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Someone saw Naya & told me "aww I love how her Mama did her hair"

& I was just thinking "but I did her hair. She hasn't seen her Mama today so she had nothing to do with it" 😅 But I didn't say anything. I think people just tend to assume only the Mama's do all that kind of stuff 🤷

People are always surprised to hear that I give my kid baths, I make her food, I do her hair, I pick her outfits, I change her diapers, I know her routines, stick to them, & I take her out places with me just the two of us. It's like people get surprised that I know how to take care of my kid on my own. There's so many people who assume that stuff is mainly a Mama's job & they seem surprised when they find out that I do a lot. I've had so many people tell me how their kid's dad doesn't do most of those things & even my sisters have expressed how much they appreciate that I do so much for my kid. I think it's sad that people even feel the need to thank me for that. The standard for fathers is a lot lower than the standard for mothers. So a father being a normal parent, is applauded. While a mother being a normal parent, is just expected. That's kinda sad
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I remember overhearing something as a child. Mom was out running errands; my middle sister and I were playing in the backyard while Pop worked nearby in his garden. A neighbor peered over the fence, saying to him:
"Woman got you baby-sitting ?"

Pop straightened up, puzzled. "Baby-sitting ? These are my children. It’s just called being a "dad".
ChiefJustWalks · 26-30
@bijouxbroussard lol that's slightly humorous but yeah that's real. I've had people say the same to me before & I say the same thing 😅 weird how parenting sometimes gets called "babysitting" when it's a dad doing it