Let me say that I love my wife very much.
We had a "discussion" about the following topic. We "disagreed". So she posted the question to UrbanBaby.com.
My husband uses the term "babysit" to refer to
taking care of our own children. Does anyone else think this is really
annoying? – Jul 19th, 2007 5:23pm
These are the responses,
within about 45 seconds:
- Tell him it is called parenting. Yes, I would find that
annoying. - hate.that.
- quite
honestly, get over it. It is not correct but… oh well.. it is just a word - yep, that
would annoy me - It annoys me
too. - my husband used to
do this. i gave him so much crap about it that he no longer does. so annoying. - yep!
- Yes! I keep
telling him ‘You are NOT a babysitter’ to get him to engage the kid. - Yes. That’s
one of the few bits of advice my mom ever gave me when my first child was born.
Don’t let him think of it as "babysitting." - my friend
hates that. but i’m a stay at home mom and i say i’m "babysitting" whenever he is
doing something fun or if i’m the designated parent to stay home for whatever
reason - Totally ticks
me off - also bad:
"helping" me - we’ve covered
this…… - Did you try
telling him he is incapable of babysitting – maybe its a message from him? - yes, I
intentionally correct him and call it parenting. still, it happens rarely and
sometimes I get a sitter when he’s here! - I do.
- I nipped that
in the bud the first month. Never said it again.
Lesson learned.
Marketers, remember the classic David Oglivy quote: "The consumer isn’t a moron; she is your wife."