I have daughters and I don’t want you to feel sorry for me
You would think that the arrival of a baby is an occasion for unalloyed joy. And it is — unless of course the newborn happens to be a girl. I know from experience. And it comes from everywhere: the local café owner, Facebook, even customer service reps feel the need to commiserate. The notes of sorrow are almost always well-intentioned and meant as a joke. Advertisement The type of commiserations clichés can be neatly broken down into five categories. 1. The barista at my local café turned from his cooing of my newborn daughter to give me a ‘you-poor-bastard’ look. While the premise that girls and women are trouble and men are their hapless victims has spawned — and sustained — over a decade’s worth of episodes of The Two Ronnies, it’s also about as funny as, well, The Two Ronnies. 2. This one is a Facebook favourite. It was bad enough when it was only my wife I had to contend with. 3. I’ve been asked this one — or variations of it —half a dozen times. Let’s just repeat that. 4. 5.
T'inquiète, je gère ! - Le blog de Paroles de Papa
Jeudi 29 mars 2012 4 29 /03 /Mars /2012 00:00 Aujourd'hui, ma femme est en formation professionnelle à Paris. Cela signifie donc qu'elle va partir tôt de la maison, me laissant le soin de gérer Balthazar et Pétronille (*), nos deux enfants âgés respectivement de 4 ans et 1 an et demi... Bref, c'est la galère ! Je savais bien que ça se produirait un jour et que j'aurais dû potasser l'ensemble de l'oeuvre de Laurence Pernoud... Mais soyons fort ! * Les prénoms ont été modifiés, non pas par souci d'anonymat mais parce que Balthazar et Pétronille c'est quand même beaucoup plus rigolo que Arthur et Anaïs... 13h43 PS : Je tiens à remercier l'opérateur téléphonique ORANGE ayant inclus les SMS illimités au forfait Origami Star... Tu découvres Paroles de Papa ? Partager l'article ! Par Paroles de Papa - Publié dans : Au jour le jour 70
Mon papa est féministe
Le modèle du papa simple pourvoyeur est-il en voie d’extinction? Au Québec, les trois quarts des pères prennent un congé parental. Et bien qu’on note toujours un écart entre les mères et les pères en matière de temps consacré à la famille et au travail domestique, la participation des papas est en hausse. Sans compter qu’ils sont plus nombreux à avoir à cœur les droits des femmes et l’égalité. « L’égalité ne se vit pas uniquement par les paroles et les idées : il faut savoir en incarner les concepts. » — Mathieu Boily, père de 37 ans qui a pris un congé parental de 18 mois et qui se définit comme un parent égalitaire. À la naissance d’Eliott, son deuxième garçon, Mathieu Boily a pris un long congé parental : 18 mois! « Choisir d’avoir des enfants, pour moi, ça voulait dire passer du temps avec eux dans leur toute petite enfance. Dans l’action Ce père de 37 ans se définit comme un parent égalitaire. Des mœurs qui évoluent? Daniel Chamberland, 30 ans, apporte un autre son de cloche.
I Have A Dream That People Will View a Picture Like This and Not Think It's a Big Deal | Doyin Richards
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the best orators in the history of the world and was one of the Top 10 Americans ever. Believe me, I'm not comparing myself to a legend like Dr. King, but I'm going to share my version of the "I Have A Dream" speech with all of you. Before I start, let me give you some background. I took time off from my corporate job for baby bonding with my 3-month old daughter. One morning last week, my MDW (Mommy Doin' Work) was running late for work and was worried that she wouldn't be able to get DDW1′s (Daughter Doin' Work) hair done before I had to take her to school. That's when I put DDW2 in the Ergo, stood DDW1 on a stool and worked my hair magic. Little did I know how interesting things were about to become. The calm before the Internet storm. After eating some breakfast, I figured I'd post the picture on the DDW Facebook and Twitter feeds. On the flip side, there's a small pocket of men out there that can't stand me. - "He probably rented those kids. Dr.
The Myth of Looming Female Dominance
Cross-posted at Family Inequality. It is great to acknowledge and celebrate the increase in father involvement in parenting. But it is not helpful to exaggerate the trend and link it to the myth-making about looming female dominance. Yesterday’s feature in the Sunday New York Times does just that, and reminds me that I meant to offer a quick debunking of Hanna Rosin’s TED talk. The story is headlined “Just Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home.” The picture shows a group of dads with their kids, as if representing what one calls “the new normal.” The article also makes use of a New Yorker cover, which captures a certain gestalt — it’s a funny exaggeration — but should not be confused with an empirical description of the gender distribution of parents and playgrounds: Naturally, the story is in the Style section, so close reading of the empirical support is perhaps a fool’s errand. In any event, those look like big numbers, but one should always be wary of raw numbers in the news.
