Dad raising the kids?

United States
January 31, 2007 6:01pm CST
I've read a few discussions about Staying at home to raise the kids vs. daycare. I am curious to hear your opinions on a father staying at home to take care of the household.
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@XxAngelxX (2830)
• Canada
1 Feb 07
I think it's great for a dad to stay home and take care of the household. It shows he cares about his family (not to say that dads who don't stay home don't care). But it's nice to see a dad step up and take on the responsibility. Shows the equality of men and women in my opinion.
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• United States
1 Feb 07
Thank you for commenting. A lot of us were imprinted with gender rolls starting at a young age. Girls with the easy bake oven, and dolls. Boys with dump trucks, and tool kit toys. When I would visit my dad the only other people my age was my sister and her friends, and it was impossible to get her to play lego's with me. My only option was playing dolls, house, or by my self in the back yard.
@quispy (572)
• United States
1 Feb 07
I think that if the family can survive on the woman's salary, then there is nothing wrong with the father staying hom to raise the kids. I think that there are alot of benefits to it. I know of a couple of dads that are stay at home and I think that it is great. It's a different perspective for the kids. Whatever works for your family, go with it!
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@kparab (301)
• United States
1 Feb 07
It all depends whether the man is ready from heart and mind to do that if you can find such a man the woman is really lucky if you across one let me
• United States
1 Feb 07
Nothing wrong with that. It's not something just for the mothers to do. Fathers should play an equal role.
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• United States
1 Feb 07
Thank you. I agree a family needs to have both parents involved to raise a healthy child.. The responsibility does not end when the money is earned. ( The Bread winner shouldn't have to come home and clean or do chores but they should spend some quality time with the child ).
• Canada
1 Feb 07
I see know reason for this not to be acceptable . Not sure why in this day and age people still feel that it is the woman who should stay home with the children while the father goes off to work . If they decide as a couple that they would like one of them to stay home and it suits both the mother and the father that the father stay home then there shouldn't be any problem with this . As it doesn't really matter who stays home as long as someone is taking home money and the other is caring for the child . It is possible for the mother to make more money .
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• United States
1 Feb 07
Thank you all for your opinions! I remember when I was little my mother being very depressed about only being able to get work at a gas station for less than minimum wage, and in the late 70's that wasn't very much. We have come a long way in 20 years and changed a lot of minds. When we found out we were going to be parents we were both making about the same amount of money and living in California. She had just finished a managers training program and had ben offered a managers position out of state. While the company that I worked for would have let changed my schedule to accommodate her's I didn't see any advancement opportunities for me. So we did the math and found out that with her wage increase and the cost of living in Nevada I would be able to stay at home, and having Taylor grow up with the security and stability of knowing that someone was always going to be there is very important to us. My wife is up for a promotion any day now, I'm so proud of her.
@Vhaeos (153)
• United States
1 Feb 07
A man is just as able to take care of a child as a woman. It's really up to the couple.
• China
1 Feb 07
as a mother of a 16month old baby, i still feel dad can't take care of baby like mom, so if mom have to work to make money, why they dont find a baby sitter to help them and dad can also go out to work to earn , it is also good for him to work outside,better than stay at home to take care of baby.
• United States
1 Feb 07
LOL they can do it ...i mean lol their is nothin wrong with it its not like they dont know wa tto to its just that they dont want to do it u kno