Hi,


This is inspired by a recent thread, but not written in response to it, or aimed at any one individual or poster - I promise. As a frequent reader and sometime contributor to this forum, and as a minority here (a dad), I just want to express my outright loathing, my complete and utter disdain for the term "DH." I've been on this site for half a year and I have no idea what it stands for. My guess is either "Dedicated Husband" or "Designated Husband," but no matter what it stands for, it basically seems to me to marginalize the role of fathers in the parenting process, and to lump all of us together into one homogenous group. It also reads as some secret, exclusionary code. I completely understand how triplet moms can often feel that the burden of parenting falls too heavily upon them, and I'm sure no matter how much we dads contribute, we will never quite equal the monumental personal sacrifices involved in triplet mothering. But just so you know, being labeled a DH (and by the way, I can think of something ELSE that might stand for), doesn't exactly make me feel appreciated for anything.

Just saying.

Dan

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Dan and Alex
parents of
Pablo (4lbs)
Levi (3lbs 4 oz.)
Satchel (3lbs 1 oz.)

identical boys - born 11-23-08
31 weeks 2 days

Dan, seriously? They are called acronyms. Since I dont have a TON of time to sit and type out every word, it is nice to be able to short-hand a post - KWIM (know what I mean).. typing 2 letters for Darling Husband is SO MUCH faster. I can type 95+ words per minutes, but still DH is so much faster than darling husband.

SO, IMHO (look that one up ):9 , chillax dude!

Melanie
BGB born at 32 weeks in 2005

i just find it funny that it got you so irritated. Much bigger fish to fry my friend. the acronym is intended as a compliment, and as everyone stated is universal. you dont have to conform. type everything out. but if you expect to be part of a forum, expect to read acronyms and dont ask everyone to conform to your wishes. sorry--not going to happen. we are busy and take the 5 mins free that we have to post here.

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