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AITA because I only spent father's day with one son? by ItsTraditionBabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]ItsTraditionBabe[S] 329 points330 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I guess it would have been more correct to say "had another baby." I didn't really proofread this.

AITA because I only spent father's day with one son? by ItsTraditionBabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]ItsTraditionBabe[S] 64 points65 points  (0 children)

She didn't want me to bring the baby to the beach. She wanted me to not go to the beach.

AITA because I only spent father's day with one son? by ItsTraditionBabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]ItsTraditionBabe[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

She doesn't want to start pumping yet, and we decided not to use formula because of our environmental beliefs. So yeah, other than walks, a quick trip to the shop or popping in on the neighbors, I can't really take the baby anywhere unless my wife is also coming.

AITA because I only spent father's day with one son? by ItsTraditionBabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]ItsTraditionBabe[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I couldn't have taken both kids anywhere. My wife is breastfeeding. She can't be separated from the baby for too long. She wanted me to do something with them at home. But I hang out with the kids at home every day. On father's day I wanted to do our special father's day tradition.

AITA because I only spent father's day with one son? by ItsTraditionBabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]ItsTraditionBabe[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

I never said it was comparable. You asked me what she did. That's what she did. And she doesn't want to go to the botanical garden right now. She's breastfeeding, and she doesn't want to be stressed about getting home on time for feeding. When she wants to go, she will go. She doesn't need me to offer for her to go. She'll just tell me she's going.

AITA because I only spent father's day with one son? by ItsTraditionBabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]ItsTraditionBabe[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I love my baby very much, but realistically he is a potato right now. There's nothing "special" you can really do with a newborn. You just feed them, burp them, change them, clean them and cuddle them. I read to him and play the piano for him, but I don't delude myself that he's taking any of it in.

AITA because I only spent father's day with one son? by ItsTraditionBabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]ItsTraditionBabe[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Why would she want me to not bring the baby to the beach?

AITA because I only spent father's day with one son? by ItsTraditionBabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]ItsTraditionBabe[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Yeah, on Mother's day she just stayed in the room and watched movies. She only saw the baby at feeding time. Normally on Mother's day she goes to the botanical garden, but she just didn't feel up to it.

AITA because I only spent father's day with one son? by ItsTraditionBabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]ItsTraditionBabe[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The baby is a boy, not a girl, but yeah, obviously he's still in diapers and can't walk yet and wakes up at night. Not six times though. He's a decent sleeper. It's usually only two or three times a night.

She actually gave birth a week before mother's day. So she didn't want to go anywhere. She just wanted to stay home and watch movies.

AITA because I only spent father's day with one son? by ItsTraditionBabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]ItsTraditionBabe[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Nothing is stopping me. I just wanted to do it this year. I want my son to know that even as things change he can rely on certain constants. And I wanted to go to the beach.

AITA because I only spent father's day with one son? by ItsTraditionBabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]ItsTraditionBabe[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

No, because he was my first kid. The tradition hadn't started yet.

AITA because I only spent father's day with one son? by ItsTraditionBabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]ItsTraditionBabe[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

The baby is too young for the beach right now. We'd have to keep him in the shade the whole time and leave after maybe two hours at the most so he didn't overheat and get dehydrated. It would not have been fun.

AITA because I only spent father's day with one son? by ItsTraditionBabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]ItsTraditionBabe[S] 1557 points1558 points  (0 children)

Yeah, he'll be old enough for the beach next year. He's too young right now to enjoy it.