We Made The Seattle Times
From The Seattle Times
Wow…
Last Thursday, I got a call from a reporter at the Seattle Times, telling me that they were going to be doing a story on stay at home dads for the Father’s Day edition of the paper. She was wondering if it would be cool of she asked me some questions. I was like “heck ya” ask away. She did. A few hours later, the reporter called again and asked if she and a photographer could come out to the house in the morning and hang out for few hours and take some photos. Again, I said yes… thinking this would be perfect for getting the Seattle Area Stay at Home Dads group some more members, and some more visitors to the blog.
Well, you can read the story by clicking here!
but i must say, that the story seemed to make out to be some kind of stress case… look at the photo they chose. When they were taking this photo, I was thinking to myself how funny it would be if they chose this time (when I was feeding a baby, with a toddler attached to my head) to use the picture. Well they did, and wouldn’t ya know it… used the photo that made it look like was in complete disaster mode (I was not), and then put it with a headline that says “He’s Mr. Mom, at its the hardest job he has ever had”
Seriously!!! That’s what your going with. And it’s not like job is terrible at all. I love my job as caregiver. And it’s not like the other jobs I have had are hard at all (car salesman and bartender), so there is really no comparison.
It was fun to be in the paper, and I got a ton of visitors to the blog. It’s nice to see that some people are enjoying some of the stuff that I have put on the website in the last few years, and I hope that the comments keep coming. That why I make the blog… to get out there, make some connections online, and hopefully meet some other stay at home dads to BS with about our situations.
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When I saw the Mr. Mom headline I groaned loudly. I’m glad to see, as I suspected, that it was the reporter feeding her own stereotypes and not your collection of Michael Keaton memorabilia that was to blame. Don’t people understand that comparing a SAHD to a bumbling idiot is an insult? For the record, I did love Keaton’s take on Ken in the latest Toy Story film.
That said, I’m a WAHD in the Seattle area and it was nice to see you representin’. I look forward to reading your blog.
- Whit
hey just wanted to say it was nice to meet you and your kids today, my girls had a blast
the seattle times article was a combo of a bad spin and not the best writing
Was going to say more, but when I clikced submit, I forgot the CAPTCHA Code… So this will be shorter.
Saw your article. Glad to see you are not a stress case. I joined the Seattle SAHD group but never got a chance to meet up. Now my wife got us a job in AZ and we are moving back to be closer to family.
Wanted to stop by and give your site a few hits. I enjoy what you are doing and hope to start one of my own someday… Good luck with you and your family. Take care.
Interesting article on dads and working: http://blog.nwjobs.com/ninetothrive/2010/06/the_rise_of_the_working_dad.html?prmid=obnetwork
didn’t you talk some shit to me on the Seattle Times online??
say more… and click the CAPTCHA code
Friend sent me a link to your article, so I had to check it out. Good site.
My whole schtick is that, as a stay-at-home father myself, that this is the wave of the future. Why? ‘Cause women are just smarter than men, and they are superior both as parents and as professionals. But as women become more prominent in the work world, more men will be stayin’ at home, for better or worse.
You’re right about that… at least that is how it is at our house. My wife is super smart, and a super good mom. I wish that I could multi-task like that.
Glad to see that you are proud of doing it.
http://writezo.com/zo-life/relations/parenting/a-salute-to-stay-home-parents/
i’m lucky to be doing it.