Fodder of the Week: Stay At Home Dads

If you've been paying attention, our Featured Father of the Week has undergone a name change. It will now be called Fodder of the Week, and will include topics for discussion as well as influential father's of note. Look for it every Tuesday as part of our new regular roster.

Click for Link

This week's installment: Stay at Home Dads. 

Definition and Background Information:  

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stay-at-home_dad

Articles and Statistics: 

• http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/daily-mix/number-of-stay-at-home-dads-on-the-rise/article2065381/  
• http://www.parentmap.com/article/dads-dive-into-the-stay-at-home-role  
• http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=450947 
• http://www.rebeldad.com/stats.htm

Today I'd like to take a moment to recognize the brave men who call themselves SAHD, or if you prefer, Stay At Home Dads. This small but growing group of brave souls (worldwide) wages a war every day to care for their kids amidst the extreme prejudice of a society that cannot fathom their resolve to be the primary caregiver to their kids in a world that still sees fathers as the primary breadwinner. Get over it already. Dads are proving that anything moms can do we can do equally as well, with a few minor differences in methodology. So to all the guys who cook, clean, care for their kids, and live to blog about it, this is for you.

This song was written by John Lennon as an F@#% Y@# to his critics when they ridiculed him for choosing to drop out of the limelight to raise his son, Sean. That was over thirty years ago. I guess some things change, and some thing remain the same, but a good F@#% Y@# song never dies.

All our best to all the Stay at Home Dads and their families. You are all pioneers in a brand new world, and we salute you for it.

- Fodder 4 Fathers