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Originally Posted by Charlatan
I changed this perception by living against type everyday.
Nobody questions my ability to be a competent father.
The fact is, many Dads *are* clueless and like it that way. Of course, the big secret is that there are women who are like this as well.
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And they should be beaten!!!
Sorry, SM...I was both agreeing and misreading a bit.
Some cultures are enlightened to the point of not assigning gender-based parenting roles; unfortunately there are more that do not and as we become a nation of more citizens from these more ancient cultures, the notions we think should occur may in fact, take longer to do so.
An interesting observation: I see men in the store, pushing a stroller or carrying a baby, maybe walking with a child, but there's always the mom with them. The only men shopping alone with their kids are the ones whose kids are older, 9 or 10 or beyond and 99% of the time, the kid's a boy. Maybe once a month one might come in alone with a child under two. But day or night, weekdays and weekends, moms will shop alone with any kid at any age.