This has been one of my mum's biggest pet-peeves since as long as I can remember. I have seen her explode when people mention dads "babysitting" their own children or the horrible term "Mr Mom". He's not "Mr Mom" he's "DAD". It's really too bad that dads taking care of their own children is seen by some as out of the norm.

yup!

I hear ya! I am "just the stepmother" and people continuously think this doesn't make me a parent. I am expecting my first baby and people feel the need to tell me all the horror stories of parenting (with that ridiculously patronizing attitude like they are teaching me something) as though I don't have a clue. I used to nanny two babies and I currently parent two teenagers so I think I *maybe* have an idea what I'm doing, thank you very much.
Thank you for your post. I think you are so much more than "just the nanny". xo