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Re:The biology of dads by 6gvONxR4sf7o on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @03:26PM (#25129315)
> Honestly, I don't think most men are wired for doing this role... I was socially isolated, had no support (all support structures were mother orientated)

Maybe it's the social structures that aren't wired for men to do it, rather than the biological ones. What made you feel like the difference was biological rather than due to external society?

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Re:The biology of dads by MaximumYComb on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @02:02PM (#25140895)
Two reasons. The first is that women tend to just like babies. Female friends want to hold a baby but male friends almost never do. Women get "clucky" around them, etc.

The second is that when my youngest was 6 months old I felt nothing for him. I saw a psychologist about this and they said it was really normal for dads to not feel connected to second+ kids until the kids are past a year.

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Re:The biology of dads by snazz on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @03:37PM (#25129479)
Biologically, I think that there are always going to be more single mothers than single fathers. Women can get pregnant without knowing who the father is. Although formula exists today, men could not feed young babies very well for most of history. These social structures are probably intended to serve a greater number of people, so they serve women better than men.
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