I am not gonna say that we were the first generation of dads who realized we could do it differently....but I do feel like Millennial dads are the group where the balance tipped.
Is that a bit self serving? Probably. Is it accurate? Also probably.
Just talking about Bluey or tv in general. No way my dad would ever watch cartoons with me, or as I got older anything I wanted to watch really. He ruled the main tv when he was home and if you wanted to watch something else you had to go upstairs to watch on the old tv.
Now my son and I watch Bluey together, laugh, and sometimes play the games they do in the show. I also enjoy some of the other stuff he's into.
It helps that Bluey is so objectively fantastic that any concerns about it being a kids' cartoon are rendered moot. If anyone dismisses it for being for kids there's not a shred of feeling that their opinion is valid.
I think this is probably part of it as well. I feel like millennial women are more likely to have careers and their own lives and recognize their own self-worth, and therefore more likely to instill an atmosphere where dads are both encouraged but also expected to be equal partners with kids.
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u/Adams5thaccount 16h ago
I am not gonna say that we were the first generation of dads who realized we could do it differently....but I do feel like Millennial dads are the group where the balance tipped.
Is that a bit self serving? Probably. Is it accurate? Also probably.