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Parents: does your partner take half of the parental load?
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July 24th, 2009
For example, if you were to randomly go someplace for 2 days, would your partner know how to take care of the kids in all the ways necessary…or do you find that the burden to take care of the kids is on you…and do you find that it is still the case that women are mostly expected to just do parenting and jobs and all else effortlessly but if a man is asked to do such things and does it, he is more rewarded by society (think how much more people fawn over single fathers than they do over single moms, who are, apparently, good for nothing in our society or so it seems by the many negative reactions I hear towards such a phenomenon)?
I have been in a relationship where my first son’s bio-dad didn’t do much because he just assumed I have to be the one to take care of all the infant needs as if having a vagina provides me with a special love for poop, tears, and tantrums…he’s out of my life now, I have a different husband, another child to boot and things are completely different…he is the one that stays home with the baby while I work (or at least when I worked before) and is amazing at keeping our household together while I am the one that is more outwardly-focused…both in terms of my ambitions and the like…I take care of our oldest more, in some ways…we try to keep it equal but I know we’re in the minority…prove me wrong?
Also in case you do find it frustrating and you’re a woman who does most of the parenting, maybe you’ll find this link useful
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