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The roles of mother and father
"In one way, I was not very close to my father. But nevertheless he was always there for me. I could ask him things: "How do I make a model aeroplane? How do I do this that or the other?" And there were things around - he had tools for instance; therefore if I wanted to make something there were tools around... These are very simple things, but they give one a sense of independence. And that is the sort of thing that a father does. It is a father's job to impart that kind of thing to his children." STAN HAYWARD, UK "My family life is a bit extraordinary because I am a working woman and my husband stays at home looking after our daughter and all the things around the house. I'm the one who earns the money. People consider it a bit strange, but we think it's quite a good thing to do if you can manage it. Our daughter is now eight-and-a-half, which makes it a lot easier. It would have been harder when she was a baby, because little children need a lot of care. But once they grow bigger, it gets easier all the time." JENNIFER FASSEN, HOLLAND "I'm a father of two daughters aged three and five years. My wife is a housewife. But in my house, things do not go according to plan. My first-born suffers from asthma and needs great care. Yet my wife enjoys 100% sleep, disregarding the child's health. It is me who attends to my daughters asthma attacks throughout the night, and I do not sleep at all. The sick child has to avoid certain foods, but her mother feeds her on forbidden foods. The child is on constant medication, yet her mother does not administer the medication properly. Often, it gets spilt and I have to purchase more of it. My wife is negligent of our family. So at home, I am both a father and a mother to our children. Their moments of excitement and cheer are when I step in from work." - NAME & ADDRESS SUPPLIED, KENYA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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