What was possible? For dads to learn how to do all of the things moms traditionally do when raising children.
"be a mom"
Meal cooking, diaper changing, dish washing, laundry doing, bottle feeding, late night soothing, bed time put-downs, morning time get-ups, logistical organization of things like meal planning and doctor visits, monitoring the baby while its awake with 100% attention, etc
In the later years its things like school activities, crucial life conversations, the logistics of taking them places, managing making sure they're doing their homework, being a trusted advisor for them to confide in, etc.
Many modern Dads are fulfilling more of these roles, but its easy, especially when Dads are working, for dads to hide behind their workload and not learn how to engage with a lot of these kinds of tasks as a matter of course.
"be a mom"
Meal cooking, diaper changing, dish washing, laundry doing, bottle feeding, late night soothing, bed time put-downs, morning time get-ups, logistical organization of things like meal planning and doctor visits, monitoring the baby while its awake with 100% attention, etc
In the later years its things like school activities, crucial life conversations, the logistics of taking them places, managing making sure they're doing their homework, being a trusted advisor for them to confide in, etc.
Many modern Dads are fulfilling more of these roles, but its easy, especially when Dads are working, for dads to hide behind their workload and not learn how to engage with a lot of these kinds of tasks as a matter of course.