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[quote=Anonymous]I have a different perspective from most posters. When I was a FTM, I really worried about this uneven distribution of labor. My husband would never be involved! He didn’t know how to do anything! Now we have three kids (one baby) and my perspective has changed. There is no equality when breastfeeding. There is no equality when I have extended leave (and am now a stay at home mom). Equal just isn’t the right framework to approach this. (I’m not saying this an anti-feminist or anything like that.) Equal parenting is a long road. Now that my kids are older, DH is so much more involved (coaches baseball, taught them how to read, takes them to the park, etc.). I was so resentful with our first that I was the one getting up in the middle of the night all the time but 1) I was nursing and 2) he was back at work. It’s fine to think that it kinda sucks, but it also makes logical sense for me to do that stuff.[/quote]
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