Comments on: Double Standards http://fatherhoodandbeyond.wordpress.com/2008/05/31/double-standards/ Thriving in Fatherhood and Career Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:15:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: jptrenn http://fatherhoodandbeyond.wordpress.com/2008/05/31/double-standards/#comment-282 jptrenn Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:13:48 +0000 http://fatherhoodandbeyond.wordpress.com/?p=22#comment-282 Andrew Yeah, this is precisely the type of thing I meant in my post at Dadomatic. Some simply can't conceive of the idea that a dad would want to be with or has the capability to be able to handle their children. Andrew

Yeah, this is precisely the type of thing I meant in my post at Dadomatic. Some simply can’t conceive of the idea that a dad would want to be with or has the capability to be able to handle their children.

]]> By: andrewhull http://fatherhoodandbeyond.wordpress.com/2008/05/31/double-standards/#comment-11 andrewhull Sat, 31 May 2008 20:13:14 +0000 http://fatherhoodandbeyond.wordpress.com/?p=22#comment-11 Well said! I am glad to see some other like minded dads in this world - Andrew Well said! I am glad to see some other like minded dads in this world – Andrew

]]> By: 4wrdthnkndad http://fatherhoodandbeyond.wordpress.com/2008/05/31/double-standards/#comment-10 4wrdthnkndad Sat, 31 May 2008 14:52:07 +0000 http://fatherhoodandbeyond.wordpress.com/?p=22#comment-10 As a very engaged dad, I could relate to your situation. Objectively, I understand that this culture is in the infancy stage of accepting and integrating a father's active involvement with their children. However, it still bugs me that I have to explain why I am spending time with my kids. The truth is I genuinely enjoy being with my sons and I'm grateful that I can be with them. Sometmes I wonder if people who have settled for uninvolved fathers or have justified the lack of participation feel unsettled when they are confronted with the possibility that a dad can have a more expansive role in their children's lives. As a very engaged dad, I could relate to your situation. Objectively, I understand that this culture is in the infancy stage of accepting and integrating a father’s active involvement with their children. However, it still bugs me that I have to explain why I am spending time with my kids. The truth is I genuinely enjoy being with my sons and I’m grateful that I can be with them. Sometmes I wonder if people who have settled for uninvolved fathers or have justified the lack of participation feel unsettled when they are confronted with the possibility that a dad can have a more expansive role in their children’s lives.

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