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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH here. I meet up with other dads for drinks/etc. Never with kids. We schedule them at a time when that's easy to do, like 9pm once the kids are in bed.[/quote]

Why can’t you dads ever take the kids out to laser tag or plan a camping trip or something? Start with something easy like going to the movies. I think it’s really odd when dads don’t take initiative with their kids. My DH and his friends take the kids camping every year while the moms get a night out. [/quote]

Many women I know do not want a strange man with their kids. [b]They think it is weird if a dad plans outing, play dates or shows interest in kids[/b]. I know one mom who will not let their kids in car pool if a dad is driving. The DH taking the kids camping…these mothers would think the DH was a pedophile. Seriously this is really common. [/quote]

So these women basically won’t ever let their kids hang out with the kids of gay dads, widowed dads, divorced dads with custody, dads with wives who are deployed, etc.? And how old are these women to think a dad showing interest in kids isn’t normal? These must be late 50+ year old moms because dads today are very involved. I almost always see some kids with their dad in the pediatrician waiting room. Dads coaching their kids’ sports teams. The work at home dads coming to school pickup.[/quote]

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