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Which Father Mows Best? The 3 Types of Yard Dads

June 10, 2020 by Vincent O'Keefe Leave a Comment

yard dads balance lawnmower skills with fatherhood

Help! I just bought a lawn edger. I blame the pandemic, which has resulted in so many of us spending more time at home and in our yard. I’m requesting help because I’ve always associated lawn power tools with old-timey dads. Specifically, one of my childhood neighbor dads who would regularly spend hours perfecting his yard with a host of noisy contraptions. Am I becoming that dad? But I’m a new-timey dad who spent many years as an at-home caregiver! Maybe that doesn’t matter when it comes to yard work. Granted, I have seen a growing number of moms who mow their lawn. But dads seem to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: gear, growing up, parenting styles Tagged With: chores, gender roles, humor, summer

Gender Gap Closure, Increased Parenting Equality Dad Goals for Shut-In

April 15, 2020 by Tobin Walsh Leave a Comment

dad father cleaning doing household chores with son

Shame on all dads if this COVID-19 shut-in doesn’t forever close the gender gap with our wives in the battle for household-related equity. Let’s admit it: While today's dads help far more around the house than our fathers did – nearly three times as much -- most still are not doing their fair share. Women in the United States spend on average of 72 minutes more a day than men doing housework and performing childcare tasks, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic data. On any given day, 22% of men reported doing housework, such as cleaning or laundry, whereas 50% of women … [Read more...]

Filed Under: gender / sexuality, work-life balance Tagged With: chores, gender roles, parenting equality

Goodbye is What Good Parenting Should Eventually Lead to

July 24, 2019 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

boys holding hands walking away down a path

I’ve heard parenting described as a vocation where the goal is to work yourself out of a job. Seems pretty accurate to me. As a longtime stay-at-home parent, I see myself doing it all the time. In fact, as I write, the washing machine is spinning noisily and the dryer is droning away, and I didn’t start either of them. My 14-year-old twin sons are doing their laundry today, a job I did for them for years. I showed them the ropes a few months ago and now, begrudgingly and with a bit of prompting from me, they’ve been doing it on their own. Late last week, I found one of them riding the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: growing up, parenting styles, teens / tweens Tagged With: chores, stay-at-home parents

Now are the Chores of Our Discontent

April 4, 2018 by Whit Honea Leave a Comment

chores

The chairs in the family room are in constant use, their seats warm against the press of pants and careless give of sun-dried towels. There are two of these chairs, set just so to encourage casual conversation while still open to the glow of the fireplace, a request to the piano or whatever is sent from the kitchen. It is a cozy corner, softly lit by stylish lamps and stars of varying distance. The dogs dine there twice daily, the bar against the wall is visited somewhat more so. These chairs grow heavy beneath the weight of our day, and heavier still the following and again after that. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: teens / tweens Tagged With: chores

Confession: I was a Teenage Poop-Scooping Delinquent

May 24, 2017 by Seth Taylor Leave a Comment

no dog poop sign pooper scooper

Consider this an early Father's Day tribute to my dad. Put it in the category of "Things I Did When I Was a Kid That My Own Kid BETTER Not Do." When I was 12, I had a manageable chore list. Nothing extensive or unreasonable, although at the time I'm sure I thought I was doing the equivalent of those orphans in the Industrial Revolution who worked in a sooty, life-endangering factory for 14 hours at a stretch. I was responsible for washing the dinner dishes. Vacuuming the living room. Cleaning my room and bathroom. Scooping dog poop from the backyard. That was the one. That was the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: growing up, memories Tagged With: chores, dogs, humor, pets

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