Maybe I'm Not So Wrong After All

This is an article taken from MSN's website about fathers in alternative families (single dads, gay dads, etc.). It's nice to know that fathers can have the same worries as mothers and completely reinforces my belief that marriage that includes children should be teamwork and not a "mom says this/dad says this" kind of thing. I want to get married. So I look for a guy that has qualities that I like...I look for a man that I can get along with well...I look for a guy for whom marrage (and fatherhood) is a team effort. And I'm glad that there's something out there that says men can be on the same page as women when it comes to raising children. I also don't want to be a traditional stay-at-home mom. If I'm out at work, and my husband is watching the kids, I certainly would like to know that we're on the same page. For all the talk there was about boys needing their dads (or males that they can communicate with), only in the past few years are people starting to notice that girls need their daddies too. I am lucky to have grown up in a two parent home and am especially glad that I have my dad. After all, who the hell else is going to teach me how to fix flats, change spark plugs, or how to fix a leaky toilet? Certainly not my mother. My mother just wants it to work. My dad knows how to fix it. Dads truly are a wonderful thing.