Comments on: Guest post: What life's really like for a stay-at-home dad http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:06:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: TheMiddleMe http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/comment-page-4/#comment-220484 TheMiddleMe Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:37:45 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/#comment-220484 Ah, I've figured it out. Men who are stay at home fathers are so embarrassed and ashamed of themselves for failing in the workforce that they have to save face and tell the world, "I do it for the freedom, for the hot chicks who all think it's sexy!" Meanwhile he's too busy doing laundry, changing diapers, helping with homework, reading recipe books and washing crayon off the walls to look at a female crosseyed. Ah, I've figured it out. Men who are stay at home fathers are so embarrassed and ashamed of themselves for failing in the workforce that they have to save face and tell the world, "I do it for the freedom, for the hot chicks who all think it's sexy!" Meanwhile he's too busy doing laundry, changing diapers, helping with homework, reading recipe books and washing crayon off the walls to look at a female crosseyed.

]]> By: TheMiddleMe http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/comment-page-4/#comment-220482 TheMiddleMe Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:27:19 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/#comment-220482 It's just mighty creepy how he doesn't ever mention his children. Without them, he wouldn't be a househusband but they don't even get a tiny little mention. He's too busy trying to bolster his ego with telling himself how sexually desirable he is. Housewives don't go around doing that. He sounds like he's delusional. My husband is a house husband and trust me he has so much to do, he doesn't have time to flirt with desperate women. The Housewife/husband job is a difficult and time consuming one, leaving you with precious little time to think, much less do for yourself. This "superdad" blogging above just doesn't get it. It's just mighty creepy how he doesn't ever mention his children. Without them, he wouldn't be a househusband but they don't even get a tiny little mention. He's too busy trying to bolster his ego with telling himself how sexually desirable he is. Housewives don't go around doing that. He sounds like he's delusional. My husband is a house husband and trust me he has so much to do, he doesn't have time to flirt with desperate women. The Housewife/husband job is a difficult and time consuming one, leaving you with precious little time to think, much less do for yourself. This "superdad" blogging above just doesn't get it.

]]> By: Shannon http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/comment-page-4/#comment-218295 Shannon Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:02:58 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/#comment-218295 This Guest Post reeeeally bothers me! "/ This Guest Post reeeeally bothers me! "/

]]> By: Robert Dawson http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/comment-page-4/#comment-183463 Robert Dawson Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:24:56 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/#comment-183463 Good Lord! I was a SAHD to an ADHD/BiPolar woman for 10 years here in Canada for over 10 years. The reason: to fill the negligence she had towards the kids. The result: divorce. I have nothing now, she has the kids & they are gong down the toilet fast. I stumbled on this blog & read two major threads. Think about this... If you put your focus (you commented on your lack of focus several times) towards your SAHD & kids, where it should be... would you have ant time to blog at all? Stupid Stupid People, The outcome IS predictable. Good Lord! I was a SAHD to an ADHD/BiPolar woman for 10 years here in Canada for over 10 years. The reason: to fill the negligence she had towards the kids. The result: divorce. I have nothing now, she has the kids & they are gong down the toilet fast. I stumbled on this blog & read two major threads.

Think about this… If you put your focus (you commented on your lack of focus several times) towards your SAHD & kids, where it should be… would you have ant time to blog at all?

Stupid Stupid People, The outcome IS predictable.

]]> By: Tennis Store http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/comment-page-4/#comment-177669 Tennis Store Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:42:47 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/#comment-177669 I'm in an odd position here. I'm a work at home dad and my wife is a stay at home mom. I enjoy the perks of spending more time with my family than most people dream of. I definitely have my "work hours" but my lunch break is one that most people dream of. I think most women expect their men to contribute in some form or fashion beyond taking care of the kids. Women want to proud of their men for what they do beyond the house, even if it's just winning in some local tennis tournament. Mike I'm in an odd position here. I'm a work at home dad and my wife is a stay at home mom. I enjoy the perks of spending more time with my family than most people dream of. I definitely have my "work hours" but my lunch break is one that most people dream of. I think most women expect their men to contribute in some form or fashion beyond taking care of the kids. Women want to proud of their men for what they do beyond the house, even if it's just winning in some local tennis tournament.

Mike

]]> By: Bron http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/comment-page-4/#comment-174484 Bron Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:42:50 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/#comment-174484 It is not that they don't care about the family but they feel that their partner does not give them the care that they deserve or need. It is not something to be proud of for sure, but it is human nature to be flattered by attention, particularly if one feels they are not getting it at home. I can understand receiving attention and even the flirting. Being able to cheat with someone is just as fulfilling as doing it as far as an ego boost. The minute he knocked on that door, he cheated. Career, Business-person being synonymous with cheater is a destructive theme being visited too often lately. It is not that they don't care about the family but they feel that their partner does not give them the care that they deserve or need. It is not something to be proud of for sure, but it is human nature to be flattered by attention, particularly if one feels they are not getting it at home.
I can understand receiving attention and even the flirting. Being able to cheat with someone is just as fulfilling as doing it as far as an ego boost. The minute he knocked on that door, he cheated. Career, Business-person being synonymous with cheater is a destructive theme being visited too often lately.

]]> By: SingleDaddy http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/comment-page-4/#comment-170725 SingleDaddy Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:14:30 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/#comment-170725 If it looks and smells like shit... Its gonna be shit, and this is complete shit. From the start your story is flawed as you took over a years worth of emails and edited them into a short story that fit your agenda. I'm a Single Dad, of a 7 year old, whose struggling to make the bills on a regular basis, if you want to interview a dad instead of curving a story to fit your agenda.... Then interview one. You want to get into issues with the shattering of the classic gender roles in the world of parenting. Why don't you take on your own fellow women and share with us, why in recent years the number of deadbeat moms has exploded nation wide. More and more women leaving their kids lives everyday, creating more and more Single Father House holds every day.. If it looks and smells like shit… Its gonna be shit, and this is complete shit. From the start your story is flawed as you took over a years worth of emails and edited them into a short story that fit your agenda.

I'm a Single Dad, of a 7 year old, whose struggling to make the bills on a regular basis, if you want to interview a dad instead of curving a story to fit your agenda…. Then interview one.

You want to get into issues with the shattering of the classic gender roles in the world of parenting. Why don't you take on your own fellow women and share with us, why in recent years the number of deadbeat moms has exploded nation wide. More and more women leaving their kids lives everyday, creating more and more Single Father House holds every day..

]]> By: Mike Paahana http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/comment-page-4/#comment-151472 Mike Paahana Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:44:14 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/#comment-151472 i watch my kids, i do laundry, i cook but i gotta work 2 b/coz my gf thnk she work so much but i still gotta pay all the bills i watch my kids, i do laundry, i cook but i gotta work 2 b/coz my gf thnk she work so much but i still gotta pay all the bills

]]> By: Mrs. Common Cents http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/comment-page-4/#comment-148744 Mrs. Common Cents Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:12:31 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/#comment-148744 I don't see how this is a typical example of a stay at home dad. Usually, I love your blog - your writing is dead on and you offer unbiased advice. Every once in a while the posts are crude and lacking in autonomy. This is one of those times. This Stay at Home Dad is truly a piece of work. What a disgusting example of an otherwise promising endeavor. I don't see how this is a typical example of a stay at home dad.

Usually, I love your blog – your writing is dead on and you offer unbiased advice. Every once in a while the posts are crude and lacking in autonomy. This is one of those times.

This Stay at Home Dad is truly a piece of work. What a disgusting example of an otherwise promising endeavor.

]]> By: jdg http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/comment-page-4/#comment-147959 jdg Mon, 26 May 2008 18:55:39 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/30/guest-post-what-lifes-really-like-for-a-stay-at-home-dad/#comment-147959 god "penelope" you really are a piece of work. god "penelope" you really are a piece of work.

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