From the moment our son was born, my husband was a hands-on dad. I had to return to work seven weeks after giving birth. My husband did all of the night feedings without complaint. He happily prepared breakfast and got our little guy ready for daycare by packing the diaper bag and preparing the bottles. Bottles had to be sterilized in a pot on the stove. He faithfully took care of that job every night after dinner. He also did the family laundry. We have family videos proving what a patient dad he was to our children. He would watch all of the Nick Jr. shows that I didn’t have the patience to watch. He would let them practice their karate kicks and pretend sword fighting on him. He laid in the bed with them reading the same books over and over “one more time Dad”. Through his patience he showed all of our boys that gentleness doesn’t diminish manhood....
