[Kanji_The_Wanderer]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

Since when was the father watching his own kids considered a "babysitter"!?!?!

I didn't mean the father being the babysitter. I meant does he ever watch the children? Or do men have to work in Japanese society? I would imagine that if the man of the family didn't work, he'd be made fun of and and treated like an outsider in public. That's my guess. There are families in the US who the mother works, and the father is at home. I am sure this does not happen in Japan.