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Do most mothers consider fathers to be "second class parents"?

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Do most mothers consider fathers to be "second class parents"?

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  1. How silly to think that at all.  i would be embarrassed of myself if I even thought that for a second.  My husband would then be showered with "guilt" gifts for my selfish and disgusting thoughts.


  2. what the heck, I would never consider my hubby to be a second class parent. He was there and is a part of my child just as much as I am. He works to make sure our family has support. While I make the home for our children. I would never think that.

  3. My daughter's father, I'm not sure would even classify as a parent, only in the biological sense.  I would love to be in a relationship where I know the father would be an equal parent to me - just haven't found him yet!

  4. only if they act like one

  5. In a way, yes.  The mother tends to have a much closer bond to the child - even her b*****s leak with milk when the baby cries if she is breastfeeding.  Nature has made it that way for the survival of the species - because she is so into taking care of the child, actually obsessively - the child should grow up safely.

    Fathers are not second class parents at all, but I think with them it is more of a learning process than a natural adaptation.

  6. No I don't believe most mothers consider fathers to be second class parents.  Parenting is difficult but easier when done as a team.  Each parent brings different but equal qualities to the team.

  7. Only the ones who don't help out--and then I call them scum, not second class parents.

  8. I don't, but it seems a lot of women do. They are horrible wives, with p**s poor excuses for a relationship as far as my husband and I are concerned. If these people would have sat down and talked about all the things that go along with being a parent, and had planned ahead...half of them would not be together, or have had kids. Its sad, and I feel sorry for the men a lot of the times. We share responsibilities equally. He works, i stay home. Obviously we both have duties throughout the time he is at work. When he gets home, he gets sleep if it's needed, and then plays/takes care of the kids and house when he's up. He has no problem with this, and neither do I. If anything he wishes he worked a little less, so he had MORE time to spend with the kids, and helping with the house, especially with me pregnant.

    We discussed all of this prior to getting married, and having kids. We knew how one another felt, and made a clear plan as to how things should be divided out. If other people don't do the same...dumba$$ on them in my book. They don't need to blame the husband though.

  9. There is something wrong if that is the case...

    My husband is my partner, my equal, and just as good of a parent to our baby boy as I am.

  10. Only if they behave like one. I am all for them stepping up to first class if they like.

  11. Absolutely not!  My husband could diaper our son like a pro before we even left the hospital with him!  Yes, I had to get to the point where I just dealt with the fact that Dads do things WAY different from the way Moms do things, but as long as our children 1) were loved, 2) were fed, and 3) were clean, I was fine with that!  And hey, it made it that much easier to say "Mommy's going out tonight, sweetie....you're having a date with Daddy!"

  12. hmmmm

    considering that WOMEN carry the baby for 9 months then go through c section or labour...are usually the ones NOT working for a couple months ...

    yup..

    id say so

  13. Most men act like one these days- so, yeah.

  14. no

  15. I will agree when it comes to parenting / custody battles women have it easier and it is not fair to men.

  16. No, I don't. My husband works full-time and picks up the kids at their grandparents (I work part-time in the evening), gives them dinner, a bath, and usually puts them to bed. He does his share. Even though there are times where I feel like I'm doing too much and feel stressed out, I end up realizing how lucky I am.

  17. I do NOT at ALL.

    Fathers are an amazing source of support, love, caring, etc.

    I don't care WHO carries the kid-you can't make a baby without BOTH.

    There have been studies that show that children who have a mother but NOT a father are more likely to be depressed, have poor grades, a bad self image, and even commit suicide.

    Fathers are just as important as mothers.

  18. only if their a poor p**s father

  19. No.

  20. Not at all. Sure mother's may get frustrated because they change most or all the diapers and because they end up getting up at night to feed the baby and packing the diaper bag .... But there is a difference between Mothers and Fathers. Mothers carry the child and I believe that gives the mother a more connected feeling with the baby from the beginning. Fathers (men) are youth full at heart and they just don't take things as serious as women do. Men and Women are like night and day, therefore Fathers and Mothers are like night and day. That doesn't make one better than the other, just different.

  21. I do not believe so.  There are some Mothers and Fathers out there that need some help/assistance when it comes to raising a child and I hope that they seek that help.  Some Fathers do not believe they are needed and that the Mother does everything for the child.  Both parents are needed in that child's life no matter the circumstances.  Sometimes a Father just needs a little nudge to get him more involved in raising their child.

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