One For The Dads

  Dad's can do it too, with a little help sometimes.  I changed my blog link today to reflect the title of the blog and in the process lost my followers information.  For those of you that were following me I apologize and hopefully you make your way back to my new address.  I look forward to new followers joining in and sharing your feedback.

  So we can't do everything, or at least everything right.  Yet if you think about it dad's have been playing this game for years.  Shrink your wife's favorite top and you're off laundry duty, or break one of Grammies dishes and you're done that as well.  These things don't just happen, dad's, or men in general, have planned these things out from the beginning.  For whatever reason I was just the opposite as I was the one criticizing people, my mom and eventually my wife, for the way they were doing my laundry and breaking a dish was out of the question.  I would give my mom credit for this as she had me doing laundry and dishes at a young age.  Maybe that's why being a stay at home dad is the best job I have ever had, as I don't mind everything that goes with it.  Okay the screaming kids, the constant cleanup of toys, and maybe even the cleaning of the floors every day, sometimes twice, could be improved, but I'm working on them.  Ultimately, these are the things that keep me on my toes and much preferred over dealing with previous bosses I have had.

  I know that mom is usually the stay at home parent and failing that a female nanny, usually old and heavy if the wives have there way, although I have come to realize there are a number of stay at home dads out there.  We are actually pretty good at what we do and take pride in completing the housework and love spending time with our kids.  I do my best to have everything complete, most nights, so that my wife can come home and enjoy the kids.  Even so, she still finds time to provide me with the ¨Honey Do¨ list each week, which I have managed to get narrowed down to one main task a week, on top of my regular routine.

  When the day is said and done, I have to say I am pretty good at the laundry, keeping it folded neatly, whites staying white except for that one load, and well organized in the kids room.  I would also say that I keep a somewhat neat house if you ignore the kids toys and crafts that get spread throughout, in a hurry.  My cooking skills improve each week, trying new recipes when possible, and falling back on simple things like chicken nuggets only occasionally.  I look forward to this summer and the tan I will have, I mean the fun I will have with the kids.  More importantly, I look forward to my wife`s vacation time when we can spend the days as a family.  When the day is said and done let it be known that Dad`s Can Do It Too and pretty good if I do say so myself.