Celebrate dad's cake-baking and bread-winning

I just returned from a week-long business trip to London, where I got this question, "Who's taking care of the kids?"

That question does not make sense for many dual-career families, but especially not for my family. My husband Andrew not only brings home the bacon, but he also cooks it up in the pan. He is our primary meal-maker. In other words, we are equally competent at taking care of both work and family.

Father's Day was founded in 1910 to celebrate parenting. Yet since then, Father's Day has evolved in many ways to a celebration of dad's bread-winning. Just search "Father's Day Cards" and you will find more images of ties than of dad parenting. The family structure of dad as bread-winner and mom as home-maker is no longer the norm. In 1960, 70% of families had dad as the only breadwinner. As of 2015, that number declined to 28%, with 66% of families with dual incomes. In today's reality, dual-career income earning opens the door to dual-parenting. Let's celebrate dad's parenting. We know that dad's involvement in the home makes a big difference to the well-being of the family.

Here's an infographic I created about celebrating dads. It's based on my article in the Huffington Post.

Join me in celebrating fathers for all they do. I will celebrate my husband Andrew Mackenzie for his equal partnership, inspiring leadership and fabulous meal-making.