Partnership Parenting

Some of you that know me well, may be a bit surprised by some of the things I am going to say, however I am going to say it anyways....

What does Partnership Parenting mean? In our household it means that my wife and I work together. Whether you like it or not, there are only two ways. Together or separate. Even at age two, our daughter Emerson will ask for something from her mother, and if she gets a "no" then she asks me. This is a pivotal moment in her growth as a child. If I give her a different answer, she will forever remember that she can play us, parent against parent.

Long ago, probably while Emerson was still in the womb, my wife and I made the decision to work together, to partnership parent.

Do we disagree? All. The. Time. We generally save that for when we are out of earshot of our children, if possible. I am over anxious. I feel my wife is just the opposite. My first go-to is discipline. Where my wife's first go-to is talking through things. We are the yin and yang of our small family. (Just to make you all feel at ease, I don't beat my children)

I don't know what I believe is the best parenting style. Mine is obviously discipline oriented, my wife's is not. Maybe it is because I am the parent that is here with the children all the time and she is the one who works. Or maybe its the way we were raised. Either way, it works for us. It may not work for everyone, but it works for us!

Edit:
I chickened out when I first posted this. The reason why I mentioned at the beginning that some people would be surprised by the post is that I don't believe parenting should be reserved for heterosexual couples. This isn't necessarily a "christian" way to think.
I came from a family that wasn't perfect, my parents had their troubles off and on, my dad even moved out for a short period. There are divorces in both my family and my wifes family.
I know a lesbian couple who have a child, I know many single parents, I know of gay couples with children. What matters most to the child isn't any of the baggage that we bring to the table, or our sexual orientation, its the love we provide. The only thing a child shouldn't have to worry about is if their parent(s) love them unconditionally. Sure there are times (just this morning in fact) that I was kicked out of bed at 4am and I was grumbling about it. But it doesn't change the way I love any of my family.