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Is this a common attitude towards fatherhood in Ireland?

karen42 · 2018-08-14 11:27:34

I'm under 30 and I'm not from Ireland. My in-laws are Irish and live sort of on the countryside (about 1 hr from Dublin). My husband is 1 of 8 and most of his siblings are over 40 and his dad is 70. His dad was not home much, just 'put money on the table', and did little to no housework or childcare etc. Where I am from…

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#52 26-06-2019 3:09pm

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Just seen this thread here and reminded me of a conversation I had with a friend recently. I live in Dublin and here it's pretty standard that you'd see dads cycling with their kids on their bikes or in an attached carriage. You'd often see dads going around with baby strapped to his front or dads pushing prams around.

I lived in the midlands for 2 years, and not once in that time did I ever see a male person even push a pram. I suspect the answer is economic. In areas where it is financially feasible for a family to operate on a single income, you'll get a clear and total separation of domestic roles. In Dublin, the middle classes must have 2 working parents, thus all work is shared.

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