Being A Stay At Home Dad


by Brock Turner - Date: 2006-12-27 - Word Count: 341 Share This!

You may prefer the term "full-time dad", "Mr. Mom" or one of many other labels, but in truth it doesn't really matter. The label is not what's important. It's the responsibility and satisfaction of the job that counts.

Being a stay-at-home dad can be a tough transition for many fathers, and society's fascination with labels can only complicate an already difficult time. We live in a world where many still believe that it's the mother's responsibility, and not the father's, to stay home and raise the kids. The reality of the job that's being done is often clouded by people's misconception of how a stay at home parent should be defined.

When someone asks me what I do for a living, my answer is simply "I stay at home with the kid's". This likely leaves the person thinking, "unemployed bum" or something of that nature and I'm okay with that. I know what hard work and determination is involved in "staying home with the kids" and it's that awareness that leaves me feeling good about myself each and everyday. And it's this same awareness that will leave you feeling good about yourself too.

The world is full of people who would likely resent you should they learn what you "do for a living". This is because these people are not happy with their jobs. They are not happy with their lives. Consider how a person who gets up everyday to drag themselves to a job they don't like, to work for someone they don't like and with people they don't like must feel when they learn that you get up everyday and do whatever you want with the person/people that you love more than life itself.

You call your own shots (usually). You decide what you're going to do today.

You get to play games, watch television, go to the park, play pretend or any one of a long list of childish and immature activities that other guys your age only wish they could do!

Enjoy your time with your children. You have may a wonderful decision.


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The articles that I write are based on my own personal experiences of being a stay-at-home father for two children, both under the age of 4.

For more articles, as well as other information of interest to stay-at-home dads, please visit http://prairiedogs.ca

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