I dunno whats wrong...DS and I used to be like birds of a feather...And now it seems all he wants is daddy...He even cries and screams when DH leaves the house...I feel like a failure... :depressed:depressed:depressed

it's natural for boys to cling to the male figure, that is the basis who they are to be and gives them direction. In the end though, most boys are momma's boys. :)

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I know what you mean tho!! *Proud momma of a boy*

All kids go through that :yes
Just wait until he is 2 or 3...there were times when I felt like the kiddos did that stuff on purpose just to make one of us feel bad(even though I know that wasn't the case).

They really do all go through the phase of wanting one parent more than the other hun, does not mean your a failure at all :hugs

thank you ladies...it makes me sad because i think DH likes it...like now DH went to a hopkido(sp?) class and DS just cried and screamed when he left...I couldnt even calm him down...so i had to put him in the swing.

My kids are ALL like that! They love me but will ditch me in a second for daddy! :lol

Was your husband ever deployed while your son was old enough to know he was gone? Cus he could be afraid that he is going to deploy again and be gone for a long time every time he leaves the house...? But I wouldn't worry... it's probably just a phase!

My kids are ALL like that! They love me but will ditch me in a second for daddy! :lol

its like its something he just started...sigh...But we did read a ton of stories...

It's normal. Your not a failure! lol! Ava does the same thing. I mean she loves me when it's just me and her, but as soon as her daddy enters the room, it's Mama Who? lol!

Oh, hun, don't feel bad!

I think a lot of kids go through those phases. The little boy I was a nanny for used to cry when his parents left and then cry when his parents came home and I left.

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I think all kids go through those stages. I am sure he will change at one point and want you and not him:hugs You're NOT a failure!!!

My son gets upset when dh leaves. They are the best of buddies and have tons of fun together, so I think its natural to be upset when he goes somewhere.

Oh, don't feel like that. Kids go through stages, he'll be your little man again before long.

don't feel bad DS is going through that stage now. He LOVES me when it's him and I but the minute that DB is in the room he's following daddy and wanting all daddy's attention. I don't mind most times because all day with him I could use him having some daddy time ;)

My boys are like that all the time, one day they want me, the next they want DH. :hugs

Aww Jenny don't feel sad or feel like a failure it's just a stage!! Zach went through it as well!!

My girls go through phases like that too. Then, something happens and I feel loved and wanted again. Like the other day, I went to the gym when dh got home from work and my girls were still napping, so they didn't know I had left. When I got home, they clung to me like I was going out of style, and dh told me taht my youngest asked him why he made Mama go away. (he wasn't too happy about that one, but I giggled a little bit).

Thanks ladies :hugs

My dh isnt home right now so we are just chillin out and its nice!

My kids are ALL like that! They love me but will ditch me in a second for daddy! :lol

Yep. :yes They cling to me like white on rice through the day but as soon as daddy walks through that door, I am history... like dirt on the bottom of their shoe. All that matters is daddy and you'd think that he had freaking cookies in his pockets or something with the way their eyes light up when they see him. All I can really attribute it to is the fact that they are with me ALL DAY EVERY SINGLE DAY, and he's only home for a couple of hours while they're awake. So, they miss him and he doesn't have to deal with the discipline and such quite as much as I do either.

I wouldn't take it personal though. I'm sure he just misses daddy while he's at work so that created a more attached bond right now.

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Like everyone else said, it's normal. It does not mean he doesn't love you as much as his dad, it's a phase and you'll get your little boy back soon.