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...heading home to Illinois. He and his wife share a small suite in the Fisher House on Walter Reed's grounds with their two daughters. Sasha, 2, and Sofia, born on July 13, are both Americans having been born on U.S. soil. "It was a little bit easier," their Dad says, "for them to become citizens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fast Track | 7/31/2006 | See Source »

...That's what men said when women wanted to fly fighter jets," responded one new dad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Moms Are Gatekeepers | 7/27/2006 | See Source »

...result is often like a boss-employee relationship. Mom does at least half the grunt work, and she handles all of the scheduling and planning. She's the boss, and when she delegates to her employee she wants Dad to do it her way (and only her way). "I would love to share all those decisions," an admitted Gatekeeper Mom told us. "But when I'm overwhelmed with all that's to be done, it's just easier to go into autocratic mode rather than sit and discuss everything with my husband. There's simply no time for that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Moms Are Gatekeepers | 7/27/2006 | See Source »

...infamous among sociologists for cherry-picking the fun parts of parenting. Dad will leave work early to see a child's play, but he'd never consider leaving early just to get the laundry done. So every time Dad ignores the smell of a No. 2 diaper, he confirms his wife's fear that he's not reliable. Unwittingly, men are hinting to their spouses that she's ultimately responsible, while he's along for the ride. The social culture constantly reinforces this idea. When their daughter shows up at school with tangled hair, the other moms don't blame...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Moms Are Gatekeepers | 7/27/2006 | See Source »

...Allen suggests that the key to unlocking gatekeeping may therefore be for a father to demonstrate his interest as a constant commitment. "He can't be a token Dad," she warns. Rather than offering to dress his daughter one morning, he should say, "I'll not only dress her today, I'll dress her every day." When he acknowledges how important this reliability is, he'll gain her trust...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Moms Are Gatekeepers | 7/27/2006 | See Source »

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