Also frankly having kids cant be much fun so maybe it would be better if the misses had time off.
scu98rkr - it would appear that is the main reason for you reckoning you shouldn't look after your children when you have them - lots of other stuff attempting to justify the point, but that's the fundamental. Can you not do what me an mrs aracer do and both go part-time? I suppose it is still seen as somewhat unusual for a bloke to go part-time to look after kids - I only know one other man who does, and several who are adamant it would damage their careers. I should point out that I'm far from being into babies etc., and would hate to be at home looking after kids full time.
Of course like lots of others on here, our son does go to nursery - 2.5 days a week at the moment. As also pointed out, that's at least partly because it's good for him. As always, he had to be reminded to say goodbye to me when I dropped him off this morning, he's so eager to go and play with his friends at nursery. There's a little boy a few doors down almost exactly the same age who's been looked after at home until very recently, and the difference in social development is huge.
