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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not new, and it's not exclusive to DCUM. Who in your household keeps track of birthdays, doctors appointments, clothing sizes, early dismissals, permission slips, camp signups, holiday cards, and meal planning? Does that person also have a paid job?[/quote]

I do all of this and have a paid job. It's not hard. Why do women seem to struggle with it?

-- Single Dad.

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I was raised by a single dad. And while he was a good dad, and I love him, a LOT of things were missed. I missed tons of doctor's appointments, my teeth were a mess, I rarely got new clothes/new things until I was old enough to work and buy them myself, I could never do any after school or weekend activities because that would have been too much for him to handle, etc.

Was it the worst childhood ever? No. Did I turn out okay? I guess. I did go through a major depression as a teen, I think partially because I felt like he didn't care enough to do the basics. Ended up turning to boys as a source of male attention. I had to work through a lot of that resentment as a young adult. And I had to pay a lot of money in my 20s for dental work.[/quote]

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