Stacy-Ann Gooden
posted in CelebritiesDavid Beckham shows off his sewing talent in a precious photo posted on Instagram, proving that the traditional role of today's fathers are changing.
It’s not often that you see a dad stitching a dress for his daughter’s doll? So you can imagine my pleasant surprise when I came across a picture that Victoria Beckham shared of husband, David Beckham sewing a dress for their 4-year-old’s toy.
“Harper has daddy stitching her dollies dresses!!! We love you @davidbeckham #lovingdaddy #proudmummy #familyfun,” the 41-year-old mom of four and former Spice Girl wrote.
Dressed in gray sweats with what appears to be a step by step tutorial on his lap, Beckham diligently stitches away.
The 40-year-old former professional soccer player retired over two years ago and has settled into his daddy role quite well.
He said that it’s nice to spend quality time with his family after spending over 20 years traveling to soccer games.
"To be honest, I’ve become a taxi driver overnight with the kids. I’m literally an Uber driver now," Beckham said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live back in 2015”
Now this precious sewing moment is a true testament of how much the role of fatherhood has changed over the years, especially here in the United States.
According to Pew Research Center, fathers who live with their children are taking a more active role in caring for them and helping out around the house.
The research center also reports that the traditional roles of moms and dads are coming together. Even though there is still a significant gap, more mothers are working outside of the home. However, fathers have taken on more housework and child care duties over the years.
“They’ve more than doubled time spent doing household chores and nearly tripled time spent with children since 1965.”
In addition to house work and child care, Pew Research Center claims that 7% of American fathers with children work outside of the home, which is about 2 million dads - up from 4% in 1989.
That may not seem like much to some, but does show a trend. I’ve certainly seen a difference from when I was a child. Some of my friends’ moms stayed home, while their dads worked outside of the home.
I actually grew up in a household where my mom wore different hats. She worked several jobs, took care of us and managed household duties. My father, on the other hand, primarily worked outside of the home. My husband experienced similar circumstances.
Now that we’ve become parents, we’ve managed to split duties right down the middle. My husband has yet to sew any of our daughter’s doll dresses, but you can often find him taking over hairstyling duties.
Photo: Wikimedia/ US EMbassy London
Stacy-Ann Gooden is a freelance weather anchor in New York City. But her most important roles are being a wife and mom. She writes about raising children to weather the storm in her blog, Weather Anchor Mama. You can also follow her on Facebook, twitter, and Youtube.
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