Quote Originally Posted by Pied Piper View Post
What about fathers? My SLE boss always takes care of his children (at least this is his ultimate excuse to retreat ). No, he really spends a lot of time with his children, put them to sleep, etc, I saw him once on skype entertaining them, too.
I think having children can offer both mothers and fathers the opportunity to develop new strengths. And the extent to which that occurs probably depends on lots of factors. The parents' respective strengths/weaknesses, the children's personalities, the culture in which the kids are raised, etc.

I have seen my ex show a lot of F with our son, for example. Not his strong point, but there has been some growth there, and since he works with kids, it has probably helped him in his career.