Over the weekend, a radio interview with two authors was broadcasted in Germany. Quite a few people sent it to me, because the topic of the interview, and a book that two women had written, was "The lie of compatibility of having work and children". One of the premises was that mothers want to spend a lot of time with their children once these are born. I found it a bit of an irritating assumption, because I don't think all mothers do. The second premise was that mothers cannot be replaced by fathers. Again something irritating to me, because I am against the first premise exactly for this reason - I believe fathers can be equally good and fulfilling parents as mothers are. And the third premise, not even mentioned, was that a third trust person (e.g. grandparent, caretaker) cannot replace the role of a parent. I again disagree, at least in the short run, based on our own experiences.
So, a few questions:
- Are mothers unique (beyond giving birth and breastfeeding), especially in later years after infancy?
- Can fathers be just as good as mothers as parents?
- Can a "third party" be just as good of a caretaker?
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