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October 24, 2005, 2:31 pm PDT

Hi ....... No hang-up with H"Hook-ups"

Quote From: winnieone

My DH is a really good Daddy to my 2 yo son and 5 yo daughter.  HOWEVER... before we met he was into cartoony-type sexy images of females (kind of like Jessica rabbit, but actual humans).  They kind of take Betty Boop to the next level... skimpy bathing suits (they don't expose any genitalia, but they are sexually suggestive).  There are skateboards called "hookups" that he thinks are really cool.  Anyway... these boards currently sit in a closet, because I feel strongly that my young kids not be exposed to these.  He thinks that I am making too big a deal about it, and if I don't bring attention to them the kids won't think anything about them.   

  

Here is the problem... he told me that he wants to have "his own room" where he can display all his collectibles for himself, including these boards.  I told him that is fine, so long as the kids don't go in there.  He thinks that would make them too much of a taboo and could potentially make the kids think that sexuality is wrong.  While he acknowledges taht he doesn't think they are "appropriate" for the kids, he also doesn't think they are "inappropriate."   He thinks we as a society make too big a deal about images of the human body and the recognition of people as sexual beings.   

  

I don't know what to do.  It seems crazy that I would subject my kids to a lifetime of split parenting (divorce), because of these images, but I feel like I'm going against my own desires by "allowing" them.  This is becoming a situation where DH feels as though he is being controlled by me and that he wants to be able to just be himself in this one room. 

  

What do you think.  Here is a link, so you have an idea of what I'm talking about. 

  

http://www.skatesonhaight.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=HDDP 

  

Please let me know what you think. 

  

Thanks! 

  

Thanks for the link ~  

  

I have just spent a long time at the pre-mentioned site....... I have delibrately looked for "something bad". Something to hang onto that could let me stand by your side. 

  

I hate to say this, but the "Hooker" boards are just another stage in a fashion. They are not obscene or derogitory to children / minors. Cheerleaders show more at times. 

They are what they are - just animations. 

  

As regards the disagreement between you and your partner - that is another issue.(In my opinion). 

Your partner, in your own words, is a good Daddy  and that´s cool. I am sure that they will not even bother if Daddy´s stuff in is his hobby room ..... just like his tools are in his garage. 

  

My point is, it is not worth "making a mountain out of a molehill"    

However - if you have issues on a difference of opinion, then the childrens´ interests must come first. But, honestly, kids see worse watching Tom and Jerry.  

  

Hope you guys resolve your differnce of opinion - so you both can be happy. Good luck :-) 

 


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