Today I went to my last baby class (called baby sensory). They are ridiculous things, where you sing and shake rattles and generally feel like an idiot, but babies love it
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I've done this once a week, most weeks, for about 3 months. Out of ~15 parents per session, I'd say there was on average 1 other man there. Great that there are some men getting involved in this way you might think...
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However, apart from one other guy, all the other men who attended came with there wives. On one occasion a dad came with his mum (I presume) as support. That means over 3 months I've seen 1 other dad willing to go to these sessions without female support
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What the hell is wrong with us men? I include myself in this, as I wasn't good at going to these things with my first daughter. I went to one session, but only when a good (female) friend also brought their kid along.
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Why has it taken me 4 years and 2 kids to summon up the courage to attend a baby sensory session without a woman who I know well? Why are so many other men like this, or even worse?
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If you're a man, and about to have your first child, just suck it up and go. Everyone feels like an idiot, you are not alone.
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Replying to @aidanhorner
I went to music class and gym with my toddler several times and indeed, there are most moms there... My husband likes to go swimming with her though, and I hate that, so everyone gets their pick I guess ;)
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yeah, swimming is much more balanced, in fact possibly dad-dominated, in my experience. Funny how these things arbitrarily split by gender.
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Swimming is almost completely male dominated here in Oz but I’ve decided I’m going to do swim classes with my son (when he arrives) largely down to
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This reminds me of what I see at bouldering every week when parents take their kids, there are mums and dads and there are sons and daughters, but the boys get to do so much more and from a younger age. Very obvious imbalance of "what's allowed".
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Yes, I see this with my older daughter. Parents telling their boys to "be careful" when playing near girls, but then encouraging rough and tumble when only boys
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