04 April 2007
Stay at home dad study - we're happy
A study done by the University of Texas says that stay at home dads are slightly happier than other dads, says an article at babble (a newish online mag for "urban parents").
Surprised? I'm not. I'm thrilled that I get to stay at home with my son on Fridays. And while I'm only a part-time stay-at-home dad, I'm a full-time work-at-home dad, so I get the benefit of getting to spend mornings and evenings with him, and to be here on the day that the wife is staying home with the boy. It's a great situation for the stability of our family unit.
There's some other stuff in there about stay-at-home dads' attitudes about gender roles that seem obvious and also unsuprising. Do the rest of male Americans who are not stay-at-home dads really have those outdated views of "the home is the woman's place" that would make these results remarkable? I know there are some Neanderthals out there, but really? This is the 21st century!
Surprised? I'm not. I'm thrilled that I get to stay at home with my son on Fridays. And while I'm only a part-time stay-at-home dad, I'm a full-time work-at-home dad, so I get the benefit of getting to spend mornings and evenings with him, and to be here on the day that the wife is staying home with the boy. It's a great situation for the stability of our family unit.
There's some other stuff in there about stay-at-home dads' attitudes about gender roles that seem obvious and also unsuprising. Do the rest of male Americans who are not stay-at-home dads really have those outdated views of "the home is the woman's place" that would make these results remarkable? I know there are some Neanderthals out there, but really? This is the 21st century!
Labels: american culture, babble, working at home
