Ignore what i say -mainly cos there are more females than males on RYL- :P
Originally Posted by
BeautyFiend
By your own admission, what do dad's do?
stereotypically: All the behind the scenes work!!!
Originally Posted by
Jelly Fairy
But yes - I'm sure some fathers are excellent...my stepdad is. Unfortunately, mine isn't one of them!
I had a similar conversation about 'us males' on the whole the other day oddly enough. If a father fulfills his stereotypical role, then he's seen as nothing special, like i said, behind the scenes. A mother 'role' is in the foreground of society. Its the extremes of 'us' males which are seen.
Anyway, Jelly Fairy: *hugs*
Originally Posted by
Dicky T
Tony opened up a can of worms me think.
agreed!!!
i personally get on better with my father, he's not there as much as my mother; yet i learn more from him because he's not there as much, i know how to look after finances, repair things, etc. He remains calm. I guess its because when my mother has gone to an extreme of an emotion, i always end up getting hurt, just general hurt!!!
its what we come to associate each parent with