Over the past four years as a SAHD there have been typical reactions to the announcement that I am a SAHD when I meet someone for the first time. The best responses are those where they say they know someone else who does the same thing, insinuating there are at least two of us out there in the world that live this way. It goes something like this:
Them: So what do you do for a living?
Me: I stay at home with the kids and my wife works from home.
Them: Oh. I know another father who does that. His wife goes to my . But he lost his job.
Oh yeah, did I mention that when I tell them my wife and I chose for me to stay at home with the kids, the person gets a look of bewilderment?
For the stay-at-home dads, what’s the strangest response you’ve received when telling someone what you do? Please share in the comments!