As you’ve probably read on Tom’s site, he was looking for valid content about being a dad. Not helping mom, but actually being a father. After a long search, he found BeAGoodDad, a blogger whose wife also has a blog, www.BeAGoodMom.com. While on the site I found this entry, Be A Good Mom » Shout-Out- BAGD. I just want everyone to know that this is what a father and a man should be like, and I am lucky to just such in my life.
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He is clocked in and ready to go. I am not trying to make it look like “he is a big help to me.†What I am saying is that is half of everything that goes on around here. He is not my parenting assistant. He is not my household vice president. Sure, we each have our spheres of influence, but those are defined by our capabilities, skills and interests, not antiquated gender roles.
September 10th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Thanks for the comment/link. I am glad that we can recognize what our husbands bring to the table. There are ALOT of days when he is a better parent or better household manager than I am.
You know what’s funny? BAGD had his blog long before I did. Its always been called BeaGoodDad. You’d be surprised how many people refer to him as “she†in links or emails. He once wrote a post about the fact that raising twins is completely do-able, depending on your attitude, and someone commented and said he was being too naive and obviously was NOT a mother of twins. We laughed at that one…he wrote her back and confessed…he was not a “mother” of twins.
I like your “parenting positives” approach. BAGD and I sometimes get criticized for being too optimistic when we write about our kids, especially our 4 year old son who has autism, but how else can you live your life?