House Spouse - Mom or Dad?

As we continue to struggle through the land of gender roles and parenting, it's not hard to find an endless supply of opinions.  But there aren't too many that make me think the way this article did.  Last night on Modern Family, the mom is considering running for public office but worries to her husband about "who will take the kids to practice and recitals and keep them from burning down the house?!"  His response is golden: "Oh! It must be so hard to live as a single mom... I will take care of it!"  Not to make light of being a single mom, or a woman in a marriage with a husband who doesn't contribute to raising their children or maintaining the household, but his comment is exactly like something my husband would say.  Let's just remember that I have it pretty good - actually REALLY good.  We can't forget that each family is different - hen it comes to day to day life, it's less important what is the case statistically, and more important what is the case in my family.  But it's still very interesting, inspiring and indeed sometimes a huge relief to realize that you're not alone, and there is someone out there who is thinking about, and making sense of, the exact situation you find yourself in.