The Day I Acted Like a Sexist Jerk to a Stay-at-Home Dad

2012-09-20T22:57:16+00:00

Their father offered that they were spending the day with him, and the boys added that their mom was “at work.” I responded brightly (and here’s where it gets weird): “Guess that means it’s break the rules day!”

Here’s the thing: we KNOW that men are just as capable as women at being responsible, thoughtful and diligent parents. We live with one. (Hi, dear.) So why was our first, irrepressible instinct to assume otherwise?

As much as we may pop off about modern motherhood, some dark corner of our brain harbors 1950′s prejudices about fathers.

Bullshit. Even when feminists make a show of admitting their prejudices, they find a way to blame patriarchy instead of taking responsibility.

There's no such thing as a 1950's prejudice, 1950's fantasy, or 1950's reality where fathers were like goofy big brothers who'd feed the kids chocolate all day, and the mother was the only adult in the family. Indeed, when it suits the point they're trying to make, feminists themselves will tell us that 1950's fathers had the opposite fault of being over-strict and emotionally distant. The notion of fathers being anything other than responsible, thoughtful, or diligent parents is a feminist propaganda reinforced by 30+years of idiot dads in sitcoms and advertisements.

dumbguyscene28 · 2012-09-20T22:51:46+00:00

Please do not link to the Concern Troll Project.

whatainttaken · 2012-09-21T00:22:07+00:00

I'm curious how "unusual" it is to see fathers out and about with their kids (stay at home dad or not) in different cities. I've lived in San Diego and San Francisco, so I guess my personal experience isn't a good measure of normalcy. In both places I've seen plenty of men who look like they could be stay at home dads or just be dads with weird schedules (security guards, bar tenders, wait staff, night nurse) that make them available to care for their kids during the day. It's not even worth a second look. It's just normal. Is this really such a weird an unusual thing to see in other cities?

Luxieee · 2012-09-20T22:49:02+00:00

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Title	The Day I Acted Like a Sexist Jerk to a Stay-at-Home Dad
Author	Luxieee
Upvotes	1
Comments	16
Date	September 20, 2012 10:15 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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