Do you have a closer bond with your kids than your SO does? Any tips on how to manage the guilt that comes with that?My kids are 13 and 12. I have been a stay at home dad since my oldest was a baby. My wife and I both worked demanding careers and we agreed that I would stay home with the kids. I intended to go back to work once they started school, but I saw the benefits of continuing to stay home. I did side projects and some work from home stuff, but I have been the primary care giver since the kids were little.This has recently started to cause some jealously now that the kids are older and still come to me before their mother. My daughter recently got her period and she came to me first even though my wife was home. We are currently at a baseball tournament for my son and my wife can't make it until the end of the week. She apologized to our son before we left and he told her not to worry about it since his dad and sister will be there. Little things like that are bugging my wife and I'm not sure how to make it better. She has a great relationship with the kids and they clearly love their mom, but they just come to me for the everyday things. She spends as much time with them as she can, but with them getting older and her having a hectic work schedule, it can make things difficult.Is this a common occurrence? How do you stop your spouse from feeling guilty? How do you stop feeling guilty? via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2fnowfK
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