The University of Texas wants to know how you're doing, dads. Are you angry? Are you happy? Do you dislike gay people? Or cry a lot? Researchers are putting together a survey on how stay-at-home dads are adjusting to their new roles in life, and they have a LOT of questions.
I found the survey through Rebel Dad and also through Daddy Zine, and I have to admit I felt better and better about myself as the survey continued. "Do you feel blue?" No, doing fine thanks. "Panicky?" Um, no. "Dull or sluggish?" You mean when I'm not hung over?
My favorite parts were the nine billion questions about whether stay-at-home dads dislike gay people, and while I frequently drifted off to think of the 37th one guy I'd change uniforms for ... damn! I drifted again ... I couldn't help wondering if that's a common perception people have of stay-at-home dads and whether the researchers were trying to quantify our "gayness." I'm not sure when this study will conclude, but I can't wait for the results.
