A Local TV Broadcast That Puts It All Into Perspective

Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by Brian Reid in General

OK. It’s official. If you are a TV producer doing a national piece and you don’t try to book Jeremy Adam Smith, you’re doing your job wrong. I love this piece, which — visually — isn’t that different from the run-of-the-mill dad story. But it makes clear that we’re dealing with changing gender roles and that is what makes this trend interesting.

5 Responses to “A Local TV Broadcast That Puts It All Into Perspective”

  1. Vincent O'Keefe

    25. Jun, 2009

    I agree-a great piece. And no mention of a “Mr. Mom.” Thanks for sharing the story.

  2. Robb Tavill AHD Since February

    25. Jun, 2009

    This is definitely the best news report that I have ever seen on At Home Dads. This station and reporter seemed to get it and glad that it was done so well. I look forward to reading Jeremy’s book and hope he’ll come to Omaha for the convention.

  3. Rich

    26. Jun, 2009

    I’ve been watching our 3 kids (and not working much) since the first one was born 5 1/2 years ago. I have to admit, I just don’t get a lot of the things in media stories like this (or on this blog in general).

    I don’t get why Dad’s should have paid paternal leave. My wife didn’t get paid maternal leave, and I don’t really see any reason that she should be paid for not working. Instead, we knew what was coming (9 months ahead of time) and planned for it.

    I don’t get the focus on changing gender roles or any of that stuff. We just stood back, decided what we thought was best for our family, and did it. That has been happening since at least WWII (and even longer in farm families). For us, our situation has as much to do with individual personality traits as it does with anything gender related.

    I don’t get why Dad’s feel weird at the park. I see a bunch of Dad’s there, and we don’t exactly live in a progressive part of the country.

    I know some other stay at home Dad’s, and we don’t spend any time at all discussing our kids or our struggles, or any of that stuff. In fact, most of the AHD’s I know would say they consider the job to be pretty easy. It takes a certain temperament, but it’s not rocket science.

    I don’t get why Dad’s get hung up about what other people think about them. I didn’t care before kids, and I don’t really care now. Isn’t that part of being a guy?

    I don’t mean this as a criticism, but more of a reminder that there might be more Dad’s than you think out there who aren’t worried about these kinds of things.

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  5. Brian (At Home Father)

    09. Jul, 2009

    Great sotry!

    NBC interviewed me (and my son, Nate) for their version of the story, as well as more quotes from Jeremy Adam Smith.

    Video and story here:

    http://www.athomefather.com/2009/07/stay-at-home-fatherhood-on-rise-video.html

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