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Farrell sez:
Dads are, if you will, in the infancy of their revolution to re-enter the family, this time not only as money raisers, but also as child raisers. Not to out-do mom, but to do with mom. In fact, it is improbable that mothers will make much more progress in the workplace without dads sharing more responsibilities in the homeplace.
I liked this article. It was full of common sense observations such as this one. It makes perfect sense that if both partners are sharing the child care duties, both partners will make more money in the end. If only one person has to take off from work, come in late and leave early all the time, the boss is going to get mad and that person will end up all but unemployable. If each partner takes turns taking off work, coming in late and leaving early, it's less likely the boss will get mad.
Husbands who want their wives to earn as much money as they need to help them with the kids. Wives who want to earn as much money as their husbands need to let their husbands help.
Oh, and if your kid calls you collect on Father's Day, you can always not accept the charges. If they're old enough to be living away from home, they're old enough to spend a measly $5 on a phone card. The way to stop a kid from demanding money is to close the bank.
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