And now a word from Stay At Home Dads

[ancient mariner]

Hey, don't be shy. Old Mack was a stay at home dad for a while. He's a 6'2", 250 lb. ex-marine ( I know, there's no such thing as an ex-marine). I worked as a photographer for American Studios. He can do laundry, keep the house neat enough (nobody said you had to eat off the floor) and he's a decent cook. He was an intelligence officer and he has always been the perfect gentleman. I think the children have developed rather well, although AJ is a bit of a tom boy what with driving an F250 pick up truck and working as an engineer for SWFMD and being a bit of a road warrior. And Kat has no trouble handling those jets. As for the financial aspect of this arrangement, i'd rather not talk about it. Suffice it to say we're comfortable.

 

[jujube]

My late husband spent a couple of years working on his doctorate and not working outside the home. As I had a high-intensity job during that time and pretty much supported the family, I was unable to take time off for school activities with my daughter. He was a "room mother" and actually became an official Brownie scout troop leader, one of only seven in the country at that time.

And, yes, he carried a bag on class trips and Brownie excursions. He needed bandaids, water, wipes, first-aid crème, rubber bands for pony tails, an extra set of mittens, shoelaces, Kleenex, and lots of other TLC items. Just like mommies do. I don't think there were any fancy names for it back then, like "murse" or "man-bag", it was just "the bag".

He also ran a day care center's summer program for two years while school was out. I'm pretty sure he carried a bag then, too.