Impossibly High Standards Moms Are Held To That Dads Aren’t
A dad can be stern
If a dad is stern, that’s a good dad. If he firmly tells his child to cut that out, put that away, stop that, or be quiet, he’s “Disciplining the child.” And, when he should, on a rare occasion, speak to the kid in a baby voice and be all cutesy, everyone thinks it’s soooo cute. Meanwhile, that’s the only acceptable way for a mother to interact with her child.