Raising Children

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  • Posts: 320
    Nothingman54 wrote:
    Im a proud stay at home dad. My son is 11 months old. I'm the primary caregiver and I have no problem with it. I enjoy waking up everyday to take care of my baby. This is why I feel the way I do. Its like this 24/7
    How did you come to be a stay at home dad?
  • West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    I would love to be the stay at home dad :)

    I'll cook, clean, and vacuum. I'll coach the sports teams too. As long as I don't have to punch a clock, I'm cool. :cool:
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  • Posts: 2,251
    prljmngrl wrote:
    How did you come to be a stay at home dad?



    My wife is a doctor. Alot of people think I dont want to work or im a bum or whatever because im a guy but im not. Its funny to see peoples reactions.
    I'll be back
  • Posts: 14,126
    Monday to Friday, I expect my wife to take care of the kids and the house. Its just reality in our world, and Id change places in a heartbeat if we could afford it.

    Sat-Sun. should be family time IMHO, but mostly I entertain the kids so my wife can have a little free time.
  • Posts: 14,126
    South of Seattle wrote:
    I would love to be the stay at home dad :)

    I'll cook, clean, and vacuum. I'll coach the sports teams too. As long as I don't have to punch a clock, I'm cool. :cool:

    I agree 100%.
  • Posts: 3,734
    prljmngrl wrote:
    On another thread, the topic of who raises the children came up. So to ensure "thread integrity" I am starting a new one on the topic.

    Men, when you have kids (or if you already have them) will you share equally in taking responsibility for them or will you expect your wife to be the primary caregiver?

    Woman, get off the damn internet and get that cleaning done. And fry me up some meat.
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  • Posts: 3,359
    _Crazy_Mary_ wrote:
    Yet, it is me who schedules the doctor and dentist appointments and takes the kids there. I am the one who will be registering my daughter for kindergarten, even though he believes I'm leaving it up to him.... I am the one who does all the laundry.

    I think this is the kind of thing a lot of dads overlook. when you see kids say, at the dentist waiting room or something, they are usually with their mums!
  • Posts: 4,965
    fanch75 wrote:
    Woman, get off the damn internet and get that cleaning done. And fry me up some meat.

    hehe nice fanch!
    I love to turn you on
  • Posts: 1,683
    I'll be sure to start wearing a belt!
  • Posts: 5,889
    Our son is three months old, and I can say that I've put in as much time as possible. My wife has been off since he was born, and has just started going into work part-time these last couple of weeks. In May, she will be back full-time, but working from home a couple of days a week.

    So on time spent with him, she obviously spends more time. But I do everything else that I can. I help cook (sometimes dinner is done when I get home from work).

    When I'm home in the evenings and weekends, I try to take him as much as I can, because I really do miss him throughout the day. I change pretty much all of the diapers and feed him as much as possible. I have no problem getting up in the middle of the night to feed him, because I really do like those times we get to spend together alone, when everything else is quiet.

    We all go together to grocery shop, do laundry, run errands, etc. My work is pretty flexible, so I have been able to make most of his doctors appointments and everything else.
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  • Posts: 1,299
    prljmngrl wrote:
    what exactly does he do then?


    this is what he does:
    he plays on his excavator in the yard, prepares three meals (from scratch) a day, washes about 4 loads of dishes, spends maybe a half hour cleaning (the house is a mess), and dicks around online, bidding on shit on ebay with my money. That's pretty much what he does....
    I really screwed that up. I really Schruted it.

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