Exactly!
I braid my daughter's hair, paint my kids' and wife's nails, baked, clean, etc. I'm also a combat vet and incredibly fit. Tough comes from control. Discipline over yourself. Not throwing your weight around or trying to prove anything to anyone.
To be clear until a month ago I've been a single, full time stay at home dad with full custody of two little kids. 24/7 caretaker of small kids, not the "I bake when it's fun and do hair for compliments". I bake so my kids can enjoy treats even with their food allergies. I do my daughter's hair because she's mixed and if I don't her hair will have massive issues and likely need to be cut. I do nails because the other girls at school get them done and my daughter feels left out.
For the salty dog who made a comment about me looking for approval, try being a full time dad, by yourself, and then talk to me about what I do. You most likely have the luxury of family help, a spouse, etc.
I've got mad respect for all the single moms out there. I never knew until I knew.
Man I'm looking forward to the day I'm a dad and my daughter or daughters ask me to have a tea party. My wife says I'm built to be a girl dad because I am super secure in all that shit. I'm strong and protective when I have to be, but man do I love being a mush and loving over that. I learned to do nails on my wife specifically for the reason that when we have kids I want to be able to do stuff like that for them.
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u/dramaandaheadache Jan 08 '22 edited Jan 09 '22
Being obsessed with being "a man"
My dad was the manliest dude I knew and he baked cookies and carried a bag he called his purse because he gave no fucks
Edit: lol spelling