tell your wife to get her mind out of the gutter or leave.
mwbddh2 0
Your wife is insecure...unless you were doing something naughty.
kiteofnight 0
Agreed with all the "your wife's a bitch" comments. I wish my father did this ;-;
Manic_Depressive 0
DIVORCE!!! Your wife is a huge bitch! I would have came in && asked why you were in there, && then told you that you were an amazing father!! Especially because she is your "adopted daughter"!!!
jennifer5 6
I know which is the better parent. She obviously needs to do some reading herself. Your a good dad for doing that, she's lucky.
Joe2794 0
Explain the situation and hopefully she will understand. If she still thinks you're a pervert, she's a ******* idiot.
Sanrio90 8
Your wife is a stupid bitch. And people wonder why men are hesitant to get close to their kids thanks to the whole "OMGPEDO!" hysteria floating about. Anyway, I think anyone who shows compassion to their kids is a good parent, you included.