Re:Men Without Work: America's Invisible Crisis (Book)
by nsxwolf on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @11:17AM
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I get the "are you babysitting today" whenever I take the kids to the grocery store, but only from women. If men say anything, it's usually a joke about a vasectomy. I find both off-putting, but the "babysitting" thing really is odd. It's Saturday! We're buying groceries!
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Re:Men Without Work: America's Invisible Crisis (Book)
by chasd00 on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @11:51AM
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yeah i get the "babysitting?" thing a lot which is awkward. I never really know how to respond, like "no, just doing regular stuff as usual.."
I know this thread is about a different topic but i went to a dad's lunch at my oldest's middle school. The school put on this presentation about how to be a good dad, it was very humiliating. Like it wasn't even about being a good parent it was just about how not to be a terrible parent, interviews where the guy says things like "i'm a good dad because i'm sitting at the table when my kid is eating dinner" or "i'm a good dad because i don't make jokes about my daughter's weight" etc. I was embarrassed to be sitting there and just turned around and talked, and had lunch, with my son which was why i was there to begin with.