Dad's Day Wrapup, Part I. Here's the first round of links from this weekend's rash of at-home dad stories. Generally, a nice crop of reads, marred only by the continued use of my least favorite SAHD statistics.
Danbury (CT) News Times
The story is headlined "Stay-at-home dad a happy man," which is all you really need to know. A nice -- and extensive -- profile, with some "awwww"-inducing photos.
Connecticut Post
A nice first-person story this time from the sister-in-law of an at-home dad. There are a few bumpy points ... I'd rather the author not have made a point of noting that even though David, the dad in question, is a SAHD, he is "still a guy, through and through." Should that surprise us?
Washington (DC) Dateline (Media General News Service)
Despite the fact that I've never heard of "Media General News Service" before, I liked some of the elements of this piece, which seemed to focus on men getting back on the parenting wagon. It has nice touches -- stats that I haven't seen elsewhere ("Four in 10 married men who didn't work last year stayed home so they could raise their children, according to the Employment Policy Foundation, a Washington public policy group. Two decades ago, less than 3 percent did.") -- and quite possibly the best detail of any story in a long while: "Father-of-five John Carter, who runs a Virginia Beach auto repair shop, agrees. The words “Father In Training” are tattooed on his arm." Damn. I need that kind of tattoo ...
Detroit Free Press
The at-home dad in this story, Sean McManus is taking care of six kids (a stepdaughter, triplets and twins), with a seventh on the way. He color-codes the children, and gives God credit for giving him the strength to keep up with them.
Puget Sound (WA) Business Journal
An extensively reported good news, bad news kind of piece -- the author details how progressive Seattle and the Pacific Northwest is when it comes to at-home fatherhood, but spends a lot of time going over the frustrations that come with the gig. It's a warts-and-all piece, and even if it trends negative, it gives a little balance the I-love-everything-about-fatherhood stories that appeared in so many other publications.
KCRG (Cedar Rapids, IA)
A brief story (video report is still available) on two local at-home dads: "Despite all of the hard work it takes to be Mr. Mom, it's days like Sunday that McDermott says he's grateful for the chance to spend more time with his kids."
Durango (CO) Herald
I have a heck of a time keeping up with my little one, and I am, in theory, in the prime of my life. So I'm extra-impressed with Levi Garcia, a 71-year-old guy who is doing the caregiving for his two-year-old grandchild.
Danbury (CT) News Times
The story is headlined "Stay-at-home dad a happy man," which is all you really need to know. A nice -- and extensive -- profile, with some "awwww"-inducing photos.
Connecticut Post
A nice first-person story this time from the sister-in-law of an at-home dad. There are a few bumpy points ... I'd rather the author not have made a point of noting that even though David, the dad in question, is a SAHD, he is "still a guy, through and through." Should that surprise us?
Washington (DC) Dateline (Media General News Service)
Despite the fact that I've never heard of "Media General News Service" before, I liked some of the elements of this piece, which seemed to focus on men getting back on the parenting wagon. It has nice touches -- stats that I haven't seen elsewhere ("Four in 10 married men who didn't work last year stayed home so they could raise their children, according to the Employment Policy Foundation, a Washington public policy group. Two decades ago, less than 3 percent did.") -- and quite possibly the best detail of any story in a long while: "Father-of-five John Carter, who runs a Virginia Beach auto repair shop, agrees. The words “Father In Training” are tattooed on his arm." Damn. I need that kind of tattoo ...
Detroit Free Press
The at-home dad in this story, Sean McManus is taking care of six kids (a stepdaughter, triplets and twins), with a seventh on the way. He color-codes the children, and gives God credit for giving him the strength to keep up with them.
Puget Sound (WA) Business Journal
An extensively reported good news, bad news kind of piece -- the author details how progressive Seattle and the Pacific Northwest is when it comes to at-home fatherhood, but spends a lot of time going over the frustrations that come with the gig. It's a warts-and-all piece, and even if it trends negative, it gives a little balance the I-love-everything-about-fatherhood stories that appeared in so many other publications.
KCRG (Cedar Rapids, IA)
A brief story (video report is still available) on two local at-home dads: "Despite all of the hard work it takes to be Mr. Mom, it's days like Sunday that McDermott says he's grateful for the chance to spend more time with his kids."
Durango (CO) Herald
I have a heck of a time keeping up with my little one, and I am, in theory, in the prime of my life. So I'm extra-impressed with Levi Garcia, a 71-year-old guy who is doing the caregiving for his two-year-old grandchild.
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