Comments on: Back to the Numbers http://rebeldad.com/2007/03/back-to-numbers.html Putting Fatherhood Under the Microscope Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:23:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: eddie http://rebeldad.com/2007/03/back-to-numbers.html/comment-page-1#comment-3592 eddie Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:43:12 +0000 http://rebeldad.com/beta/?p=852#comment-3592 My story is too crazy for any one to believe. Simply put, no woman could change a diaper as fast as I can. I do the laundry as good as the best of them. I am a construction worker who takes care of three boys because my wife progressively got sicker. Finally shell slipped in her own world and out of the blue wanted a divorce. Oldest boy has not talked to her in two years and I'm still the dad. The turmoil is beyond anything imaginable. Nevertheless, I'll put my woman skills up against the best of them. I'm the only male chauvinist I know who has the right to be a male chauvinist. If I was any more a male chauvinist, I could have been a woman. Signed a 210 pound construction worker who survived two construction accidents, lost fingers twice, survived cancer so far and still can kick your ass while changing a diaper. My story is too crazy for any one to believe. Simply put, no woman could change a diaper as fast as I can. I do the laundry as good as the best of them. I am a construction worker who takes care of three boys because my wife progressively got sicker. Finally shell slipped in her own world and out of the blue wanted a divorce. Oldest boy has not talked to her in two years and I’m still the dad. The turmoil is beyond anything imaginable. Nevertheless, I’ll put my woman skills up against the best of them. I’m the only male chauvinist I know who has the right to be a male chauvinist. If I was any more a male chauvinist, I could have been a woman. Signed a 210 pound construction worker who survived two construction accidents, lost fingers twice, survived cancer so far and still can kick your ass while changing a diaper.

]]> By: James http://rebeldad.com/2007/03/back-to-numbers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2233 James Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:36:01 +0000 http://rebeldad.com/beta/?p=852#comment-2233 I also have been the primary caregiver for almost 4 years while working part time from home - all thanks to the Internet! It has worked out great and we have saved a ton of money on day care costs and my wife gets to see the kids more since she can come home for lunch. This scenario keeps me out of that Census stat, too. RebelDad, maybe you should do a census poll here on your site (since you get the most dad traffic) to include all the work at home fathers so we can pump up that figure! It may not be scientific but it would be interesting... James I also have been the primary caregiver for almost 4 years while working part time from home – all thanks to the Internet! It has worked out great and we have saved a ton of money on day care costs and my wife gets to see the kids more since she can come home for lunch.

This scenario keeps me out of that Census stat, too.

RebelDad, maybe you should do a census poll here on your site (since you get the most dad traffic) to include all the work at home fathers so we can pump up that figure! It may not be scientific but it would be interesting…

James

]]> By: Phil http://rebeldad.com/2007/03/back-to-numbers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2232 Phil Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:24:37 +0000 http://rebeldad.com/beta/?p=852#comment-2232 I am not a stay-at-home dad according to the census criteria. Over the seven-plus years as the primary cargiver to my kids, I have managed to work part-time anywhere from 10-28 hours a week. Unfortunately, the media take this number and use it in numerous articles and stories. This gets back to my comments in previous posts on the proliferation of lazy journalism (especially local tv news). The bottom line is families do what they have to do with the situation at hand and make the best of it. I am not a stay-at-home dad according to the census criteria. Over the seven-plus years as the primary cargiver to my kids, I have managed to work part-time anywhere from 10-28 hours a week. Unfortunately, the media take this number and use it in numerous articles and stories. This gets back to my comments in previous posts on the proliferation of lazy journalism (especially local tv news). The bottom line is families do what they have to do with the situation at hand and make the best of it.

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