Brag About Your Man!

[deleted] · 2017-08-30T20:00:26+00:00

This whole transition into parenthood has been more challenging than R and I anticipated. People say all babies do is eat, sleep, and poop - except they forget the horrible witching hour shenanigans of screaming and crying at 9pm at night. But R has been AH-MAZE-ING! He keeps his cool even though I know he's frustrated. Bonding between infant and dad is so much harder than infant and mom - we've been actively bonding for 9 months - we had a connection the day Fish entered the world. R ... not so much. But he's so hands on. He's doing all the stuff and trying all the things and it's just generally awesome how involved he is.

imspookyboo · 2017-08-30T20:28:16+00:00

Hubby laid the new flooring in the nursery (due in November) and it looks amazing! He picked out the wood, learned how to lay it (thank goodness for YouTube), & knocked it out in a day. He's a hard worker & always so positive. I'm a lucky girl!

LaurelWoods93 · 2017-08-30T21:58:37+00:00

My husband brought home flowers for me the other day. He knows I need a little romantic pick me up some weeks and he either picks them himself or gets them from the store. I swear, he is amazing!

It's always the little things he does that mean the most to me:)

[deleted] · 2017-08-30T22:34:10+00:00

My poor husband is passed out next to me after getting his wisdom teeth yanked and totally unaware I'm gonna gush about him lol.

But this week he's been truly amazing to me. I had an interview for a new well paying job in the city we're moving to that I hadn't originally intended to apply for considering I'm still off on materinity leave but I got offered the placement and I was in dilemma town. The role is perfect and I know I could do really well there but the prospect of going back to work and missing the baby's first year was killing me. My husband and I finally had a heart to heart and he told me he'd support whatever decesion I want to make but other jobs would come in time and the baby is only a baby once. I needed to hear that, I really did. I called and told this new studio I couldn't take the job and while it made me kinda sad, seeing the baby kick and smile when I came into the living room confirmed it was the right choice. My husband knew how important this is to me and I would regret missing the first year.

I feel so lucky and thankful to him. Not only for the guidance but for sacrificing his mornings to a long commute to take care of me and the baby. I really did pick the best man.

[deleted] · 2017-08-30T23:41:55+00:00

I am so proud of the work he accomplishes at his job! He went to college on a wrestling scholarship and got his bachelors in exercise science, then worked in the city as a personal trainer for two years before deciding to move back to his small home town since he's not fond of cities and enjoys the country life (hunting, trapping, etc.). Anyways, he's been working at a chicken processing plant for the last two years and started at an entry level position, doesn't sound very glamorous, I know. However, he's the second shift maintenance manager now and makes about 70k a year. He was informed recently that the company is going to pay for him to take a bunch of classes at a local college, so that's exciting.

He's so humble about his advancements but this company is booming and he is very well liked and respected by his coworkers and boss so I can see him advancing much further. I'm just so proud of the way he treats his job, he gives every day 100% and treats his teams fairly. If his boss asks him to come in at 6am on a Saturday, he will and he doesn't complain. I've just never met someone with a work ethic like his, it really reflects on his character.

TVEMisty · 2017-08-31T03:16:53+00:00

In late March we lost our business. It was a big blow to us financially. My husband went immediately to work to ensure we'd still have money coming in and took a job at a call center. Yesterday he started his new roll as the manager for his team. I'm so proud of him, because he really didn't want to take the position with the company initially but decided to and gave 110% everyday and when the time came his dedication to the menial job accompanied with his resume of all his leadership skills paid off. I'm so proud of him for not getting in the "this is just a paycheck" mode and worked to advancement.

The hubs also was amazing to me during my job search. He and I both knew that I could easily get a job at a call center as well but knew I wouldn't do well. I am disabled and staying motivated to push myself on bad days is hard when I feel like I'm in a dead end position. He was amazingly supportive of me finding a position I would actually want and would look forward to going to. I've been with the lady I work for/with for 4 months now and I absolutely love what I do and the freedom she gives me. She has two companies and I run them both for her. While I should be paid more for what I do, I get the freedom and flexibility I need for my disability that I wouldn't get at a big companies. I truly enjoy working for her and she and I have plans to open a second location of one of her businesses and she wants to explore some ideas I have as other business opportunities that I would have part ownership of. I'm so grateful of his support and encouragement for me to find something fulfilling to me, even if he gets frustrated at times with my work. I need to balance better, I tend to become a workaholic when I'm invested in something and he's being patient with me as I find the balance of work and home. My boss doesn't demand and expect it of me, it's just how I'm built.

g_e_m_anscombe · 2017-08-31T14:58:38+00:00

My husband finally got a CPAP machine last week to treat his sleep apnea and it's been like night and day. He's able to stay up later so we get more time together and he has the energy to actually do things. I'm so proud of him for finally getting treated! He set the table for a candlelit dinner the other night, and bought me flowers in honor of the fact that he proposed two years ago today. I'm grateful to have such a sweet husband.

krazykatlady25 · 2017-08-31T16:25:36+00:00

We just went through Hurricane Harvey. Fortunately, we are just north of Houston, but we still got some major rain and flooding.

The two days leading up to the storm were so hectic. People were scrambling to get supplies and it was just a madhouse. Water was GONE. Food was running low. Most of the shelves were bare by the time we were able to go out and get provisions. But my SO was such a great leader during all of this and I am just in awe of him right now. His family (cousin, cousin's wife, and their baby) were about to be trapped in their apartment complex due to flooding. They got out just in time and stayed with us. Not gonna lie, I was totally overwhelmed....our tiny one bedroom apartment was about to get super cramped and the cabin fever was already setting in from being cooped up. But it's family. My SO can read me like a book and could tell that I was feeling stressed out. He stopped me as I was stress-cleaning and asked "Are you okay?". I could have easily fibbed and said I was fine when I clearly wasn't. I just looked at him and said "No, I'm feeling really overwhelmed right now". He just gave me a big hug and kiss and said everything would be okay. I didn't argue or try to say "but how do you know???". I just left to take a shower and decompress. Ladies, he was right (and I told him as much when everything got back to normal). Everything was okay, even when it didn't feel like it in the moment. We made the most of the situation and came out stronger on the other side.

I felt so vulnerable in that moment and I just needed him to say that we would be okay. He was my rock at the exact moment when I needed it and there were no questions asked by either of us. We just did it...as a team. We are both still feeling the effects of that experience (our first major natural disaster together).

Meanwhile, his cousin's wife was snapping at her husband for no reason throughout the time they stayed with us. I just felt really sorry for him.

iwasawasp · 2017-08-31T12:19:38+00:00

BF and I are moving internationally and he recently made the decision to return to our home country for a few months (we've been traveling in the interim) in order to re-up our cash supply. He has really transformed into a provider role and seems to be taking great pride in being the breadwinner. He has no expectations of me to work, which is ideal for me currently. I feel even more secure in the longevity of our relationship since his shift to an "our money" attitude.

On top of that, I was originally going to stay abroad while he went home. Two weeks ago, he asked me to come with him because he didn't want to be without me again (we each traveled solo for about a month this summer). I feel so proud and loved :) <3

GratefulWifeandMama · 2017-08-31T19:40:50+00:00

Yes please! My husband was hustling in a blue collar job when we met and got married. He has worked his way into the white collar world and I am just so proud of him. He works so hard at work and it has paid off. He is so confident and driven. We decided I would stay home while we raise our sons and it is all possible because of him! Sometimes I get weary of his super high expectations but my whole family benefits from him pushing us to be our best. I love that man!!

proprioceptor · 2017-09-04T15:38:10+00:00

I'm amazed that my husband can already make my little girl (4.5mo) laugh. She really lights up when she sees him coming home from work, and loves to play with him. He is so sweet with her, and plays with her a lot and it warms my heart to see. He's also been very patient with me, as we've started trying to figure out sleep training, and I'm having a little more trouble with it than he is.

kekerae · 2017-09-04T13:52:08+00:00

My husband is about to embark on an 800+ kilometre cycling tour to raise money for pediatric cancer. We are living in separate cities right now and we've both had our challenges from being apart but I'm so proud of him for staying behind and working to support us and training for this event at the same time.

Aaand I received a romantic card in the mail from him saying he's counting the days until we can all be back together next month. It instantly made me cry. Very sweet.

Rivkariver · 2017-09-04T15:13:29+00:00

He spoils the heck out of me with cooking and sending flowers. I love cooking and baking but he likes taking care of me and cooking for us. On my honor I will never say a negative word about this or discourage it in any way :)

Makrii817 · 2017-09-05T03:03:55+00:00

Honestly, I could gush about him forever. We've been married for five months now and he's been my rock. We're a little unconventional in that we have a temporary long distance marriage (I'm in school and he's in a surgical residency about 10 hours away, but I'll graduate in a year and be with him) and from time to time, the distance gets to me. But he always knows exactly what to say to encourage me and remind me how much he loves me. Even though he's in such a stressful program, working 18 hrs a day 6 days a week, he always takes the time to call me before bed and talk to me and say goodnight. For my birthday, he actually took a few days off to surprise me and come visit. Before I came home from class, he hung up a dozen paper flowers he made himself from my ceiling. He used to give me real flowers when we first started dating but I told him that seeing them die made me sad so he decided that he'd get me flowers that would last forever. Now, every birthday, he gets me some variation of flowers that won't die. I just love him so much :) I'm the luckiest girl in the world

WigglytuffsMom · 2017-09-07T20:32:07+00:00

My man has been there for me through all my ups and downs for almost three years. He treats me like a queen, he makes me feel beautiful, and he's not afraid to always be affectionate with me. He cooks for me, helps me with anything I need, and he's supported me and comforted me during really trying times with my family.

He has such a big heart and such an amazing personality, with the patience of a saint. I can be batshit crazy sometimes but he deals with it (bless his heart, I'm getting help for my anxiety), and he still makes love to me at the end of the day. He's my soulmate, he's my everything, and I'm so happy I'm marrying him. I trust him entirely, which is huge because the number of people I trust I can count on one hand.

He has opened my eyes to so much, and he's taught me a lot about myself, and he's helped me work through a lot of my past traumas. Honestly I could go on and on, I love this man with every fiber of my being. He's the best, and I'm so lucky he's mine forever.

savfroe · Fri Oct 27 22:34:27 2017 UTC

My husband planned an entire trip for us to New York City. We had a great time. Completely kid free and got to see Hamilton!! I was literally so excited. He planned different activities for each day and we had a wonderful time exploring the city together. My husband is at training now and still thought to send me flowers his first week and sends me messages to check on me daily. He is literally so amazing.