My Husband Offered to Stay Home with the Baby While I Went Back to Work –

When Daniel offered to stay home with our baby, Cody, so I could return to work, I thought we had it all figured out. The house was spotless, meals were ready, and Cody seemed happy. But a call from my mother-in-law revealed Daniel’s secret: she’d been doing all the work.

We devised a plan to let him face the real challenges of parenting alone, and after three chaotic days, he confessed he’d underestimated the job. Now, with a new job, childcare, and mutual respect, we’ve learned parenting is about teamwork, not heroics.