Focus on the REALITY Family

I know this holds true in my house. Parenting is equal opportunity, a partnership, and a part of our lives we wouldn’t trade for anything.

The unheralded result of women entering the workforce, thanks in large part to family planning, has been the rise of the real family man and the making of the more devoted father. It is to the point where the vast majority of men today, 72 percent, say they would sacrifice pay and job opportunities for more time with their families. Spike TV found that most men would choose attending their kids’ sporting event over an important work obligation. The Spike TV pollsters explain, “There’s been a paradigm shift. Men want involvement with kids. Even with infants, they get up at night. It was NEVER like this before. They’re taking parenting seriously. New responsibilities with kids and in homes are enriching men’s lives. They’re excited by it and proud.” - Huffpo

I’ve worked my children’s entire lives. I’ve heard a hundred times I have the nicest kids. There is no breakdown in my family because I work, contribute to our economic well being, and develop professionally as an adult. Nor is my husband treated punitively by his employer because he volunteers a week every year to Cub Scout camp, leaves early to attend school programs, or any of the many kid related things that he wants and likes to do.

Team Netwal is getting it done and having a full life while doing it. We are raising our kids with our values, humor and empathy. We know that our daughter and sons will need to be able to function in a world where work satisfaction and personal happiness can both be pursued and obtained by each of them.

That’s what my family is focused on.

Crossposted at Bring It On!