A TikTok mom pointed out the most ridiculous parenting double standard after her husband was praised by strangers for taking their kids grocery shopping
Moms don’t need anyone to tell them that parenting life isn’t fair. There is a huge double standard in how moms versus dads are treated out in the world, and if you need proof, look no further than this mom’s viral TikTok video venting about it.
Mom-of-two Emily Belson posted the video, where she explained that her husband took their young kids to the grocery store and had, um, a slightly different experience than what she tends to have.
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“My husband just got home from the grocery store,” she says in the clip, visibly frustrated. “He took both boys. They’re one and two. Three people stopped him to tell him what a great dad he was for taking them to the store. Do you know how many times I’ve taken both of my kids to the grocery store to literally everywhere? A million. How many people have stopped me to say I’m a great mom?”
She then silently mouths the frustrating, yet not at all surprising, answer: Zero.
Of course it’s zero. Moms already know this. When’s the last time anyone praised you for taking your kids somewhere? I’m willing to bet it was never, because this is how the double standard goes: Moms are expected to schlep kids around the world, but when dads do it, it’s an amazing accomplishment worthy of accolades.
There are so many other examples of this, too. Like Mary Catherine Starr’s genius comic that she made to show how her husband gets called “Super Dad” while she’s made out to be lazy.
Or mom Clare Brown’s video on how dads are treated with kid gloves at the doctor’s office, because it’s such an accomplishment for them to even be there in the first place.
@clarabellecwb It’s tough, but this is what hands on mothering looks like.
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Can we stop treating dads like this? They’re an equal part of the parenting equation and it’s high time we started acting like it.
