When Rob was born in a small town outside London, his father wasn’t allowed in the room for the delivery. His mother went off to the hospital and came home 10 days later, with all the business of childbirth done and dusted.
.. Rob was in the delivery room for our boys’ births and shared in the burden of sleepless nights. He bathed the boys starting in their first days. That’s normal now in our London world of two-career couples, but it was unheard-of just a generation ago.
The “Me Too” movement made plain how awful many men can be. So it can be easy to forget that men are also working to carve out their new place in the world.
.. What will the world look like when my sons are adults? The whole idea of rigid gender roles is shifting in ways I couldn’t have expected just a decade ago.
.. For now, I like to watch Rob and our boys and be reminded that there are some very good men out there. Contrary to my mother’s mantra, I can expect a great deal from them — and not be disappointed.