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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Man here.

My single mom worked two jobs. I grew up changing diapers, warming bottles, giving baths, and cooking dinner while also handling chores around the house. [b]I can't imagine being the type of guy most of you describe.[/b] [/quote]

Same, I can't imagine being married to someone like what's being described here.  I even left my newborn for a work-related meeting a 6-hour flight away--my husband handled things fine.  Now, he schedules and takes our kid to dentist appointments (I don't even know what dentist my kid goes to; he handles that), pediatrician checkups, etc., does bedtime routine most nights, and cooks dinner half the time.  Both of us work FT with no family in the area and no help.  Of course, some weeks one of us may be doing more, but we try our best to split tasks evenly.

Same with my friends/neighbors--one works longish hours at a high-powered job, and husband is in IT and has a flexible schedule, so he does dropoff and pickup for their 3 kids at different schools.  Another husband does most scheduling and kid-related stuff during the week now that the wife had a big promotion with longer hours.  This is the norm in my circles--don't know any deadbeat dads who just refuse to do kid-related stuff.  All these guys step up.[/quote]

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