’Who Let The Dads Out?’ event
AS a society, we are guilty of underplaying, even underappreciating, the role that men, and fathers play in their children’s lives. There can’t be many of us who have not spoken about dad ‘babysitting’ the kids while mum escapes to get a haircut or a day out with friends. Yet they are his children too. We don’t say mum is ‘babysitting’ when she’s at home….
Somehow, the idea that mum cares and dad earns has taken a deep hold in our society – and that attitude even extends to our churches, where child-care is very much usually a ‘mums and toddlers’ type situation.