Dear Care and Feeding: I’m a Stay-at-Home Dad. All the Local Moms Think I’m a Creep.

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Dear Care and Feeding: I’m a Stay-at-Home Dad. All the Local Moms Think I’m a Creep.
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I don't want my son to lose out because of this.

I’m a stay-at-home dad. Up until a fire destroyed my shop a few months ago, I could conduct my woodworking business from home—usually catching a couple hours in the shop during nap time, staining a table between episodes ofI’ve been referred to as “Mr. Mom” so many times, and it took me awhile to realize it was being used in a negative context. It never bothered me, though, because I know I was doing right by my family for our specific situation.

Now that my son is getting a bit bigger, coming up on 2-years-old, it’s time to try and find him some friends, get some playdates, and try to socialize him before he starts pre-K. So I’m running into yet another problem: moms out there—at the park, the library, or other public places— don’t want to talk to a random dad.

You make a good point about moms being wary of men with their children, and speaking from personal experience, I’ve witnessed moms scoop up their kids and run away from me as if I were a monster when I went to parks with my girls. You can’t take it personally, because they’re wired to do whatever it takes to keep their kids safe—, but I also found that a good number of moms warmed up to me once they saw how loving I was at the playground with my daughters.

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