Comments on: A Modern Man https://citydadsgroup.com/a-modern-man/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-modern-man Navigating Fatherhood Together Tue, 13 Dec 2022 20:54:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Laminist https://citydadsgroup.com/a-modern-man/#comment-3870 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:27:38 +0000 http://citydadsgroup.com/nyc/2009/07/31/a-modern-man/#comment-3870 “doesn’t seem to be the natural state of things either…”

It’s not “natural” for women to take care of children? In that case it’s not “natural” for men either. Are children supposed to take care of themselves ? Is it “natural” to go to work in an office every day? Is it “natural” to drive a car, ride a train, use a computer, a phone?

]]> By: Rene Netter https://citydadsgroup.com/a-modern-man/#comment-3869 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:13:30 +0000 http://citydadsgroup.com/nyc/2009/07/31/a-modern-man/#comment-3869 I am not sure if a term or categorie is needed for this. The classical model where the women takes care of the children doesn’t seem to be the natural state of things either and all the titles like housewife where just to get a handle on it and make it seem more natural so women would “stay at home”. Instead of thinking about what category or title might fit us and eventually might be used to separate us – the dads who are involved in taking care of the kids and where the women goes to work – it seems like sticking together and finding good and flexile situations for our kids where both moms and dads and friends and neighbors can be involved in raising out kids would be good. So our irrational work situations don’t take over and dictate how we want to live our lives and how we relate to our kids and split the time within the extended family.

]]> By: Anonymous https://citydadsgroup.com/a-modern-man/#comment-3868 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:27:56 +0000 http://citydadsgroup.com/nyc/2009/07/31/a-modern-man/#comment-3868 I agree that Mr. Mom is not the classiest way to label what we SAHD’s are trying to do. I have been an “at home dad” for 14 months now and after being called Mr. Mom so many times, I decided to re-watch the movie. The flick kind-of implies that if a father stays at home to care for his kids he is doing Mom’s job. After 14 months, I’m thinking I’m doing A job and that it is just one that needs to be done.

Anyway, I like the title my kids give me…Daddy!

~Sharrieff

]]> By: jeff https://citydadsgroup.com/a-modern-man/#comment-3867 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:08:46 +0000 http://citydadsgroup.com/nyc/2009/07/31/a-modern-man/#comment-3867 How about Homebro? Jeff

]]> By: frank https://citydadsgroup.com/a-modern-man/#comment-3866 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:43:58 +0000 http://citydadsgroup.com/nyc/2009/07/31/a-modern-man/#comment-3866 the man of the house! how do you like that one? a bit chauvinistic but i thought it was funny.

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