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[quote=Anonymous]We have six fathers in my generation in my/DH's immediate family (i.e., my siblings and his) and every single one of them is very involved in their kids' lives. We both grew up with dads who shouldered a lot of the hands-on nitty-gritty parenting, which helped create the expectation that that's how family life would be. Judging from my own circle of friends, I do think that working mothers are less likely to end up with an uninvolved dad for a DH. It's that everyday care--diapering, preparing meals, discipline, etc.--that creates closeness. And men who are married to women who work outside the home are just more likely to have to fill those roles. This isn't to say that WOH is inherently better. I wished many times that I could afford to SAH with my babies. But I couldn't, and DH had to learn how to handle childcare in the mornings after I left for work.[/quote]
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