Eventually, through hours and hours of conversations with Mina and many ups and downs at home, Rich came to not only accept his role as stay-at-home dad, and the lesser earner, but also to enjoy the opportunities it afforded him.
"I was working out, " Blackburn said, offering mock protest at the amazement following his one-week swing from stay-at-home dad to NFL game-changer.
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They decided early in her career at Dell that Steve would quit his job and be a stay-at-home dad when they moved to London.
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Cleveland father of two boys, a former social worker, had been a stay-at-home dad for nine years.
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But as Money magazine reports, Chris Peplinski, a 37-year-old stay-at-home dad, dreams of the perfect credit score.
The notion of a stay-at-home dad still seems to arouse a terrible sense of anxiety in many people.
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He plays a stay-at-home dad, and that's where his character's humor comes from.
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From the stay-at-home dad in "Up All Night" to the lovable dads in "Modern Family, " relatively positive portrayals abound.
When Steven Spenser, 52, was laid off from his Seattle-area software company in 2001, he decided to become a stay-at-home dad.
After nearly three years as a stay-at-home dad, Clay also says that he has gained more confidence in his role and has fewer regrets.
"If it becomes more of the norm to have a guy baby sitter, then it will become more of the norm to have a stay-at-home dad, " he says.
If the definition of a stay-at-home dad is expanded to those who have freelance or part-time work while still acting as the primary caretaker, the share is still under 3 percent.
Wayne Kauchak, a 38-year-old stay-at-home dad who lives outside of Minneapolis, opened his Web browser Sunday and his home page gave away the news that Jordyn Wieber had failed to qualify for the women's all-round finals.
When asked if he would ever be a stay-at-home-dad, he stated: NEVER.
Some families where either the mom or dad decided to stay at home with their kids during the early years have decided against going back to the corporate craziness and instead are choosing entrepreneurship.
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Hobbs is an actor, famous for playing "America's favorite dad" on TV, who decides to stay at home with his three kids after his sitcom comes to an end and his wife (Alanna Ubach) goes back to work as an actress.
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