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| Written by Steven Arness | |
| Thursday, 21 April 2005 | |
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Another one of those items that
typically becomes one or the other type deals. I remember not so long ago that diaper
changing stations were only found in the womens restrooms, not in the
mens, it was assumed I guess that only women lugged around kids that
needed their diapers changed. Thats not so true nowadays however, but
ladies restrooms are usually larger and have more amenities such as
full a length mirror, more counter space and maybe even a chair or
couch. Males are usually on the the short end
of the stick when it comes to kids however, you would be hard pressed
to see a male take his daughter into the womens restroom. But many
times I've seen women take their sons into the ladies room, or even
go into the mens restroom. Males on the other hand usually have to
hand their daughter off to a stranger so they can use the womens
restroom. Males are also on the short end of the
stick when it comes to kids and divorce, the courts generally award
the kids to the mother unless she doesn't want them. This isn't
always the case as someone I know received custody of his kids
instead of the mother. This is rare of course as females are seen as
the primary care givers of kids and more suited to the task of
raising kids then the male counterpart. Of course a lot of this is based on the old adage that males brought in the income while the females took care of the kids and household. In todays world however it's not really possible to do this. Males of course who decide to become the motherly figure and take care of the kids and do household work are usually scorned by other males for doing so. I don't see any reason why the female
can't be the breadwinner and the male take care of all the other
things, it's just a stereotyping thing mostly. The biggest hold back is that in todays
society it's about impossible to have only one person working and
still make ends meet, especially with kids. Steven Arness Related Items: |
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