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How single fathers navigate public judgment

I'm a single dad and every time I take my kids somewhere alone people treat me like I'm babysitting or doing my ex-wife a favor.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social assumptions about primary caregiving roles diminish recognition of fathers as competent independent parents.

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