Mr. Mom (Really? Again?)
Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 03:35PM Does this bother anyone else as much as it bothers me? Can't we just leave this behind? It's not that it somehow offends me as a man. It offends me because it's trite and lazy.
Which is too bad, because it's a good article. It's relevant to Fathers' Day Weekend, and it's accurate in its portrayal of the complexities in the lives of dual-military families.
A typical day for Darrell starts with a 6 a.m. wake-up, daycare by 7 a.m., work from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., daycare immediately following, home for dinner, play time with the boys, read a book with the boys then put them to bed by 8 p.m.
After Ty and Max are tucked in, then Darrell has a chance to do housework, pay the bills and plan the upcoming weekend. By the time everything is done, Darrell heads to bed by 1 a.m., leaving him with about five hours of sleep before it starts all over in the morning.
Along with the everyday routine, Darrell said he and the boys are involved in various activities such as school events, boy scouts, city council meetings, the American Legion and the VFW to keep them extra busy.
"There is too much going on," he said.
I don't think we've heard from any husbands from dual-military marriages here at the site. I have a tremendous respect for those families.
