Have you been mom-blocked?

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Have you heard the concept of the mom block? Recently mom-blocking was exposed on the Today Show, and it basically happens when a man becomes a full time stay at home dad. The idea is that guys can be just as good of a parent as moms. Well, sort of! Full time stay at home dads often bring a unique parenting style and unusual techniques for getting the kids to cooperate. Sometimes that means threatening to cancel a birthday party or Christmas gifts if they don't get cooperation. Most moms would never think to use these sorts of manipulations. But, that doesn't mean these ideas don't work. These unconventional parenting techniques often cause friction with the mom, who feels her spouse should take a more textbook approach to child rearing. Don't get me wrong, I think Dads can make great parents, but noone will ever replace a mom for tender loving care. And, if moms take issue with a spouses parenting techniques, maybe it's simply because we do really know better. Women have been doing the job many thousands of years longer than the male of the species, so we tend to know what's right and what really won't work. What do you think? Can a Dad ever learn the proper parenting techniques and use them just as well, if not better than a mom?