I hope that by staying home I have shown my kids that there is another way | Paul Daley

The benefits of being my children’s primary carer have been large, but I’d be lying if I said they’d come easily

Back at my primary school only two dads ever came to pick their kids up.

They were conspicuous because they stood together, well away from the mums, even though they probably didn’t have anything much in common beyond the obvious fact they were always the only fellas waiting for their offspring at the school gates.

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Thankfully things do change, albeit too slowly

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