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[quote=Anonymous]A dad here. There's some mix-up in this thread about being an "involved" dad and what OP is actually asking about, planning play dates and dad-and-kid outings. I'm a very "involved" dad. I handle 90% of our pediatrician appointments, I volunteer at our kids' school and DW doesn't, I do plenty of solo outings with my kids on the weekends, etc. But I have never proposed or been asked by another dad--with the exception of my brother and my best friend--to do some kind of play date. Why? Combination of learned helplessness on the part of most dads (if mom "always" plans the play dates, then dad never sees it as his job), and the descriptions upthread about very real perceptions that it's weird or dangerous for men to want to spend time with kids. [/quote]
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