f6twister

My wife and her friend left on a trip to Vegas yesterday. During the time leading up to their trip, there were a number of comments made that have me wondering what people think of me as a parent. For example:

My mom: If you need any help or need to get away from the kids, just give me or your sister a call and we will come right over. Your sister can even stay overnight and help.

My sister: I can stay over and be a temporary nanny while she is gone. Just let me know.

My in-laws: Are you going to be okay while she is gone? You are going to get overwhelmed trying to deal with the kids alone all day.

(My favorite) My never married, never been a parent upstairs neighbor (and very occasional babysitter): If you have any questions on the kids schedules or anything else, just give me a call.

Admittedly, I've never had to take care of the kids by myself for longer than 12 hrs. However, I find no correlation between that and having the ability to care for my own children alone for three days.

Is there a just an assumption that because I'm the dad and not the mom that I am less qualified or capable of caring for my children? I guess I'm trying to see if this is a common thing among other dads of if its just me that is being treated as incompetent.

Any other dads have similar experiences?

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