im sooo sick of these posts where all the comments unanimously agree on an answer & even the op makes it clear in the original post that they're in the right. i get that she may have needed to post to reddit to validate her feelings, but this is such a nothing sandwich as all conflict is resolved within the post itself: dad wants to do it, family is pressuring him & his wife out of it. no moral dilemma at all. why is bp even reposting this? there's nothing of substance in the post itself & the comments are even less interesting because they just restate what we already read, & then of course there's the useless write up by the borING panda "authorS". TWO OF THEM couldn't find anything better to write about than this?? if you're going to post aita s**t, at least pick the intriguing posts to get people thinking & talking.

Nta. Dad is a parent as much as mom is and aside from breastfeeding, can do everything she can. The reality of getting a kid is that often one parent has to put their career on hold for a while and if mom earns twice as dad then it makes sense that dad stays at home.

I did it. I do regret some of it... But never that my daughter had so much time with her father... What they did, what he taught her.... I love it...

WE agree on something, but someone who has no skin in the game has a different opinion....Quick let me run to social media and ask a bunch of strangers if we are wrong. SMDH the AITA threads are just full of people looking for affirmations or to brag about something stupid.

Nobody should have to live their life based on stereotypes, but when you do go against the grain, there are ways to smooth that out and create boundaries. Are they at fault because people are being sexist? No, of course not. But I have advice. When an opposite gender couple makes this sort of gender non-comforing decision, it needs to be championed by the person the outside will consider the "victim". In this case, the outsider narrative is "This mean, pushy wife is emasculating her poor husband and forcing him to stay at home because she's heartless and hates him and the children." Or something like that, right? So for her to defend, just confirms their opinions. He needs to stand up, and he needs to explain what the real truth is. This was his idea, and his choice. He wasn't forced or coerced, he likes the idea and is looking forward to the arrangement. He needs to OWN this decision, and not put up with anyone claiming he's a victim.

My brother stayed home with his son and his wife went back to work - for the same reason as this couple. We were all incredibly proud and supportive of it and he loved being with the kid all day long. It's total BS that women are the only ones who are able to care for babies.

I feel like there's more sexism in the US..