http://www.onrampsforum.com/wordpress/2007/09/20/proof-that-dads-are-perfectly-capable/ Practical solutions for those trying to make work, work Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:17:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.onrampsforum.com/wordpress/2007/09/20/proof-that-dads-are-perfectly-capable/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Maree Harris Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:34:26 +0000 http://www.onrampsforum.com/wordpress/2007/09/20/proof-that-dads-are-perfectly-capable/#comment-25 Hi Meghan, I just discovered your website in the Catalyst e-newsletter. I no longer am grappling with the working mother stuff and balancing my career around family, but my work is very much in the area of helping other women. Not only are Dads perfectly capable they need to be in partnership with us if we are both going to be able to have a career and a family. One of the things I've found in my work is that women don't negotiate that partnership well. They'll give up on their own hopes and dreams in favour of their family WITHOUT even discussing it with their men. Sure it throws the men a bit to be faced with a discussion around being a team and working out how we both can have our needs met for a career and a happy family. But if we engage with them in an open way without anger, resentment and looking for a win/win solution, my experience is that most men respond very positively. It doesn't go smoothly straight away. There is a learning process involved and it takes on-going communication to iron out the creases. Congratulations on your website and blog and I'll keep coming back to read some more. Hi Meghan,
I just discovered your website in the Catalyst e-newsletter. I no longer am grappling with the working mother stuff and balancing my career around family, but my work is very much in the area of helping other women. Not only are Dads perfectly capable they need to be in partnership with us if we are both going to be able to have a career and a family. One of the things I’ve found in my work is that women don’t negotiate that partnership well. They’ll give up on their own hopes and dreams in favour of their family WITHOUT even discussing it with their men. Sure it throws the men a bit to be faced with a discussion around being a team and working out how we both can have our needs met for a career and a happy family. But if we engage with them in an open way without anger, resentment and looking for a win/win solution, my experience is that most men respond very positively. It doesn’t go smoothly straight away. There is a learning process involved and it takes on-going communication to iron out the creases. Congratulations on your website and blog and I’ll keep coming back to read some more.

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