http://www.lonegunman.co.uk/2008/06/13/my-ideal-parenting-model/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:29:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.lonegunman.co.uk/2008/06/13/my-ideal-parenting-model/comment-page-1/#comment-1468 Cedar Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:50:48 +0000 http://www.lonegunman.co.uk/2008/06/13/114/#comment-1468 Part of the reason I think this is going too far is that it ignores any pre-existing differences in personality and interest between partners. My wife and I have 3 small children (5 year old twins and a 2 year old daughter) and we share a great deal of the parenting. When I was in graduate school, we would almost tag team, where I went in mornings, and she worked afternoons, or days of the week. But it made more sense for me to do some things and her to do some things (she enjoys cooking, for example, my dad was a contractor so I have other skills). The couples in the Times all spent so much tracking their tasks that it just seemed to me to sap the trust and respect for each other's differences. Part of the reason I think this is going too far is that it ignores any pre-existing differences in personality and interest between partners.
My wife and I have 3 small children (5 year old twins and a 2 year old daughter) and we share a great deal of the parenting. When I was in graduate school, we would almost tag team, where I went in mornings, and she worked afternoons, or days of the week. But it made more sense for me to do some things and her to do some things (she enjoys cooking, for example, my dad was a contractor so I have other skills).
The couples in the Times all spent so much tracking their tasks that it just seemed to me to sap the trust and respect for each other’s differences.

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