Stay at home Dads....

there is nothing wrong of being a stay at home dad? as long as the dad enjoys being stay at home. as long as they agreed on it. It is okay with me no problem and in fact it is cute... wearing aprons and with burp towel on the shoulder. Many men can't do that.

I have had my turn as a stay at home Dad - I enjoyed it and I believe I am closer to my kids than I would be if I had not had the opportunity to be a stay at home Dad. A change of circumstances meant I returned to work and their mother took over as main carer

My husband is also a stay at home Dad. His last job was as customer support representative through chat or better known as a chat support. His previous work required him to go to the office only at least once a week so that's what he did and works at home for the rest of the week. When I got pregnant, he did took care of most household chores since we didn't have a household help. Then when I gave birth he was the one who gave up his work since like in your son's case, I am the one who has a better paying job. Also his previous job didn't have a health card for him and my company has that benefit which now not only covers my health needs but include my husband and my son's medical needs as well. He enjoys taking care of our son. I don't think I will ever find anyone better than him. Our son knows a lot of things now at his young age since my husband is really fond of teaching him new things. My husband only concern is our finances. We would definitely be able to save more money if we are both working. We also don't want to risk leaving our son to a stranger. Perhaps when my son gets older my husband could try working online at home again.

That's great. Sexism is not nice because sometimes women want to be or do something or men and society just shut them down, it is important to follow what we think it is okay for us cause society sees groups but the truth is that every person is so unique that many are not being happy because of that. A man at home could feel humiliated for no reason for example.

Hi friend, good to hear about this, i don't know any stay at home dad's. Previously i heard about this concept, but now i heard about a real person. There is nothing wrong in taking care of the kid. Hope your son is enjoying a lot with his kid.

Nowadays it is difficult to stay at home for both parents. In order to keep paying bills they have to work. Of course, if one of them lost his/her job, or is needed to stay at home for babysitting, then it's another talk. It doesn't matter whether it's dad or mom. Sure they must analyze who earns more money from their work and then decide who's to stay at home. Dads can be and are amazing baby-sitters and homemakers too.

Hi ctryhnny, I think that it can work out fine. A few years ago stay at home dads was almost unknown and I guess I'm from the old school too, but I am trying to change. The parent who makes the most money should be the one who works. Blessings.

It is great that your son has decided to stay at home and raise his son. My boyfriend and I haven't wed yet, so we don't have any kids (at least, not of the human variety ) at this point. However, when we do, I think that I will likely be at home with them. My boyfriend may be around most of the time as well though, depending on where he is employed at that time. With the things we do and what we wish to pursue, it is likely that our schedules will remain flexible enough that we should both be able to be there for our children much of the time. I wouldn't want to completely leave my boyfriend in charge of home and hearth, though. He has a bad track record for misplacing things and doesn't cook (so he and the kids would be left to sandwiches or heating leftovers). Plus, he would have no idea what household task most needed to be done. He tries, but... Well, I can imagine coming back and finding the cats running the show.

I think a stay at home dad is as good as a stay at home mom... as long as dad does his share of the work. Id hate for the mom to come home from work, only to work in home 4 or 5 more hours.

I don't know anyone that is a stay at home dad here, because all of the husbands that I know they are the ones working. Some of them have working wives too and some have stay at home wives. I'm like you too, I still think that it is the husband's obligation to work for the family and the wife should be the one taking care of the children. With present financial situations though a lot of women are working to help in the expenses but still it is the husband who is the main income earner.