My friend and I both have 3 year old children. We are both males in good relationships with the kids mothers, respectively. He has a little girl, I have a boy. We are both very involved and devoted fathers.
We got into a discussion a while ago about our responsibilities as a parent. We both changed diapers, feed them, clean after them, whatever needs doing... except he refuses to give his daughter a bath. He called it "a woman's job". Figuring it was a cross-gender point, I asked if he had a son instead would it still be the case. He said that "bathtime is a woman's responsibility".
This confused me. Now, my buddy is a great guy, open minded, nice as anyone could possibly hope for... yet this. Am I off base thinking that he is a little out there on this one or is this a prevailing thought? I give my son his bath 95% of the time and my 9 month daughter maybe one out of five times.
This discussion has bothered me for a while.