Stay at home Dads?
By curmont
@curmont (343)
United States
November 6, 2011 7:30pm CST
It seems to be a growing trend for women to work outside of the home while men stay home and take care of the kids and the house. I understand that all family dynamics are not the same it seems I am seeing this more and more often and am wondering what is causing the shift in the family. I will be the first to admit I get irritated when a man makes a sexist comment and will be one of the first to tell you anything a man can do a woman can do so I'm not sure why this idea bothers me so much but there just seems to be something so immasculating about a stay at home dad. I have always pictured a man as a provider and a protector it is hard for me to accept him in this new role. What do you think if your husband or boyfriend wanted to be a stay at home dad and raise the children and tend to the house while you worked outside the home would you feel comfortable with this idea?
3 responses
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
8 Nov 11
I would be more then okay with this. I had two parents that took turns taking care of my and my brothers. Even though both of my parents where working parents for the first part of my life my dad stayed home in the morning and took care of us kids. Many times he had made breakfast took us to church and our activies ever day for years while my mom worked all kind of jobs day or night. By the time I was in middle school both of my parents worked the day time and where off in the night. So I was always use to my dad doing it all for me and my brothers. He always seem like a big scare bare to me.So if my husband wanted to take care of our daughter while I went and made the money I would be okay with that it wouldn't make any differences to your child in the future. It just shows her that a men can stay home and do it all just like a women can. Give me that stay at home a lot of respect because it takes a special man to stay at home and take care of his kids then to go to work.
@Rosa26 (2618)
• United States
7 Nov 11
I don't imagine a father raising the children if the mother is alive, I think the man have to work and pay the bills, that is the concept that I have of a man.
I have a cousin that is filling for divorce because her husband only want to be at home taking care of the kids while she works, and she like me wasn't raised to be supporting a house while a man wants to be at home, so doesn't feels happy about that.
@Sadelma (1)
• United States
7 Nov 11
For the past 50 years women have been told that they should not stay at home, but rather they should have careers and be independent and self sufficient, and be equal rather than dependent. If we believe in equality, then we must tell men the exact same thing: that they should not stay at home, but rather they should have careers and be independent and self sufficient, and be equal rather than dependent. You can't spend years telling women it's terrible to stay at home, and then tell men it's perfectly fine.
@deliar (609)
• Indonesia
8 Nov 11
i think that is not good idea.
the one have to work is men.
it is duty for men to work and provide all of family needs.
not women.
i think is not good for developing of family and child education.
one day if i were a husband, i will let my wife stay at home and take care my childrens.
and i will work hard to get my family wealth.
