CNN feminist says fathers get too much credit: "fathers are only 3.4% of parents at home full time ... only about half as much time as mothers spend ... men hold on to the tired assumption that fathering a child makes them manlier."

Faryshta · 2013-07-10T18:21:13+00:00

Complain men doesn't spend as much time with children as women

Bash them for wanting to spend more time with children

HappyGerbil88 · 2013-07-11T01:59:55+00:00

WOW. Most working fathers would love to spend more time with their kids. The problem is, most mothers aren't willing to sacrifice time with their children to work a 60 hour week to support the family. Seriously, why do feminists act like working long hours is a big privilege while spending time with your own kids is apparently a noble sacrifice?

2013-07-10T20:34:37+00:00

And the trolls wonder why we hate feminists...

These are the feminists that actually matter. These are the ones who influence the laws being made. Some redditer's dear Aunt Sally doesn't count for much in the grand scheme of things, no matter how often the trolls claim otherwise.

Jazzeki · 2013-07-11T00:40:04+00:00

i find this idea intreguing.

maybe they are on to something. and maybe it apllies to women in the work force as well?

yeah women spend far more time in the work place than they used to. but does it even come close to teh amount men allways and still do spend there? is it a tired assumption that holding a job makes them more feminine?

suddenly this argument wouldn't fly near a selfrespecting feminist.

blueoak9 · 2013-07-10T20:08:04+00:00

Over the last half-century, fathers have tripled the amount of time they spend with their kids, but that's only about half as much time as mothers spend.

And have they considered that maybe it's in part due to maternal gatekeeping, court-enforced maternal gatekeeping, having been tricked or otherwise trapped into becoming a father when it wasn't wanted...?

redditsuckass · 2013-07-11T00:06:30+00:00

"Television studios may be excited about dads who work at home, but in fact such fathers are only 3.4% of parents at home full time. "

Men have to work to be valid as fathers. Women don't have that responsibility. Mother are stay at home mothers. Fathers must be work at home fathers.

Anyone else catch that?

blueoak9 · 2013-07-10T20:20:21+00:00

Her kind is dying out. And from the looks of her, she is leading the charge.

Younger women are sick of this kind of whining and they see right through it. This is going to trail off as the years go by.

Always_Doubtful · 2013-07-11T04:18:49+00:00

We got a demographic that initiates 80% of divorces and gets the children 92% of the time but yet complains when men want more time with their kids that were unfairly taken ?

Its more better to ditch women at the door and just go for adoption.

StabbyPants · 2013-07-10T18:48:55+00:00

I've got news for her - fathering a child does make you manlier.

FlightsFancy · 2013-07-10T19:47:38+00:00

Because the best thing you can do to be a good father is to wait until you're ready to be a father.

I agree with the thesis of this article which basically says that trends are showing that men are becoming more involved fathers - however like the quote above says - don't be a father until you're ready to be a father. Seems to be good advice to me.

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