We have grown up in an environment watching the fathers of the house earn and travel for work, while our mothers did everything to nurture us.
She would help us doing our homework, attending the PTA meetings, preparing meals and taking care of us all nights when we would fall sick, while the fathers stayed unaware.
It was then unmanly to show too much affection and love to the child and take part in the household activities that involved in bringing up the kid.
But not anymore, the generation of fathers today have evolved over years and take full responsibility in fostering the child.
“My wife delivered a caesarean baby, and it was an extremely painful pregnancy that she went through, though I couldn’t help her much in the nine months of pregnancy apart from easing the work load for her, I decided to be with her throughout the post delivery in taking care of the baby. Handling the child during the daytime was tough because I would be in the office but post 8 in the evening I would ensure I did everything for the baby while she took rest.
Right from changing the diapers to entertaining him the night, I did everything because it’s my baby too and I wanted to see him grow. A lot of my friends mocked me saying I had become the mother to the child, but I felt what’s wrong in bringing up your own kid and see him grow, after all there is more to fatherhood than just financing my child’s need” said Ayush Bafna, a proud young father.
“My wife is extremely found of Yoga, she wanted to learn it as a profession but we had a little 5 year old girl, and she was extremely sceptical to leave her and go for a training program, that’s when I realized I have an equal responsibility as a parent too. When I am travelling she handles her alone, and now it was my turn. I assured her that I would be able to take care of her while she was away. The first two days were a little tough, I was trying to figure out about her habits, needs and requirements, but then I got into the rhythm of it. For the 1 week she left, I can proudly say I brought her up my way. We discovered so much about each other, which I had missed out because I never was completely with her. Post this I had decided to take care of her every Sunday and spend a full undisturbed Sunday with just my daughter. We do a lot of things together, like going to the zoo, a game of cricket, shopping and much more but no mummy around. Just her and me” as quoted by Rahul.
There also famous celebrities whose fathers have been an inspiration to them, their little affection and care has changed the world for their children. One such actor is Tamil comedian Parotta Soori who shares with Simplicity the greatness and bond of his father.
According to him a mother brings the child to the world, so she shares a special place in our life but it's the father who shows the world to the child so he is equally special. “Born with six siblings my father took utmost care of us. He would fight with my mom if his dhoti was not neat and clean but at the end of the day he would carry loads of snacks for us wrapped in his dhoti making it dirty as possible. I inherited the comedy sense from my father. Though my father is no more with me, he lives with me in my comedy.” as quoted by the comedian Soori, himself.