The images that fit with
fatherhood have changed

THEY SAY that the more things
change, the more they stay the
same, but that isn't always true.

Take a look at the modern dad.
Re's living a life that his own fa-
ther and grandfather weren't free
to live.

While the men_ themselves
haven't changed, our expectations
of them are radically different,
and they appreciate it.

Until very recently, men were
thought of as single-part players
interested only in sports and cars.

And while there are plenty of
men who have a healthy interest
in these, that is far from the sum
total. of their parts. Research
shows that men really resent this
oversimplification and long to be
seen as the complex beings they
really are.

Just how wrong have we been
about men? Consider some of the

following stereotypes, and how far
" we’ve come in such a short time: ©

) King of his castle

It's not easy being king. While
men seemed to be treated as
kings, waited upon by wives and
children, they also bore the
tremendous burden of being
respcnsibie for everyone’s lives.
- The wives’ lives were only as
good as their husbands could pro-
vide for them.

We have recognized that women
gave: their lives in service to their
husbands and children, but the

‘sacrifices men made have largely

gone unnoticed.

What was once seen as omnipo-
tent, selfish: control over others’
lives should also be viewed as an
awesome and often unwelcome re-
sponsibility.

Women ‘and men today are

sharing the burden as they each:

balance careers and childrearing.

'- @ Leave it to father

‘who

‘Traditional parents played the
good cop, bad cop routine and the
father was invariably the bad cop.

‘Wait until ‘your ~ father gets
home’ were: six. of . the scariest
words in the world to a child.

Once he meted out the dreaded
punishment, it was the mother
soothed, healed and
understood — leaving the father
to be feared, and often avoided.

Today’s father wants — and

. gets — a more total involvement

with his children, which goes way
beyond discipline and. distributing
a weekly allowance.
-@ Pipe and slippers
Traditional Father’s Day gifts
said a tot about how fathers were
viewed. Pipes, slippers, sweaters
and ties were given to the 30-
year-old father and the 90-year-
old grandfather alike.
® The many faces of the man
Fashion and grooming trends
imitate life, and the changes in

. men’s, wardrobe choices are in-

dicative of how the world has
changed its view of men — and
how men are looking at
themselves.

Not so long ago, two suits, five
shirts and a dozen ties were the
extent of a man’s wardrobe. To-
day, men’s wardrobes are as

varied and as broad as women’s.

All sons and daughters who re-
alize the pressure of raising a fam-
ily and supporting it, raise your
hands — and then go get your fa-
thers something really unique for
Father’s Day. They deserve it.

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