There IS NO DOUBT that if you stay at home with your kid(s) you love them and you love the whole aspect of it. With that said-it can still be a huge stresser. I have a 3, 5 and 7 year old. I love kids, but I never saw myself as a stay at home dad. Unfotunately an accident in the Army meant a much earlier than expected exit into medical retirement. There are huge benefits to staying at home. But! When you look at stay at home mothers there are a lot of mother groups and mother-child play places (mommy and me, mother's unlimited etc.). You don't see a lot of that with stay at home Dad's. I would like to see this Group florish into an online group of stay at home Dad's that communicate often and get to know each other. Then, advise each other on ideas to help with staying at home. LAST- get together and hang out. Go to parks and events with the kids as a group. Also, staying at home can be stressful like I said earlier (like you don't already know). Some of the biggest avoidable arguements between me and my wife occur when I have been home all day with the kids and she has been at work. Because she comes home and wants a break from stressers at work. I want a break from the stressers of home. It is not a negative to want a break from staying at home. It is not a negative to come home from work and want to vegatate either. It sure would be great to have a group of stay at home Dads to share secrets of staying at home, have kids play together, and get out of the house know and then. With that said, I believe with little to know stay at home DAD groups around this area, it could provide real help and real hope for many Dads. There is nothing better sometimes than to have friends to talk to that understand why you stay at home and what it actually means to stay at home.
