Let’s get this out of the way: dads are great. Hands-on dads who make their kids’ lunches and walk them to school are great. Once that’s settled, perhaps we can all agree that it’s time we stop handing out trophies to specifically male parents who do laundry, cook dinner, struggle through Common Core math homework, or “babysit” the kids while mom is away. Mothers have long done these tasks without once getting a viral Twitter post about it, never mind an approving nod and smile from a stranger. So, as much as we love the caring coparents in our lives, it should go without saying that they fulfill their end of the bargain . . . without the need for a ticker-tape parade in their honor.
