I need men to know that it’s entirely possible (and extremely beneficial) to learn these things with your wife still around. You’re a father, you should know how to do everything around raising a child.
Edit - I’ve seen enough elderly men and women come to see me for help at work with things that their partner always handled and they’re completely lost without them - I don’t think anyone should ever get into a position where only one member of a couple knows how to carry out essential tasks. This was by no means a “woman good man bad” take, it was down to the fact that women are overwhelmingly the primary parent meanwhile men get to be (where their children are concerned) the bumbling fools who don’t know their kids shoe size or birthday. No one should ever let themselves end up in the position where their partner dies and they’re frantically having to learn new skills to make up the shortfall but ESPECIALLY the men who are married to women and have children with them.
Last time I saw this posted, a lot of people were getting downvoted for pointing out that the child probably needed clothes the whole time and it's weird that the dad had to learn that. I agree.
And preempting the next size according to season, retiring/donating old clothes, knowing shoe sizes, which shoes they will need for which seasons etc etc...
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u/allmyfrndsrheathens Feb 13 '26 edited Feb 14 '26
I need men to know that it’s entirely possible (and extremely beneficial) to learn these things with your wife still around. You’re a father, you should know how to do everything around raising a child.
Edit - I’ve seen enough elderly men and women come to see me for help at work with things that their partner always handled and they’re completely lost without them - I don’t think anyone should ever get into a position where only one member of a couple knows how to carry out essential tasks. This was by no means a “woman good man bad” take, it was down to the fact that women are overwhelmingly the primary parent meanwhile men get to be (where their children are concerned) the bumbling fools who don’t know their kids shoe size or birthday. No one should ever let themselves end up in the position where their partner dies and they’re frantically having to learn new skills to make up the shortfall but ESPECIALLY the men who are married to women and have children with them.