After checking in on Rebeldad.com today and watching CBS' "attempt" to report on AHD, I just have to blast off a bit. Firstly if you haven't checked it out, do so before you read what I have to say.
Here's a direct link:
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3193569n
Ok, let's get to the meat of the issue. After watching this "fluff", my knee jerk reaction was pure disbelief and disappointment. After two years in this "biz" my attachment to being an AHD is purely on the side of my daughter and not what "cool, hip look" I could muster out of this experience. My choice in a diaper bag says "I'm a cool Dad?", plueaasee!! (for the record, my Olivia bag is an old, beat up Gap backpack). Every one of my sensibilities was offended by this type of portrayal of "today's dad". I'm sick and tired of AHD being a novelty in today's society and I challenge us as a group to step up our efforts to be portrayed in a better light. Now I'm not suggesting that we storm the Capital (wearing our best fashionable accessories) or stage a protest, but we as a group can certainly control how we are perceived by the media and our fellow AHD. Sorry if I come across as bitter, but remember that I live in the deep south and my obstacles are a bit harder to overcome. I want for all of us AHD just to be treated fairly and without prejudice. Who really cares about looking cool? Not this AHD. Vent Over.
Footnote-
I am happy for the entepreneurs that were shown in the report, they show their personal desire to make the transition to fatherhood a profitable one. With running a successful business, I wonder how much ACTUAL time is spent doing what we do....hmmmm........


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