Comments about ‘Family's a career for some dads’

This is me, My 17 year old daughter calls me a Housewife. I mostly raised my Wife's Two Kids and our Two Kids. I have been at this for about 20 years. Sometimes I had a Part Time Job (In Vegas I did Reality Specs and Direct Marketing). Owned a Small Business and Delivered a Lot of News Papers but on my time and at my own pace. I am also a 40% Disabled Vet. Recently I Finished College and have a Sub Teachers Cert. I also do Foster Care. I have a Ham Radio Operators Licence and am a Civil Defense First Responder. The Wife has some of this also. What I have done mostly is enable my wife to persue her career and do very well, working the hours and shifts she needed to. Over the years the extended family and the Church have mostly gotton over it. I would get alot of stares and glares, but one parent was home, to make dinner on time and keep appointments x4,be at or take to events etc. Do I regreat it? Other then a low amount of SS Retirement mostly No. It was a choice we made.

The main point is to not let stereotypes shape your destiny. We hope our children learn from their childhood that your gender doesn't determine where your strengths are, and that family is more important than being a little better off financially. We both have more time with our children because I stay at home and my wife (Julie) works from home. We get to eat 2-3 meals together a day, and we're not missing out on their milestones and adventures.

I applaud those father's who have survived the years of isolation, prejudicial behaviors and other obstacles that have worked to their advantage. I live in a fairly conservative area and yet, most people are very gracious, courteous and compasionate. I hope more stay-at-home fathers prosper in their efforts to raise healthy, happy children. Our life is a result of being blessed with a precious little boy, who has a mother with an advanced degree and 28 years of professional experience, and a father who is dealing with very real neurological, and physical challenges that love him more than we could ever imagine. Before some of you label us as failures, please realize that those who never give up usually suceed, while those who do give up have even greater burdens to bear.

Father's Day Poem - Sugar Daddy

Some daddies are short
and some dads are tall,
Some fish and some hunt
and some like to play ball.
and some dads are on call.

Some dads work on computers
all day 'till they're tired,
Some dads have gray hair
and now they're retired.
Some dads are adopted
and some are not,
But however we got them
we love them a lot

So whether you fish
or hunt or play ball,
Whether you're short
or even quite tall,
Whatever your role
as a Daddy may be,
Today you are a
SUGAR DADDY

We honor you
on this Father's Day
Please know that
you're loved in
in so many ways.


Happy Father's Day.

Yeah Jeff!!!
We are so happy for you!
Michael is thrilled to stand among you as a Stay at Home Dad. You both do a fabulous job. I know I could not do it without him. Julie is a lucky lady!
Cannot wait to see you again.

This sort of thing is a good indication that family law in this nation has a lot of catching up to do. June 13th was national fatherless day. It's time for those 40% of men that would be a stay-at-home-dad if they could to start putting pressure on the government to put a presumption of shared custody in divorce cases, and stop robbing our children of the right to have fathers in their lives.

Kudos to every dad out there that doesn't fit the stereotype. Our children are everything to all of us. Way to go, Jeff! I'd join your ranks if I could. I'd do anything to be a stay-at-home dad.

Anything.

I think the thing to remember is that regardless of who works and who takes care of the kids is that each person does not give 50/50 to the relationship but they each give 100%. I think that if that happens then everything else will work itself out. congratulations to all fathers.