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Good comeback (lazysoci.al)

submitted 6 days ago by LadyButterfly@lazysoci.al to c/witchesvspatriarchy@lemmy.ca

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[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

As a man, existing anywhere in public alone with my daughter got me all types of gatekeeping questions and comments. "Giving mommy a break?", "Must be your day to babysit...", "Oh is it your weekend?"

I took to telling people that my partner died in childbirth to shut them up. Rude & over the top? Probably, but I shouldn't have to defend being a parent.

[–] MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago

That's interesting. I think that seems like a good example where the roles would be reversed. I think people really do rely on stereotypes about parenting to assume dads play a secondary or otherwise nonexistent parental role, when that definitely isn't always the case. Thank you for sharing your experience.