Core idea 18
Man up and contribute to share the load
The best parents are those who partner in the work of childrearing. How that partnership evolves should be up to the couple, not something forced into some template dictated by anyone else. A father might be the lawn mower, the house painter, the car fixer, the house handyman, the breadwinner while the mother cares for the children, cleans house, and cooks dinner. What&1xbet online sports betting ;s wrong with that? Or the reverse could be true. Or some other variation might work. Nothing is wrong with any of those choices either. The key is that both people respect each other and share the workload equally in both the home and childcare.

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