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Super Nanny Fans

by steve on February 22nd, 2007

Who here watches the show SuperNanny? A couple of days a go Brian McAfee from Alaska was on the show with his 4 kids. What is significant about this dad is he is a single dad. You usually hear about the single moms out there but Brian is couped up in his house with 4 kids and has no contact with adults.

So what happened to mommy? Well we weren’t completely sure for a while but Brian made an appearance at the SuperNanny Rules blog only to tell us mommy lives 20 minutes away. I guess she stops in from time to time to see the kiddos and check in on the family. Well how awfully nice of her. I am glad she is thinking of others.

Here is his entire comment he left:

Yes, my confidence is back :) Our family has never been better, thanks for the compliments. Their mother pops in and out from now and then and they do crave her attention. Pretty sad, because she lives only 20 minutes away. I’m still a little shy, but this show has really, really helped me reach out to neighbors and even strangers too who’ve seen us on TV. I’m very glad we did it!

It’s funny how the stereotypical single parent household is mommy stuck with the 4 kids. This time it is dad, and I am sure he is doing a fine job, especially after being on the show and getting some tips.

But the interesting spin to all this is that Brian wasn’t given so much parenting advice but rather help on getting out and finding friends. As part of the show he was introduced to neighbors and people who live close by in order to help him come in contact with adults. Apparantly the wife doesn’t come by too often as they made it out to be.

I sure wish Brian would join some groups or at least come online and join some virtual dad communities. There is always the Dad Stays Home forum community that is a great outlet for what we do. Not only a great outlet but a plac to ask advice from other dads and share stories.

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