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ParentDish reader Laura e-mailed us this morning to tell us about this week's video at the Washington Post's onBeing project. The clip is of a man named Jeffrey talking about his experiences as a stay home parent. Laura wrote, "In just a few minutes, he both interacts beautifully with his baby, describes a chaotic day for a stay at home parent, and addresses the many, many concerns and divided feelings that stay at home parents have. It is a very beautiful piece."
She is entirely right. The clip is remarkable for its good humor and simplicity, but also because Jeffrey really gets at the heart of being a stay home parent, at the joys and the difficulties. He is funny and charming and honest.
I also really liked this clip because it is about being a PARENT, not a mommy or a daddy, and it highlights how certain parenting experiences are really genderless. In a world of Mommy wars, it's nice to hear from a dad who sees the good and bad and still loves what he's doing.
Thanks to Laura for the heads up.
She is entirely right. The clip is remarkable for its good humor and simplicity, but also because Jeffrey really gets at the heart of being a stay home parent, at the joys and the difficulties. He is funny and charming and honest.
I also really liked this clip because it is about being a PARENT, not a mommy or a daddy, and it highlights how certain parenting experiences are really genderless. In a world of Mommy wars, it's nice to hear from a dad who sees the good and bad and still loves what he's doing.
Thanks to Laura for the heads up.
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4-20-2007 @ 1:23PM
Trisha said...I just watched the video- very cool. Sound just like what I do as a sahm:)
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