Men are out there running the world (along with women obvs), bringing home some bacon and generally behaving reasonably competently in all other aspects of their lives and yet when it comes to raising their own kids; the world seems to think that they turn into bumbling fools.
In my house it has to be said that The Man is mainly in charge of everything from laundry to car tax to insurance to booking holidays to finances. I am like the Ents committee of the house. I do the fun stuff like planning nights out, while he does everything that involves phrases like “renewing” and “booking” and “holding for an operator”. And I like it that way. So my question basically is: who are these apparently wildly inept fathers?
8 Dad Clichés We’re Sick of Hearing:
1. “Is dad babysitting?”
Sweet mother, if I hear this ONE MORE time I’m going to unleash a feminist rant of epic proportions.
2. “Uh-oh! Did dad dress him today?”
The Man actually has impeccable taste in clothes and is usually far more arsed than I am when it comes to coordinating outfits, so this one is particularly laughable.
3. “You’re going away????” *Shocked voice* “Who’s minding the baby?”
Apparently this is not a joke.
4. “Have you left a To Do list for himself?”
No, I haven’t left him a list of instructions on how to operate his own child.
5. “I suppose himself is dying to have a night out with the lads?”
I honestly think he’s happier hanging around with his child, I’m not being naive here but a lot of my relatives seemed to think that it is a father’s natural state to be constantly trying to escape his family.
6. “Oh dad’s doing dinner tonight? Nuggets and chips, is it?”
Oh looks like the DeLorean just pulled up there to take you back to the 50s.
7. “Will he be changing nappies?”
Why is this even a question? Of course he’ll be changing nappies. Some people act like changing nappies is something women come preprogrammed to do, while for men it is a foreign concept that needs to be learned. Nappy-changing is something we all have to learn, and I contend that nappy-changing is in fact something that men should arguably be more disposed to given their preoccupation with long stints in the loo.
8. “How will he get up for work in the morning with the baby in the room?”
Where’s that time machine we were talking about?
