Stay-at-home dad

Over time both female and male roles in society have changed, both in literature and in real life, but one thing that hasn’t changed is gender inequality. Men are allowed to stay at home and take care of the children while women are able to work outside of home. Women have gained many rights such as voting and going to college, but they still have a far way to go. There are more male than female protagonists in movies. There are more men in the government who are repeatedly trying to make bills…

get used to just seeing my dad on the weekends. She also helped me understand that the weekends with my dad would become the most valuable time that I would have with his relationship with me. She then gave me a few tips that would help me in the future to get over wanting to see my dad all the time. One of the tips that she gave me was to get a shoebox and write a letter to someone telling them about your feelings. This helped me alot. Once I accepted that my mom and dad would not be getting…

The Storms October of 2012 not only made history in the United States, but made history for my life. It was the time when Hurricane Sandy occurred, one of the deadliest hurricanes in US history. At home, before the hurricane began, my parents were not on good terms. I could feel an uncomfortable tension rising, especially in the house. Day by day I would feel them separating more.Before I go any further, let me tell you a little about my parents and their relationship. My parents got married in…

This taught me to never give up on my dreams and to perceiver through any hardships thrown my way. Our townhome was located in a suburb of South Dallas called Pleasant Grove. The surrounding homes and community were not the safest environment to raise children. Most nights we would lose sleep listening to the bellowing of emergency sirens. It distresses me to know that the town I once spent a partial amount of my childhood in is now considered…

with the hardships that parenting brings, it can often yield successful results. In order to raise their children, parents make sacrifices. In the newspaper article “Double Daddy” by Penny Parker, it is stated that many dads “go to work before dawn, or take work home” (22). Dads make many sacrifices so they can be with their kids more. These include getting up early or staying up late. Even though it’s hard, it’s so they can be there for their children. Also in the article “Double Daddy,” a…

smoky the farthest you could see is about 5ft. Every one who had asthma could barely breathe and was the worst, unfortunately my mom and I are some of those people who have asthma. So we decided to go up to Canada with the rest of the family, but our dad stayed and had to work. When we were on our way to Canada there was a lightning storm BOOM! CRACK! BANG! you could see the lightning bolts in the cloud, but it didn't last…

show love, compassion, patience for their family. Not only they need to be dedicated and take responsibility for the family. Regan’s dad, Mr. O’Neill, wants to be the traditional “normal” family where the wife doesn’t work (stay at home mom), the son is bonding with the dad and doing “manly” things, and the daughter doing house work such as cooking and cleaning. Her dad failing to realize the option to have a normal family is not available because there are so many problems that are being…

have a conversation Dad. Let’s bare our souls and get to know one another.” By Mary Meechum, Bull Meechum’s daughter which was his favorite child he had. If he didn’t want to speak with his favorite child I noticed he would be really harsh with his least favorite or other children. This particular quote stands out to me the most only because when I wake up my dad is sleeping, and when I get home my dad is working. I don’t see my dad much because most of the times he gets home late from…

water as I was dipped into the water that cold January morning. I was baptised by my dad on January 1, 2011. After that day I have had the companionship of the holy ghost that has helped my through everything I do and it helps and guides me through daily life. I am so thankful that I made this choice that can help me through trials.…

journal entries are written by Ellen showing her perspectives over different scenarios throughout the book. The first journal entry she writes is about her dad being an abusive father. She writes about how she is tired of being abused and she ends up finding another place to go. The second journal entry is saying how she was only able to stay at her Aunt's house for a short while until she had to go back to her father's house. When she gets back to her father's house she has hope that he has…