You were man of the house when you were a working dad – what a better opportunity now that you actually are at the house during the day. You now have the ability to really live up to your title as “Man of the House”. It didn’t take me long when I first became a Stay at Home Dad to realize I have full reign over the house. Well, at least until “mommy” got home at night. But, hey, I was able to arrange things in the house that I felt needed rearranging. I was able to better organize the home in a way I felt was best for the family.
What inspired me to write this was actually a conversation I heard from 2 stay at home dads just recently. They were feeling down in the dumps because they both have been full time stay at home dads for about a year and friends and family would “razz” them a little bit about who wore the pants in the relationship. Of course they would laugh about it in front of them and it just hurt their image as “Man of the House”, as if they were stripped of that title.
Well relax, some people just don’t know how to take a situation like that and turn it into an opportunity. I used to feel the same way, but then I realized I WAS the man of the house and it is easier because now I actually stay home. How can I live up to my title if I was away 40 to 60 hours per week? ah ha!
Take charge of the house boys! Don’t let the wife tell you where the crockpot lives, or where to stash the pots and pans. It is your duty to keep the house organized the way YOU want it.
-sillydadÂ
Last night, Elizabeth came running with a tissue in her mouth. “Daddy, daddy, I juf pulled my toof out..” Now that is all she wants to talk about is how she yanked her tooth out while watching TV…
Here is Elizabeth who cannot stop wiggling her first loose tooth. She is both excited and fearful of the very fact she will some day lose it.
Here is a recent photo of my youngest, Emma, who is now 14 months. What a cutie she is! This is her grinning as I call her name to get her attention to look at the camera.