I read an entertaining and witty article on Salon.com titled, Dude, man up and start acting like a mom: How I learned to stop sulking and embrace my life as a stay-at-home father by Aaron Traister.
As most stay at home dads (including myself who prefers the term "modern man") dislike the term "Mr. Mom" which Traister used in his article, he also refers to himself as a flake and a schmuck. Therefore, he deserves a Mulligan. He gets philosophical at the end of the article when Traister states, "we keep hearing that women will surpass men in the workforce during this recession. As many of us (for whatever reason) find ourselves in a fiduciary timeout, we should not only think about how to repower the American worker but how to reimagine the American man. The moment our mothers entered the workforce and shattered expectations, the rules about gender roles in this country changed completely, even if our perceptions didn't. Trying to live like our grandfathers is no longer an option."
To read the article, check out Dude, man up and start acting like a mom
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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How about acting like a dad?
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