>>When my kid was young and I was out with him the other parents (invariably women) treated me as an oddity and assumed I would be incompetent. That didn't hap

>>When my kid was young and I was out with him the other parents (invariably women) treated me as an oddity and assumed I would be incompetent. That didn't happen to me but I live in a large city where I've come across (many) other dads who seemed to have more flexible schedules as evidenced by said dads showing up for pickup/dropoff and playdates. I'm not sure if there is/was a greater acceptance for fathers taking care of young children more visibly in metropolitan areas.