Dumb-Ass Stuff We Need To Stop Saying To Dads

StingrayVC · 2017-01-02T18:22:47+00:00

You know the cultural tide is turning when you see this on HuffPo.

whistling_dixie · 2017-01-02T16:10:17+00:00

Credit to /u/irisandoleander for posting this elsewhere recently, and for making me think of it with her most recent post.

This was a surprisingly good article from HuffPo of all places about the diminished role that society has given to fathers today; fathers are not babysitters, they are parents!

jade_cat · 2017-01-02T16:53:52+00:00

He will spot a red rash behind our son’s ears and google “possibility of death with red rash behind ears” and quietly convince himself it’s a flesh eating virus.

BAHAHA that's TOTALLY the kind of stuff my husband would do for our cats.

--cunt · 2017-01-02T17:53:48+00:00

I have to disagree with some of the points being made here actually. And maybe I'm not qualified to talk on the subject- I have no children and have been firmly childfree up until recently; my partner and I have changed our minds about starting a family in the future. So thinking about kids is new to me. But it's actually RPW and implementing those ideas in our lives and embracing rather than rejecting traditional gender roles than have opened our hearts to the idea of parenthood. I personally don't think a man should play an equal role in parenting as a mother. I think yes he should play an equally important role and putting down the importance (and competence) of a father is unkind. But I don't believe men have that same inherent nurturing and mothering instinct, so no they do not do the same things. I think modern day feminism is sort of pushing all parents to be play the same role as the nurturer which is a very new concept and imho leads to confused children with a good concept of love and attachment but no concept of strength and discipline from Dad. Just my 2 cents idk

Kittenkajira · 2017-01-17T22:17:54+00:00

Loved this article! I've taken a few baby classes recently, one of which my husband went with me to. I didn't really know what a dude could learn from a breastfeeding class, but he wanted to go. To my surprise they not only had advice for how dads can help, they actually had a handout just for them! There's really important things he can do to help facilitate breastfeeding, especially in the first few days. Like keeping family out of our hair, and making sure I eat and drink enough. Men need to feel needed, so I'm happy that he can start parenting, even in the beginning!

Title	Dumb-Ass Stuff We Need To Stop Saying To Dads
Author	whistling_dixie
Upvotes	10
Comments	13
Date	January 2, 2017 4:09 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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