Ugh. I’m fuming. I told my husband something really clever our LO did today. She’s only 20 months. I was pushing her on the swing. She always says, “go high as the sky!” Which in itself IS impressive/advanced for a 20 month old. Well, today, she said her usual high as the sky. So I said, “go high as the moon!” She said… “go high… rainbow!!” and “go high… clouds!!”

This is generally a 4-5 year old level of thinking and play/communication.

I was blown away… and not just because as her mom I’m proud. But it’s pretty damn impressive to me how quick witted (or whatever you’d call it) my LO is.

Stupid husband just huffed and said, we’ll is it really impressive though… you just think that because she’s your kid. I bet XYZ (husband’s nephew) can do the same thing.

So… this wasn’t the only time he downplays our daughter. Every time she does something exceptionally cute or smart, he has to compare her to his nephews.

Also, he’s happy to celebrate their HUUUUUUGE birthday celebrations and baptisms, but he was too embarrassed and humble to have anything for our daughter. So she got an immediate family only birthday and baptism.

Now he’s talking about what to get his nephew for his huge themed birthday party coming up.

I finally snapped at him after he shut me down today. I said, “why can’t you ever be proud of your daughter?? Why you always gotta downplay her??”

He said he just doesn’t know if it’s that impressive or not.

Well why shut me down!?? When his nephew was 3, husband’s mom was telling my husband how nephew (her grandson) was watching the clothes spin around in the washer and spinning his head and eyes all around… and what a hilarious little man he is. Husband laughed and thought that was so cute/hilarious.

But he can’t even find his own daughter impressive for something that’s actually impressive for a damn year-and-a-half year old. SMH.