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[–] squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi 84 points 2 days ago (12 children)

Are dads still like that? The young dads I know are pretty involved in their children's lives

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 57 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My wife went out Christmas shopping while I took my toddler to go play in the snow.

Separating responsibilities is functional, I don't understand the negatives here.

[–] HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

I think its more referencing the dads who are entirely uninvolved untrained the their kids lives whatsoever to the point they don't even participate in any Christmas planning or prep for the family.

Not your specific situation.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I feel like people assume parenting is everyone doing everything.

As a dad, I cook and clean. I wash dishes. I organize.

My wife wash clothes, fixes things around the house, and shops for goods.

So yeah, she buys all the presents, because she loves doing it. I'm making Christmas breakfast and dinner, because that's my thing. We can do both.

dad bad is the new wife bad.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (3 children)

All dads I know including myself are the opposite. They do all the shopping and wrapping.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 37 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yep, dad here, can confirm and get tired of these tired old jokes. Such a boomer joke

[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 12 points 2 days ago

I wrapped for two different families, including mine, this year. My wife works super hard, and this is something I can do to help.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I am in this exact situation. Very little idea what's under the tree.

[–] Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My wife did basically all the shopping and wrapping.

But i drove across the state christmas eve to pick up the kitten and hid it for hours. And built all the things that needed to be assembled. I was up til about one while she was in bed by 9. Then the stuff that wasnt from santa was built today.

Each parent doesnt need to be involved in everything to still be involved.

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago

hid it for hours

Sounds like pure hell ;)

[–] metallic_z3r0@infosec.pub 4 points 2 days ago

My wife did the shopping for some of the bigger ticket stuff, I did the stocking stuff (which included some fun toys), I did most of the wrapping but it probably would've been more even split if she didn't have a chronic disease sapping her energy.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

I did basically all the gift shopping this year and set up all the Santa stuff with the help of one of my older kids as my wife was knackered yesterday.

Other years my wife has done the bulk of the shopping and we usually do the setup together. There's no structure to who does the shopping I suppose, it's more whoever has the time or energy any given year.

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 11 points 2 days ago

Some people are like that.

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

LadyButterfly has been hurt and does not like men.

[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone -5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I love men! In many ways I prefer them because I find them more straight forwards than women. Of the 3 people I trust the most, 2 of them are men.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This other post of yours was on the front page today:

https://reddthat.com/post/56830819

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Oh righty this, yeah the "Emotional labour" BS. She's actually a pretty popular man-hater

[–] CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I can't tell if she's being sarcastic. That could be some, "I have a black friend" reference.

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago

You make it so obvious how much you love them.

[–] sparkles@piefed.zip 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah my ex came over for 30 minutes to watch the unwrapping and took one bag of trash with him on the way out the door. I did absolutely everything else.

[–] bricklove@midwest.social 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Makes sense that he's your ex

[–] sparkles@piefed.zip 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh absolutely, lol. Ten years and nothing has changed. Good news is the kiddo is understanding this is not how we should treat those we say we love, hence I doubt he will get too many more invites.

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

You've done great leaving it to the kid to decide if and when they want to reduce / stop contact.

[–] fascicle@leminal.space 6 points 2 days ago

Theres millions of people so theres bound to be all kinds

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

My brother goes with my sil to do the shopping and goes out of his way to find the things he knows my nieces love. This year was frozen and kpop deamon hunters

[–] MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world -4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

ahem

(edit: tf yall guys mean downvote i mean my father is like that not me)

[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

No, I mean it's my father who is like that, not me