It's still quite rare to hear a man say that he really wants to set his career aside to become a 'stay at home Dad.'

Further to that, Greg, I'd like to point out that this is still strongly discriminated against by UK legislation.

A woman is legally entitled to 6 weeks pay at 9/10 pay, the remainder of the first 6 months at £112.75 per week, and if she's been there longer than 6 months then she gets an extra 6 months. She's also legally entitled to get her original job back after that. In fact, most employers operate a scheme where a woman gets full pay (or at least some fixed proportion of it) during this period provided she returns to work when that period is over.

A man is entitled to two weeks leave. Unpaid.

That's not to mention TV shows which are still made (as of this year) to show how "amusing" it is to ask a man to look after kids and a house for a week, and which still use this as a sitcom device. Nor legal systems which give custody to abusive mothers in preference to fathers. Nor organisations like the old CSA which literally bankrupted fathers with the threat "if you don't pay us, you'll never see your children again".

Yeah, gender equality would be a wonderful thing...

Bitter? Me? Well yes, actually. My wife isn't greatly maternal, and we can't afford to lose my income. Hence no kids in this family.

Graham.