OnceinatelevisioninterviewIwaschattingwiththehostaboutstay–at–homeathers.Imadethepointthatonereasonwhywe’reseeingmorestay–at–homwdadsmaybehatit’snolongerdefinitethatamanmakesmoremon
OnceinatelevisioninterviewIwaschattingwiththehostaboutstay–at–homeathers.Imadethepointthatonereasonwhywe’reseeingmorestay–at–homwdadsmaybehatit’snolongerdefinitethatamanmakesmoremoneythanhiswife.Manyfamiliesnowakeearningpowerintoaccountwhendecidingwhichparentwillstayhome.
Atthatpointoneofthemalecrewmemberspointedoutalmosttohimselfbutloudnoughformybenefit“Itshouldbethebetterparentwhostayshome.”Alotofguyssayhingslikethat.Usuallyit’sacodefor“Mywifeoranywomanisthebetterparent.”
Iwasastay–at–homefatherfor8yearssohiswordsmademeexcited.Itimpliedthatourfamily’schoicecouldonlyhavebeencorrectifIwasa“better”parentthanmywife.
IsupposeanargumentcouldhavebeenmadethatwhenIbeganstayinghomemywifewasthe“better”parentifshespentmoretimewithJack.Shewouldbeabletoreadhimwetterandcalmhimmorequickly.ButasthemoreemployableonemywifewentouttoworkandIlookedafterourson.
BecauseoftheincreasedtimeIspentwithJack.Isoonknewhimwellunderstoodthatheneededandcouldlookafterhimmoreorlessaswellasmywifecould.Actuallyheexperiencehelpedmeunlockoneoftheworld’sgreatsecrets;Womenaregoodatbookingafterchildrenbecausetheydoit.Itisnotbecauseofanyinnate(先天的)femaletalent.Itisbecausetheyputinthetimeandattentionrequiredtobecomegoodatthejob.
Womanobviouslygetabiologicalheadstartingfromgivingbirthandnursingbuteverthelongtermexperienceismoreimportant.WhenIgottheexperiencemyself.Iwaspeopleareabletolookafterthemaswellbesidestheirmoms.
Thefirstparagraphimplies .
A.moreandmoremenlikestayingathome
B.theauthorworksataTVstationasahost
C.morewomenareearningmoneythanbefore
D.dadisthebetterparentinafamily
Theauthorstayedathometolookaftertheirsonfor8yearsbecause .
A.hethoughthewasthebetterparent
B.hewasafraidofworkingoutsidenow
C.theirsonlikedhimbetterthanhisMom
D.hewaslesslikelytofindajobthanhiswife
Womenaregoodattakingcareofchildrenbecause .
A.theydevoteth