It's been a while since we've had a straight, by-the-numbers at-home dad newspaper story, but now the Chicago Sun-Times is on the case, with an unusually well-reported piece. There are some nice profile bits, and the author manages to track down Peter Baylies, which is always a good thing.
Bonus points, too, for being the first offline publication to mention the At-Home Dad Convention coming up next month. The Chicago folks are so well-represented it's hard to know if it'll boost turnout, but getting the word out is always a good thing.
Finally, it looks like I may have missed the annual report on my favorite statistic. According to the Sun-Times, the Census Bureau has our number at 147,000 (you'll remember I was trying to read the tea leaves earlier this month). I have no idea where that number is published (convention beer to anyone who can find the data on the Census site), but it looks like its popped up a couple of other places in the last few months. By those numbers, stay-at-home dads have risen 50 percent in a single year. Even given the usual statistic caveats, that should merit a closer look by the media, no?
I confess: despite the introduction of an at-home dad character, I haven't been watching 7th Heaven. But Blogging Baby has, and they highlight the current state of affairs over there.
Coming (eventually): I have some new blogs to add at right, some additional info to add to the wiki and -- always putting you the reader first -- a black RebelDad bumper sticker. And there's a whole bucketful of news I hope to get to one of these days.
Bonus points, too, for being the first offline publication to mention the At-Home Dad Convention coming up next month. The Chicago folks are so well-represented it's hard to know if it'll boost turnout, but getting the word out is always a good thing.
Finally, it looks like I may have missed the annual report on my favorite statistic. According to the Sun-Times, the Census Bureau has our number at 147,000 (you'll remember I was trying to read the tea leaves earlier this month). I have no idea where that number is published (convention beer to anyone who can find the data on the Census site), but it looks like its popped up a couple of other places in the last few months. By those numbers, stay-at-home dads have risen 50 percent in a single year. Even given the usual statistic caveats, that should merit a closer look by the media, no?
I confess: despite the introduction of an at-home dad character, I haven't been watching 7th Heaven. But Blogging Baby has, and they highlight the current state of affairs over there.
Coming (eventually): I have some new blogs to add at right, some additional info to add to the wiki and -- always putting you the reader first -- a black RebelDad bumper sticker. And there's a whole bucketful of news I hope to get to one of these days.
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