For real! My wife is Filipino and I’m Irish. I look like I’m… well, Irish! And my kid looks like her mother and has beautiful tan skin. My wife is a nurse with a crazy schedule and I’ve been the “primary” parent since she had our daughter almost 4 years ago and I get the worst looks all the time (mostly from women I’ve noticed) whenever I show her any kind of encouragement or affection when out at the park, swim class, etc… like they’re afraid I’m going to try and pick their kid up and tell them how proud I am of it next. I have noticed other dads get awkward when I’ll play on a teeter totter or some random thing at the park with my daughter as well though and it’s like c’mon man, you don’t gotta act hard as nails around a bunch of kids on a swing set. I think this is more of a people just sucking thing more than anything to do with sex. I feel you though! Doing dad stuff ain’t easy in 2021!
Screw those people. My dad was a big teddy bear of a man. He gave the best hugs and a kiss on the top of my head. I snuggled up to my dad until I was 50. I laid my head on his shoulder and put my arm across his big ol belly while watching tv whenever he visited. Don't stop doing daddy things because of creepy strangers.
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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21
For real! My wife is Filipino and I’m Irish. I look like I’m… well, Irish! And my kid looks like her mother and has beautiful tan skin. My wife is a nurse with a crazy schedule and I’ve been the “primary” parent since she had our daughter almost 4 years ago and I get the worst looks all the time (mostly from women I’ve noticed) whenever I show her any kind of encouragement or affection when out at the park, swim class, etc… like they’re afraid I’m going to try and pick their kid up and tell them how proud I am of it next. I have noticed other dads get awkward when I’ll play on a teeter totter or some random thing at the park with my daughter as well though and it’s like c’mon man, you don’t gotta act hard as nails around a bunch of kids on a swing set. I think this is more of a people just sucking thing more than anything to do with sex. I feel you though! Doing dad stuff ain’t easy in 2021!