Jonathan,

I know you aren't the type to get too worked up over this, but I totally agree. Again, society as a whole just doesn't get it. But if you want to find something that seems to push us all back to the Neanderthal era, watch an episode of Jon & Kate Makes 8 on TLC. Kate will say something stupid like, "I ask him to watch the kids, and like most dads, he goes downstairs with them and finds a couch to hold down..." Its my wife's new thing to watch this show, and so far, every episode, there's been at least one such lame ass comment.

Grrrr.

Jim
Boulder, CO
Dad to Cole, Luke & Trev

I used to get so STEAMED by the way that fathers are portrayed by the numbskulls at the Major Media Outlets that I have STOPPED WATCHING! Why should I WASTE my TIME being INSULTED by these idiots? Just about EVERY FATHER ON TV is portrayed as an IDIOT these days. I think the LAST intelligent father was on the COSBY SHOW. Now, EVERYONE in the family is smarter than the father, including the PETS! If they could make the father less intelligent that a HOUSEPLANT, they would do it. My FAMILY does NOT watch this crap. I do NOT want to ENCOURAGE that kind of behavior in my children. It won't be too long before they will be thinking that ANYWAY.

The choices we make...... I do believe that there are MANY fathers out there that make the choice to be engaged. ( even some that are not sahd's)
There are Bill Cosby fahters ( smart and funny ) there are Tim Allen fathers ( dumb, funny but really do a Ok job and care ) them there are Ray Ramano fathers ( just keep the kids alive before mom gets home type of bumbleing idiots )
Your life is not about you any more! It is about the kids...Yes we may get to play 18 every now and then...But while I'm out there I think about how cool it is gonna be when my 2.8 is gonna be able to come out with me..lol.. Funny how kids do that to you....

Choices, gentlemen , its all about choices....
Chef Kev
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JPhillip said it, therefor it is, Chef= C=Caring, H=Helpful, E=Excellent, F=Fubar

I agree Chef that life is about choices. One can chose to listen and be involved with our kids. (We can also know their weight thus making diaper buying easy.) But that thought also includes the woman who decided to say, “Good job Dad!” I’m not offended by that but if one wants to read the subtext she could have just as easily been saying, “Your wife trained you well. Good job Dad!” or, “You follow direction really well, good job Dad!” It is also possible she just meant good job. She chose to blurt that out. I haven’t a clue to her life background or whether she “Loves Raymond” or not but she still chose to shout out praise in an odd way, at least I thought. I have, like all of us, received the gamut from damnation to full out praise for what we do. I understand the novelty factor to being an at home dad and as un-PC as this is many women have rotten attitudes toward men and their parental instincts. Let’s face it a whole generation of women were raised in a post-Feminist environment which put unrealistic expectations on them and filled them with a belief that a man should always be Dr. Watson to their Holmes.

Personally, my Dad could never cook, always bought the wrong thing at the store, and didn’t spent a whole lot of time with my sister and I growing up…but…his “job” was to work to pay the bills. When he did make the effort it was always appreciated. He wasn’t bubbling he was just doing things his way, and that too is a choice. A couple can communicate so they are both on the same page sparing the world the image of the knuckle dragging Dad and all wise Mom, or they can chose to decide to fight and argue over what is the “right” way to do things.

I suppose the media had played a role in all of this, as has our political landscape. Imagine the equitable world where a woman could be depicted as not being a super-mom? People always say, “You couldn’t make ‘Taxi Driver’ today,” when more importantly, should the question be, could you make “Kramer vs. Kramer” today?

Be Seeing You.

The strips are labeled "easy strips for Mom" because Dad has no problem with them.

I would have told the lady how many times a day you change them and ask her if she'd like to come over to change a few.

I ask all the old ladies who make comments if they would like to babysit so I can have a break. Shuts them up real fast.