Do you ask for your partners help?

Hello!

I’m 4 years older than my wife and this situation was our first child, 38 years ago, as ‘Mr MOM’ my wife was reluctant to ask for my help. Back then it was rare for the father/husband to come forward and offer to help, as the wife’s Mother was usually involved or not far away. I would guess as that “macho” has broken down some over the years fathers are now more involved. Do you ask for your partners help and if so how do you go about it?

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- - Julzie13 said
  - 27 Jul 2022
    9:55 pm
The whole family dynamics have changed from what they used to be. I think a lot of this has to do with more women being in the workforce in comparison. It should be expected that if both parents are working that both parents help with the children vs the days when the mother would raise the children and the father went to work.
- - Frankiielot said
  - 26 Dec 2021
    10:18 pm
I always do.
I usually just say, hey babe, can you do this for me, please? He generally always happy to oblige.
- - mom81879 said
  - 09 Sep 2015
    6:56 pm
Nope. I figured out early on that my partner was hopeless, so I never bothered asking for help. I plodded on by myself
- - lepumpkinhead said
  - 21 May 2015
    11:07 am
I always ask for my hubby’s help, and he asks for mine, just a “Hey Honey, I need you” usually is enough to get either of us running to the other. We are both pretty accommodating of each other.