To hate the Stigma of being a stay at home dad.

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My wife earns more than me, so it makes sense that she keeps here high profile job, while I watch the kids.
I get so much stick for this, it really is hard being the only dad at the library group or play centre and people think theres somethign wrong with you, or that you're lazy for not being the one going to work and letting mummy stay at home, or think we're not as good at looking after toddlers, when we're ussually just as good or even better than mums, with advantages such as strength and stamina for house work and sharper critical thinking.
AIBU to think they should just leave me to it?

I think they don't like you at toddler group because you talk utter bunkum, not because you have a penis.

If, indeed, you do have a penis.

This will cheer you up:

It is YouTube, the stay at home dad song, found ages ago by one of my sons. Horray for stay at home dads!

There are some lovely SAHD blogs too. This family are on the road, so not quite the same thing, but good anyway:

theunschoolbus.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/life-shift-everything-coming-into-place/

Oh, and you were doing so well, you had everyone behind you until you got to we're ussually just as good or even better than mums, with advantages such as strength and stamina for house work and sharper critical thinking.

So for that alone, YABU.

I think there should be more SAHDs.

Men are generally much better at bigging up what they do than women (exhibit A: the OP in this thread) and I think there'd be more respect for housekeeping and childcare if more men did it.

As long as it doesn't become a stupid gender bunfight, anyway.

OP - I have used my very sharp critical thinking skills to analyse your post and I've concluded that you're rather a boring twat.

Suspect that's why people are avoiding you.

we're ussually just as good or even better than mums, with advantages such as strength and stamina for house work and sharper critical thinking.

Oh dear. I was going to leave you a supportive message about how I was raised by my father and how he was an excellent stay-at-home-dad to me and my siblings (over 30 years ago), but as it had nothing to do with his stamina or critical thinking I don't suppose you'd be interested. Pssht, silly OP.

Given your strength, stamina and sharper critical thinking skills, I am surprised that you somehow ended up earning less than your wife. Bad luck.

I know a few great SAHDs who do a fantastic job at home with their kids. You just sound like an annoying git.

I returned to work leaving my five week old baby with his father, he looked after him for a year. His patience wore a bit thin quicker than mine would have though.