it's crazy doing enough emotional work that i can clearly feel the part of me that *wants to be a father*, that *wants to love children and teach them things* i don't feel like i hear other men my age talking about this. maybe to not scare off women?
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But we already have a stereotype of women as boring “ball and chain” types. It’s unappealing but expected. A *man* who wants a stable loving family? Must be either unmanly or a closet conservative. (To be clear I don’t approve of these stereotypes.)
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I feel like there’s also intrasexual pressure between women to be career-focused above all, as if that is the correct way to embrace the fruits of past feminist activism. It may be defensive as well, if one feels an employer may be less inclined to hire an eager parent-to-be.
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