{"id":158907,"date":"2015-03-02T08:07:21","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T13:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/?p=158907"},"modified":"2015-03-02T08:07:21","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T13:07:21","slug":"lawmaker-brings-his-infant-child-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/lawmaker-brings-his-infant-child-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmaker Brings His Baby To Work, Of Course The Internet Didn’t Ask Why He Can’t Afford Child Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dad figures out how to make a ponytail<\/a>, and the internet shouts a collective, “Aww!” Dad dresses his daughter, and he gets more internet praise. Lawmaker dad brings his infant daughter to work because he can’t find a babysitter, and the internet practically calls him a hero. In the former examples, we are congratulating fathers for things that mothers do everyday, which implies that fathers are totally uninvolved and should be rewarded for the most minimal effort<\/a>. In the latter example, we are heaping praise on a dad for a situation a mom would be chided for.<\/p>\n

On Thursday night, Winnebago County Board Member Kyle Logan<\/strong> could not find a babysitter for his four-month-old. So he brought her to a board meeting. When she fussed, he rocked her in his arms, and when he adjourned the meeting — he did it on her behalf. WREX 13<\/a><\/em> reports Logan said,\u00a0“This is Harper Grace Logan and I think she would appreciate it if somebody would adjourn.”<\/p>\n

The internet thinks this is adorable<\/a>, and that it makes him the best dad ever:<\/p>\n

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Aww, it’s adorable! What a great dad! I’m not disagreeing, but I think we all know what the backlash would’ve been had a woman done this.<\/p>\n

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Here are some comments on a article about a mother in the European Parliament who brought her child to work<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Of course, there are people on both sides of the argument. There are a few people who chided Dad, but only to point out that if a woman was doing the same thing, she would be vilified, not showered with compliments about what a wonderful parent she is.<\/p>\n

When we automatically label any parenting a father does as “cute,” while ignoring those same actions taken by mothers because they are just “expected,” we are doing all parents a disservice. We’re taking the hard work that moms do for granted and at the same time treating fathers like their parenting skills are novel<\/a>. The same thing happens when we applaud a father for doing something a mother would be chided for. Can we stop acting like parental involvement from fathers is “cute?” It’s a narrative that isn’t helping anyone.<\/p>\n

(photo: Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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