50/50 Fathers

We've read Miranda July's "All Fours," have heard how Gen X women are having the best sex of their lives, and know at least one woman in her 40s who is leaving her marriage.

So, yes, the zeitgeist is here.

But, what I don't hear talked about as much is - The Men.

For the first time in history, more men are choosing 50/50 custody and are raising their kids on their own half of the time.

And enjoying it and doing an excellent job!

It feels hard to underestimate the positive impacts this will have on the men themselves, on the kids, and the mothers who are getting more breaks than ever before.

Change is happening so rapidly these days.

Children being raised healthily and happily by their fathers half the time feels like such an exciting development. For the family system to break out of the inscribed societal parts. To see both parents play both roles. Fathers doing it their way, without being criticized or emasculated. Not only making lunches and separating the clothes for laundry, but also dipping into the pscyho-emotional realm.

Looking for wins these days and I think this is one!