One Reddit dad is tired of people praising him for being actively present in his parenting style.
Dickson later clarified, “I don’t have an issue with the article in itself, it’s just part of a larger trend of the media backpatting dads for doing the bare minimum.”
“I’m a solo/single dad. I get this a lot myself,” one person wrote. “The only time it’s ever gotten to me is when I’m with my daughter. Her mother isn’t in the picture and I’ve gotten some nasty comments, even had the cops called once when she was little and had to go potty. In the end you can’t stop it really so just smile and do your thing man.”
Some dads get it at work. One dad wrote, “I hate this too. Like at work I’ll be like ‘sorry I’m 2 mins late, my kids’ bus was late today’ and someone will say ‘Oh doing the Mr. Mom act HAW HAW’ like no f*cknut, I’m their father, I pick them up from the bus stop because I like them and it’s my responsibility.”