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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the thing, why don't men have this problem? Why don't men make their kids the center of their world and their identity? [/quote]

I don't think men are expected to. When my DC was born, I heard a ton about not expecting DH to help out with childcare in the evenings/overnight, making sure DH got weekends off to go play golf, allowing DH to go to happy hours after work, etc. But when I wanted an afternoon off to myself, people thought I was completely nuts and selfish.

It's gotten especially bad with the pressure to breastfeed; I know women who have been so fear mongered into BFing (often from a breast only, not breastmilk in a bottle!) that they give up their jobs, friends, and lives. I think this whole attitude- that women need to be available around the clock for their babies- sets up expectations that women need to always give up absolutely everything for their kids.

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When push comes to shove society (including most women) expects men to earn most of the money and for women to spend most of it.[/quote]

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