Having only two mindsets; feverish obsession or blithe abandon, I worry about my ability to successfully raise a child.
One the one hand, I will guard a particularly aesthetically pleasing piece of fruit with my life, petrified at the thought that someone other than myself might try to eat it. Conversely, I have been known to flood a bathroom - twice - because I had started to run a bath, got distracted, and come back 45 minutes later to a scene that made Pirates of the Caribbean seem laughably tame in comparison.
This heady mix of passionate fixation and apathetic absent mindedness, one feels certain, does not lend itself particularly well to the solemn task of parenting. Perhaps my partner would be successful in balancing out my yo-yoing tendencies, and, after seeing these dads who definitely shouldn't be trusted to look after their babies on their own, you'll be hoping that they have a similarly watchful spouse.
1. Gave up on the swaddling halfway through
2. Less "french plaits", more "boulangerie"
3. I'm not sure who is looking after who here
4. Always good to keep organised
5. Taking multitasking to new heights
7. When you put the kids to bed, and the floor looks super comfy
8. When your kid wants a swing, you find a way
9. You can't say this dad isn't perceptive. Kiwi = tiny head
10. Dad couldn't find the hair bobbles. So he gave me this.
11. This is utterly terrifying
12. That's going to be a super-strong kid one day
Parenting is far from an easy gig, but these dads seem to be making it work for them the only way they know how. Good luck to them.
