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Woman Calls Her Sister To Babysit Because ‘ No One Else Can’ She Comes Over To Discover Their Dad Is Just Chilling At Home

Rokas Laurinavičius and
Austėja Akavickaitė
A father is many things but he is not a "babysitter" for his kids. When 17-year-old Reddit user u/Throwaway9876-57 got a call from her older sister, asking to look after her kids, the teen immediately rushed to help. After all, that's what family is for. But upon her arrival, u/Throwaway9876-57 couldn't believe her eyes. The dad, her sister's husband, was at home. Playing video games. Refusing to "babysit" the kids because it was his day off. Of course, the Redditor stayed - her sister was in a pinch and she needed help - but the evening got progressively weirder as the guy kept refusing to spend time with the little ones. Image credits: Alexander Kovalev (not the actual photo) One of the toughest things to navigate as a parent is making sure that child care is in place when needed. If grandparents and other extended family members don't live close by and your husband is a terrible father, it can be tricky figuring out how to make it all work. It's also probably impossible to give an exact number of stay-at-home dads, but various organizations have tried. The U.S. Census Bureau, for example, reported in 2012 that 189,000 married men with children under the age of 18 identified themselves as stay-at-home fathers - this number was restricted to those who could identify as men who had remained outside the labor force for at least one year, while their wives worked outside the home. A 2014 Pew Research Center paper found that 2 million U.S. fathers with children under age 18 still at home were not working outside the home. However, this report didn't confirm that the dads were the primary caregiver or even providing child care for the children. Societal standards don't help the situation either. Stay-at-home dads are sometimes wrongly portrayed as lazy, clueless, or lacking masculinity.

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I really admire the way you see things and the way you champion people that need the allies. It's really so absolutely wonderful to see there are people like you in the world. 21 21points reply Load More Replies... Ueda Ueda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I mean, what's the point of even having kids if he doesn't want them in his life? Does he see them as an insurance for his future only? Well, he is in for a big surprise when the kids grow up... 2 2points reply Not Proud British Not Proud British Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago You don't get a day off from being a parent. Being a parent is full on, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you are lucky, you get a babysitter whilst you go on a night out or weekend away. What you don't do is let your other half do all of the parenting whilst you slouch around because you want time out. The sister should book a day off herself and see how he likes it. The only way to get these people to own up to their behaviour is to throw their behaviour back at them and ask them how unreasonable it now seems whilst they bear the brunt of it. Little sister, if you are reading this then your sister needs your support right now. I have no doubt she realises his behaviour is not on, and maybe is angry with you because you pointed out the obvious. His behaviour must be embarrassing for her. Stick with her, refuse to apologise to him, but be supportive to her cause she and her kids could do with a bit of kindness in their lives right now. 55 55points reply Vicky Zar Vicky Zar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It's not his day off from being a Dad. He is no real Dad to begin with. His wife does everything on her own 34 34points reply Load More Replies... V Martinez V Martinez Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago That made me think she's more of a single mom with a roommate. Who happens to be a father, maybe not quite a dad enough though. 15 15points reply Viviane Viviane Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Yup. He's a f**k-buddy/sperm donor. "That guy? He's your biological father." I hope the mother meets someone better - the sooner the better. 11 11points reply Abhinc Abhinc Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago i don't fully agree. being a parent is (you're right about that) a lifetime commitment and you are a parent 24/7 but sometimes you still need a day off. but you can only take a day off if you get involved in your kids education and if you allow your SO to get one too when needed. it is hard but necessary to manage to not be only a parent and still be a human being, a friend, a husband/wife and so on 2 2points reply Leodavinci Leodavinci Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Why did tell her mother a different story? The fact he lied to her mother tells me he knew he was wrong. 37 37points reply Load More Comments POST Abhinc Abhinc Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago as a man and a dad myself i find this sickening !!! this is making me really mad !! wtf is wrong with that guy ?? you're a dad !! raise your kids. get involved. change diapers. cook. play with them. help them with their homework. or just leave and let your wife find someone who will support her and care for your kids. 68 68points reply K Witmer K Witmer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago You always sound like such a nice person. I really admire the way you see things and the way you champion people that need the allies. It's really so absolutely wonderful to see there are people like you in the world. 21 21points reply Load More Replies... Ueda Ueda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I mean, what's the point of even having kids if he doesn't want them in his life? Does he see them as an insurance for his future only? Well, he is in for a big surprise when the kids grow up... 2 2points reply Not Proud British Not Proud British Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago You don't get a day off from being a parent. Being a parent is full on, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you are lucky, you get a babysitter whilst you go on a night out or weekend away. What you don't do is let your other half do all of the parenting whilst you slouch around because you want time out. The sister should book a day off herself and see how he likes it. The only way to get these people to own up to their behaviour is to throw their behaviour back at them and ask them how unreasonable it now seems whilst they bear the brunt of it. Little sister, if you are reading this then your sister needs your support right now. I have no doubt she realises his behaviour is not on, and maybe is angry with you because you pointed out the obvious. His behaviour must be embarrassing for her. Stick with her, refuse to apologise to him, but be supportive to her cause she and her kids could do with a bit of kindness in their lives right now. 55 55points reply Vicky Zar Vicky Zar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It's not his day off from being a Dad. He is no real Dad to begin with. His wife does everything on her own 34 34points reply Load More Replies... V Martinez V Martinez Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago That made me think she's more of a single mom with a roommate. Who happens to be a father, maybe not quite a dad enough though. 15 15points reply Viviane Viviane Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Yup. He's a f**k-buddy/sperm donor. "That guy? He's your biological father." I hope the mother meets someone better - the sooner the better. 11 11points reply Abhinc Abhinc Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago i don't fully agree. being a parent is (you're right about that) a lifetime commitment and you are a parent 24/7 but sometimes you still need a day off. but you can only take a day off if you get involved in your kids education and if you allow your SO to get one too when needed. it is hard but necessary to manage to not be only a parent and still be a human being, a friend, a husband/wife and so on 2 2points reply Leodavinci Leodavinci Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Why did tell her mother a different story? 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