tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post1993306681598683878..comments2023-10-26T08:19:37.080-04:00Comments on Daddy Knows Less: Knowing Your RolesDaddy Knows Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703414937384078870noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-54359468797946019772013-01-12T09:53:29.653-05:002013-01-12T09:53:29.653-05:00Right on! Thank you.Right on! Thank you.Daddy Knows Lesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703414937384078870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-8973642308883301782013-01-12T09:53:00.236-05:002013-01-12T09:53:00.236-05:00Exactly. We do what works for us... and give them ...Exactly. We do what works for us... and give them all the options to do what works for them. And help them figure it out.Daddy Knows Lesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703414937384078870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-5055651687801475342013-01-12T09:52:12.131-05:002013-01-12T09:52:12.131-05:00Thanks, Joanne. You are so right... especially abo...Thanks, Joanne. You are so right... especially about the PTA. No. Thanks. Daddy Knows Lesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703414937384078870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-50117859893318417362013-01-12T09:51:00.339-05:002013-01-12T09:51:00.339-05:00Peanut played tee-ball this fall. Because SHE want...Peanut played tee-ball this fall. Because SHE wanted to. And you're right... hopefully one day it will be so common it won't even be worth writing about.Daddy Knows Lesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703414937384078870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-77643648727553779262013-01-04T08:52:38.742-05:002013-01-04T08:52:38.742-05:00Great post. My husband and I have very traditiona...Great post. My husband and I have very traditional roles in our home which suits me just fine. However, I find myself trying very hard to make sure my three daughters know that is not the way it HAS to be. Like you said in the last line, I want them to know they can do anything and that they do not have to be defined by "traditional" feminine roles - even though that is what they Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.thegoldenspoons.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-64866679223261165402013-01-04T06:23:41.726-05:002013-01-04T06:23:41.726-05:00Just wanted to say how much I LOVE this post. You ...Just wanted to say how much I LOVE this post. You and your Director are teaching your daughter such a wonderful lesson. Peanut couldn't ask for better roll models. I do all the cooking in our family but not because of some silly roll I have to play but because I am passionate about food and preparing it. If I ever have a boy I hope to teach him to be just as passionate about cooking as I willLaura Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106398287969364718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-52515106770917143822013-01-03T21:21:41.769-05:002013-01-03T21:21:41.769-05:00This is so awesome. I let my son do girl things an...This is so awesome. I let my son do girl things and my daughter do boy things. We both work as well and it seems many people don't understand when a man does woman's work and vice versa. One day, we will not even bat an eye at gender role reversal.Christal, The Real Housewife of Santeehttp://www.therealhousewifeofsantee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-36206020932990366002013-01-03T15:32:08.260-05:002013-01-03T15:32:08.260-05:00Great post and comments which solidify that most o...Great post and comments which solidify that most often we become our parents in one way or another. I saw my mom do much of the handy work in the house since my dad worked very long hours. I too did/still do all the handy work since grampy works long hours. Hey someone has to do it and I like to get it done. Can't wait for 'whenever'. As for the PTA, they are too catty and Winelady Cookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15546598905159387292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-31788875779168932112013-01-03T13:18:29.211-05:002013-01-03T13:18:29.211-05:00You grew up in Toms River too! I swear the whole a...You grew up in Toms River too! I swear the whole area is nothing but Italians. *laughs* Sara Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13394913906350162191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-29791372858573943522013-01-03T12:53:43.956-05:002013-01-03T12:53:43.956-05:00Funny how that works out sometimes, eh?
And if I...Funny how that works out sometimes, eh? <br /><br />And if I didn't cook, he would eat. Eat well, at least.Daddy Knows Lesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703414937384078870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-79167056576860708922013-01-03T12:53:05.843-05:002013-01-03T12:53:05.843-05:00100% Italian-American right here... guilty as char...100% Italian-American right here... guilty as charged. ;-)Daddy Knows Lesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703414937384078870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-3602092817153233592013-01-03T12:52:38.718-05:002013-01-03T12:52:38.718-05:00A couple of things:
1: On the original point: Pe...A couple of things: <br /><br />1: On the original point: Peanut's class has a dad who's one of the "class parents." That's pretty cool. Personally, after volunteering at the pancake breakfast in October I realized I wanted very little if nothing to do with PTA/school involvement. That's just me. Maybe a lot of other dads as well. (And a subject for another blog post.)<Daddy Knows Lesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703414937384078870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-52623167454593242752013-01-03T12:43:54.650-05:002013-01-03T12:43:54.650-05:00No "slam" intended. Gosh, I always get ...No "slam" intended. Gosh, I always get myself in trouble. I volunteer regularly at my sons school and am always told that it is so nice to see a Dad in the classroom, as if it is a surprise. Moms are asked to make sure the kids have a snack tomorrow in the e-mails every teacher my kid has had sent home. It's a real thing. Oh, and thanks for disciplining my kid...ihopeiwinatoasterhttp://ihopeiwinatoaster.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-62975197680256305052013-01-03T12:32:38.705-05:002013-01-03T12:32:38.705-05:00That's great that you do the cooking in your h...That's great that you do the cooking in your house! I do, too! However, I am not sure how a post on gender roles in the home became a slam against schools. As a teacher, I can assure you that the annoying part wasn't your son going up against the "traditional roles" being "espoused" by "some schools". Rather, the annoying part was either your son sharing the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15970356101387367123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-54638338035997688212013-01-03T12:21:13.437-05:002013-01-03T12:21:13.437-05:00One of my sons always points out to his teacher th...One of my sons always points out to his teacher that his "Daddy" does all the cooking and cleaning. Apparently to the point of annoyance. I wish there was a way to get into schools and help boys understand that there are alternatives to the "traditional" roles still espoused in some schools.<br />Great post as usualihopeiwinatoasterhttp://ihopeiwinatoaster.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-34894906204494185112013-01-03T12:20:28.655-05:002013-01-03T12:20:28.655-05:00This is great! I, too, do 99% of the cooking in ou...This is great! I, too, do 99% of the cooking in our house. My wife helps with my son's homework while I make dinner. We both work and that's just how it worked out. It's kind of funny that too many men never cook and then complain that their wives are too tired for sex. Duh. My wife is also the handy one! Our house may be held together with velcro and zip ties, but it's better Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15970356101387367123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060436128493311648.post-55658003697845738782013-01-03T12:14:17.281-05:002013-01-03T12:14:17.281-05:00This whole notion of women in the kitchen I'm ...This whole notion of women in the kitchen I'm fairly certain is strictly an American stereotype. Reason being is, I come from a large Italian family, and the majority of the men cooked. My Grandfathers on both sides were the cooks in the house. My husband tries cooking, but we've since established that is NOT his forte. So he sticks with computer repairs and assembling Ikea/electronics...Sara Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13394913906350162191noreply@blogger.com