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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a dad and I have not only attended every kid birthday party, but have also arranged the event, invited everyone, and (needless to say) paid for it. So much "emotional labor" for me![/quote]

Why are you putting “emotional labor” in quotes?  When I plan a meeting at work, invite people, set up a venue, and set an agenda, I definitely consider it work.  Most of the time it’s actually a lot less work than planning a kids birthday party.  
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another dad here - and I also plan/execute birthday parties for our kids.  I go in big on DW's birthday, our anniversary. Also, I tend to buy special gifts for our 3 kids from time to time - something specific for the kid when they've worked exceptionally hard on a something at school or in an EC.

and before anyone goes off tangent about responsibilities, I earn 5x as much as DW, am the primary cook, handle all finances, some of the appoints (but all the school forms), deal with house maintenance, work out daily at 5 am in our basement/garage...and yet I'm always DTF ;)[/quote]

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