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Why male primary caregivers face unique social isolation

I love being a stay-at-home dad but other men treat me like I'm less masculine and other moms treat me like I don't belong.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Gender role reversals in parenting create social displacement when existing communities cannot accommodate non-traditional arrangements.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Parental identity — becoming and losing?”

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