Mr. Mom

So here's the story. My wife has a good, well-paying job that also gives her some needed social time. I'm more of an introvert and have no problem staying home with the baby; in fact, I rather enjoy it. Yeah, at-home mom's outnumber at-home dads 5.6 million to 143,000, but who's counting?

The main idea here is that men can be wonderful caretakers. I love to play with Sarah, sing to her, see her developmental changes. Plus, I know that she is going to be much more confident and most probably have a higher I.Q. than if we placed her in a day-care from an early age. She'll get necessary social time herself soon enough with preschool and so on.

And even though I had a full-time job when Sarah was born, I didn't want to get older, look back, and regret missing this opportunity. As long as we can support ourselves, it makes sense, eh? Perhaps most men derive identity from the traditional 9-5 model of being the primary breadwinner, but we are living in the 21st century now. Times change, and if a man wants to be at home with his children, more power to him.