Some Dads Do Diapers

Read this article about how even in academia, dads don’t do diapers. First, is academia supposedly the last bastion of exemplary daddyhood? Second, some dads DO diapers and not just in academia. I’m proud to say I’m one of them. I do Jeanne’s diapers, I [used to] launder her baby clothes, I give her baths (on weekends), I take her to the playground (when I get home early enough), play with her, draw with her, sing with her, teach her, feed (or encourage her) to eat, give her vitamins, brush her teeth, wipe her down, put on her jammies, read her books at bedtime, go on leave from work to babysit her, etc. So here’s to the few, the proud, the dads who do diapers!