Why Does Society Praise Dads for Doing the Basics?

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Why Does Society Praise Dads for Doing the Basics?
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“Is it just me, or is this incredibly bizarre that a husband is acknowledged for “watching” his kids, as if he is the babysitter?”

My husband is the school volunteer in our family. I have zero interest in being a “room mom.” I’m not crafty at all, I have a chronic disease, and frankly, I hate the sensory overload that comes with classroom chaos. My husband is more adventurous than I am, and he actually enjoys the role of field trip chaperone.

As our kids grew into toddlers, my husband and I would take turns changing diapers or taking them potty in public restrooms. My husband, again, was praised by strangers for taking his kids to the bathroom. It was bizarre. No one has, not once, ever thanked me for putting down my lukewarm restaurant meal to take my frantic three-year-old to potty. Again, isn’t a bathroom break Parenting 101?

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