I would have liked to see the distribution of one of those datasets. I suspect it would tend to be more bi-modal with a long tail - some dads spending almost no time (those who will admit it) and a significant though non-majority fraction spending much higher than the average. At least anecdotally that’s what the dads I know did…
I "liked" this because I saw someone else post these same stats earlier as though they were really striking. I rolled my eyes hard at that.
In all seriousness though-- happy Father's Day! I called my dad. He learned that seniors in St. Louis can take community college classes for free, so he's taking a class on electric motors for fun. He's a physicist. He told me that he really appreciated the other students in the class. Since they are in the trades, they are apparently very attentive to the material. He was having a lot of fun.
It's nice to hear a liberal woman talk about fatherhood stats and have something positive to say about dads for once. Thanks. It really did make me feel better after another exhausting weekend chasing after a toddler (for far longer than an hour each day).
I’ve never felt that I was giving up anything for the happiness of being a father. Good thing, too, because your roundup of statistics shows what a tiny loss I could claim. (Stop press! Dads lose 25 minutes of sleep!)
I only hope my children didn’t lose too much on account of my work.
I would have liked to see the distribution of one of those datasets. I suspect it would tend to be more bi-modal with a long tail - some dads spending almost no time (those who will admit it) and a significant though non-majority fraction spending much higher than the average. At least anecdotally that’s what the dads I know did…
I "liked" this because I saw someone else post these same stats earlier as though they were really striking. I rolled my eyes hard at that.
In all seriousness though-- happy Father's Day! I called my dad. He learned that seniors in St. Louis can take community college classes for free, so he's taking a class on electric motors for fun. He's a physicist. He told me that he really appreciated the other students in the class. Since they are in the trades, they are apparently very attentive to the material. He was having a lot of fun.
It's nice to hear a liberal woman talk about fatherhood stats and have something positive to say about dads for once. Thanks. It really did make me feel better after another exhausting weekend chasing after a toddler (for far longer than an hour each day).
I’ve never felt that I was giving up anything for the happiness of being a father. Good thing, too, because your roundup of statistics shows what a tiny loss I could claim. (Stop press! Dads lose 25 minutes of sleep!)
I only hope my children didn’t lose too much on account of my work.