[Republican Red]

Got to disagree with you all on this one. I'm a mom who personally knows of four soccer dads out here in suburbia. All four of them had been laid off from well-paying jobs. Two of the guys are our soccer coaches, one helps out with the brownie troop and another is "room dad" at school.

As the kids get older, someone needs to be around for school participation and after school activities. The wives have great jobs, the husbands didn't. They were the logical choice. Also, the dads, for the first time, are enjoying time with their kids.

[NFOShekky]

Completely Agree and I was being a smart aleck with my last post. I had a brief period where I was in that boat!

[bethelgrad]

I can relate to this. Except for the fact that I am a full-time grad student. My wife works full-time while I take care of our boys. 6 more months, assuming I find a job after I graduate, she can stay home and I'll be working.

[pave palestine]

The mere fact that people don't snicker at the term "soccer dad" is further evidence of the dire situation of American manhood.

[waterstraat]

The wives have great jobs, the husbands didn't. They were the logical choice.

Women with college degrees outnumber men(currently by 57% to 43%), and each year less and less men will get degrees. In the next 10 to 20 years, two thirds of all good high paying jobs will go to women, and the men will be stuck with the menial/repetitive/service jobs. Sort of like the opposite of the 1950's. Get used to it, with women outnumbering men by so much in getting educated and college degrees, this will be the norm pretty soon.