I’m nodding along with this Ashley, feeling absolutely all of it with you. i didn’t have quite the same experience partner-wise… I recall the early years of my sons life… his dad *was* capable (not enthusiastic, but capable) but often used the phrase ‘babysitting’ about the times I went out and left him home with our son, as if it was a favour he was doing me, not a joyful opportunity to bond with his son.
I think it will take another generation to completely dismantle the language and behaviour we use around men ‘parenting’… babysitting is such a common one!
Amen! Your family will reap the rewards of this balance for years to come, as will the world later on, as you model a healthy partnership for your children.
I’m nodding along with this Ashley, feeling absolutely all of it with you. i didn’t have quite the same experience partner-wise… I recall the early years of my sons life… his dad *was* capable (not enthusiastic, but capable) but often used the phrase ‘babysitting’ about the times I went out and left him home with our son, as if it was a favour he was doing me, not a joyful opportunity to bond with his son.
I think it will take another generation to completely dismantle the language and behaviour we use around men ‘parenting’… babysitting is such a common one!
If anyone can do this Ashley, it's us! We're digging deep already right? Let's go...!
Amen! Your family will reap the rewards of this balance for years to come, as will the world later on, as you model a healthy partnership for your children.