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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is anyone surprised?

Patriarchy.

It's only a small portion of the world's males of THIS young generation who has been taught that they, too, can be successful caregivers. The minuscule portion with equity and gender-conscious parents.

There are always exceptions, of course.

My workaholic, patriarchal, "separate-gender-roles" Japanese father became the main housekeeper, cook and child-raiser when my mother's Multiple Sclerosis became too handicapping. He bought a book on bento and made them from scratch every morning for my school lunch and drove me to school. He cleaned the house to perfection every Sunday morning, sewed my pantomine costumes and coached me in math. He also worked late nights and weekends, to make up for sometimes not showing up to work at the Japanese-approved early morning time.

So. It can be learned despite a very gender-rigid childhood. But under duress.
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Wow. Your dad is a wonderful man. Thanks for sharing this.[/quote]

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