How do you think he did or is doing?
For adults - How is your current relationship with your mom? Your dad?
I only ask because I have a friend who works but her husband stays home with their two little girls. I personally think it's great. Although I am not there, it looks as if he is doing a wonderful job raising them. This is just a question out of curiosity? No right or wrong answer. THANKS!!!
2007-01-23 21:54:00 · 6 answers · asked by olschoolmom 7 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Yup! I was and still am largely raised by my dad,
And
I
LOVE
IT!
I think kids benefit more from their dads than their Mom's. To be frank. It may not sound good to your ears, however, being a Mom yourself....
2007-01-23 23:07:00 · answer #1 · answered by Tet 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't have direct experience in that my dad was not a stay at home dad, but I was in his custody for awhile after my parents divorced.
Regardless of who the stay at home parent is, or even if both parents work, children need the active involvement of both parents in their lives. If mom is at work all day and comes home and ignores her kids, you're going to run into the same problems that would appear if dad was at work all day, comes home and ignores his kids. Regardless of circumstances, children need to be given rules, regulations, and need to be respected and respectful behavior needs to be expected of them.
I don't believe that circumstances matter (who the stay at home parent is, who has custody in the event of divorce, etc) as much as upbringing where the children were taught to be polite, respectful, and what is and is not acceptable behavior. You are the parent. Not the friend. It's your job to be a parent and mold them into a decent, balanced person. It is your job to demonstrate these behaviors. Children learn by example.
I have a mostly good relationship with both of my parents. They made some mistakes in retrospect, but they are only human. They're allowed to make a few mistakes. They're not perfect. They were both active and involved in my life outside of the home. They lead by example. When they divorced, it was civil and taught me that even if you no longer want to live with a person, or no longer love a person, or whatever the reason may be, that they still are a human being and they still deserve to be respected and treated like a human being. There was none of this battle over custody, pitting me against one or the other parent.
All in all, they did a good job. I'm not a criminal, I'm able to hold a job, and I'm able to have healthy relationships.
2007-01-24 00:07:39 · answer #2 · answered by sovereign_carrie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My dad worked when I was a kid, but he staid with me during the day. He was an engineer working in shipment inspection for a bus factory, so his hours started at 4:30 pm when the shipments were completed. He staid with me until 3ish, and my mom came home at 5 ( I had a babysitter between 3-5). I think I turned out just fine- I still get along great with my parents, and I always thank my dad for making me very interested in science and math (unfortunately, that is something a lot of girls cannot get from their moms)
I was happy, and I am still happy it worked out that way
2007-01-24 04:17:03 · answer #3 · answered by jimbell 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was raised by my father who had been laid off his job off and on for a few years. My parents divorced & I stayed with my father. I was very close to him.
My relationship with my mother is & has been bad since I was about 9 years old. My relationship with my father was very good until he re-married when I was 21!! Now? I don't think he knows that I exist!!!
2007-01-29 10:45:32 · answer #4 · answered by ilovepoison2820 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dad would get lay-offs almost every winter and mom would find a job doing substitute teaching. All relationships are great.
2007-01-24 07:10:39 · answer #5 · answered by moonshadow 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-01-23 22:45:48 · answer #6 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋