tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post6392888180485896051..comments2023-10-16T07:51:35.575-07:00Comments on Old School/New School Mom : Guest Post: If You Give a Dad a Schedule By Jessica DavisSarah Faderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130247223287762814noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-74557412948952359442014-03-13T04:05:46.931-07:002014-03-13T04:05:46.931-07:00Good points! You sound like a very involved dad. U...Good points! You sound like a very involved dad. Unfortunately not ALL dads are like you. I still think you're cute by the way. Also I hope this post doesn't deter you from helping me transfer the blog to WordPress. hahahaSarah Faderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130247223287762814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-47980490698373846162014-03-12T15:42:21.831-07:002014-03-12T15:42:21.831-07:00Really? The "dads are dumb" meme? I thou...Really? The "dads are dumb" meme? I thought we got past this silliness a couple of years ago when we realized that negative parenting stereotypes are equally damaging on both sides of the gender line. <br /><br />Imagine if I wrote a similar poem called "Give a Mom a Map, and she'll turn 'down' instead of 'up'..." or anything similar that stereotypes moms and/or women as idiots. I would be vilified, and rightly so. <br /><br />As a father of four who routinely does his daughters' hair, helps with the increasingly dramatic choosing of clothes for the day, shuttles them to dance/hockey/gymnastics/sleepovers, and did six loads of laundry over the weekend, I'm a tad offended.<br /><br />But big brands get caught in this trap too: http://www.daddydoctrines.com/2013/06/25/clorox-because-dad-is-as-dumb-as-a-dog-what/<br /><br />We have TV to blame, of course. Homer Simpson, I'm looking at you. Josh Levs has a good piece on the problem here: http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/12/living/dumb-dad-stereotype/Sarah Faderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130247223287762814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-54933834244712511592014-03-11T19:27:16.323-07:002014-03-11T19:27:16.323-07:00hahahaha! That's really funny about the outfit...hahahaha! That's really funny about the outfits.Sarah Faderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130247223287762814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-71768371408183342622014-03-11T19:25:55.593-07:002014-03-11T19:25:55.593-07:00Pudding. That's all I gotta say. The pudding i...Pudding. That's all I gotta say. The pudding is real life.Sarah Faderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130247223287762814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-53364950034885298922014-03-11T19:05:23.370-07:002014-03-11T19:05:23.370-07:00While funny. You gotta give dads some credit. We ...While funny. You gotta give dads some credit. We wouldn't let all of this happen. Maybe just the putting on dirty clothes and eating pudding for breakfast.Sarah Faderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130247223287762814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-61673097892374037012014-03-11T19:03:47.484-07:002014-03-11T19:03:47.484-07:00Oh, dads: the only creatures known to dress childr...Oh, dads: the only creatures known to dress children in mismatched socks and clashing bright colors, and be completely oblivious. My sister-in-law, who helps my husband's brother out with his daughter, had to pre-package outfits for him because he's so bad at dressing her.<br /><br /><br />He's not the only one. I can remember going to my mom's hairdresser's back in the day, and the hairdresser exclaiming that "You can tell Daddy dressed the kids today!"Sarah Faderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130247223287762814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-51971229227203107342014-03-11T18:08:30.428-07:002014-03-11T18:08:30.428-07:00HAHAHAHAHAHA! Preach! This is the whole truth and ...HAHAHAHAHAHA! Preach! This is the whole truth and nothing but!Sarah Faderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130247223287762814noreply@blogger.com