Am I a villain?

I don’t let my infant son sleep in our bedroom; I’m a believer that my kid needs his own room. As long as my wife can hear him, not me I like to sleep thru the night; I don’t produce milk from my breast so why should I get up?

I was speaking to my sister and my mom about my treatment to my little cuddly monster. As to how my wife and I have him sleep by himself in his own bedroom, and how I don’t let him take a nap while I’m holding him. I place him on our papasan for his naps.

They tried to make me feel as an emotionless father for trying to make my son independent, I don’t want him pulling on my pants or my wife’s for that matter whenever he wants to do something. I don’t want him to be co-dependent on us for little things like nap time, or burst into tears when we are not within his vision.

When my son is old enough and comes crying to me because there is a monster in his closet or under his bed, I’ll take him to the store and buy him a dart gun. Show him how to clear his room for intruders and tuck him into bed. He’ll be able to protect himself from that monster, as long as he does not run out of ammo.

Does that make me emotionless? I say no, it makes a strong, independent child.