Why do Men Want to be Fathers?

Question 1

Absent

Answer 1

Fathers were absent which means they weren’t @ home a lot & didn’t spend time with their children.

Well, in some cases, you know, the father would be neglectful, some father were absent & … .

Question 2

Admit

Answer 2

To admit to sth is to say or agree that sth is true even if you’re perhaps ashamed of it or don’t want it to be true.

Sometimes they admit that they are not that keen, but their partner wants a baby, so they’re kinda going along with it.

Sometimes they admit that actually they’re no that keen, but their partner wants a baby, so they’re kinda going along with it.
And a reasonable number actually say they do it because they want to undo what their father did to them, so rewrite history in relation to fathers & the experience of fathering, be a better father than their father was.

Question 3

Disciplinarian

Answer 3

Disciplinarian, that describes someone whose main communication with their children, to give them strict rules & tell them of or punish them if they did sth wrong.

Also check: Stringent rule/law . Constrained rules

… I suppose we’d say a 1950’s father so distant, disciplinarian not actually involved in their children’s daily life & certainly not involved in their care.

Question 4

Going along with sth

Answer 4

Going along with sth, is a phrase that means agreeing to do sth even though You don’t really want to do it.

… but their partner wants a baby, so they’re kinda going along with it.

According to recent research in the UK, what percentage of men are present when their children are born?
95 percent.
There’s lots of different reasons why men want to be fathers, for some of them it’s just a stage of life they’ve reached.
They’ve got the house, they’ve got the job, now it’s time to have a family.

Question 5

Keen on sth

Answer 5

If you’re keen on sth it means you are enthusiastic about it, it’s really sth you wanna do it.

Also check: Latch onto sth:

Sometimes they admit that actually they’re not that keen, but … .

Question 6

Hands-on

Answer 6

Hands on, this phrase means they are much more involved & share bringing up their children with their partner.

… that I’ve been studying dads we’ve seen a massive evolution in how hands on fathers are.

You’re a dad, aren’t you?
How did You know? Is it the grey hair in my beard? Is it the wrinkles around the eye?
I thought that was just your age.