On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 4:25 AM, Lesley Binks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> or ... that task goes to the father... (why is that option missing? >> it's far far more common than nannies, at least in my "society") >> > I didn't intend it to be missing and to top it all, iirc, my cousin > was a house-husband for a while some years ago. > Last time I spoke with him he was still at Intel. I have no idea if > he was able to take a career break nor how he managed his career over > that break.
WOW. I haven't heard the phrase "house husband" since the 80s. It's accepted here that both parents do the child raising. i can think of examples of women who do fulltime mothering, but i can think of just as many fulltime fathers. So, your description is of the situation in the UK? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
