In not so ancient time, fathers were tagged as the ‘lesser parents’. They apparently took the back seat when it comes to child rearing. Maybe, this was due to the fact that they took the role of being the provider of the family that they, in some ways, had less time to spend with their kids.

In these times when modern moms are dynamically seeking their place in the corporate world, it seems that modern dads also enthusiastically assert their rightful position in the lives of their kids. They don’t take the back seats anymore, thus they don’t deserve the unjust label ‘lesser parents’.

It feels good for a mom to see their better half taking equal parts in taking care of their children. It’s music to my ears when I hear my kids laughing out loud when they are playing with their dade. It feels even better when I see the joy in my husband’s eyes when he makes his kids so delighted. Even if he has work the next day and has to wake up early in the morning, he tries his very best to wake up at night to help me change the diapers and prepare milk for our 2 babies. Sometimes, I can’t help but laugh when I wake him up in the middle of the night because the 2 boys are both awake. He would tap my thighs thinking that I was his son.

When I was still teaching, I was impressed with the dads who were always present during the parents-teachers conference. i thought their children were so fortunate to have them. I could see how concerned and supportive they were with their children. And it made me smile when I realized that these fathers were actually more ‘makulit’ than the mothers were. They were the ones who raised a lot of questions, who wanted to scrutinize even the grading sheets, who requested their children to be transferred to different seats, and other things that could either annoy or make a teacher smirk. [char!] oh, maybe the fathers are generally more assertive than mothers are. And I think it should really be that way… or else…

Kids who have fathers like these are just so lucky!