I know what you mean by "indifferent." My two kids get their, uh, "delightful quirks" from me and their father can NOT relate at ALL. He literally can't conceive why a kid would want to read or master a skill etc etc without being nagged to do so. He's just not wired like we are.
We've finally worked out the kinks and he just shrugs off the stuff he doesn't get and leaves it to me. He's a very involved dad in other ways, so it works. The important thing is that the parent who can't relate learns how not to interfere... then things run smoothly (well... relatively
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