On this Father's Day weekend...I'm wondering how far have we come? I love my father to bits. He was the unconventional father when he came home from work...cooking, cleaning and taking my mother's orders. And I hear from the latest studies that some men these days are following suit, helping more with parenting and housework...AND this makes for oh so happy homes. But I stop to wonder today how fathers are portrayed on TV? Can you tell me? I'm wondering if TV or movies portray fathers as equal partners in the house and in parenting. (By the way I'm really looking for people to disagree with me here...maybe tell me I've got it all wrong..). I've got some friends who are new parents who are streamlining parenting and their marriages with what we call shared partnerships...this comes with things like family friendly careers and shared chores. Do you see this on TV? I don't. Here's a list of TV and movies that portray fathers in not so conventional roles...(my list of negative portrayals could last about 5 pages).
1. Lars and the Real Girl...the father in this film, oh so the macho male, was shown washing dishes, doting on his wife and listening to his wife.
2. Jon and Kate Plus 8 (I know...I know...) But really Jon is a equal partner, making dinner, cleaning house, in tune with his household.
3. ...I'm all out...please share some with me?
