Here are some phrases you don’t often hear about mothers. I certainly never heard my mother called any of these things even though she was all of them at various times.

• A family woman
• Absent mothers
• Feckless mothers
• An active mother
• A mother being ‘in her son’s/daughter’s life’

And some you don’t hear about fathers:

• Slummy daddy
• A barren man
• Working father
• Busy dads
• Paternal instincts
• Dadpreneur
• Pushy dads
• Yummy daddies
• Competitive dads
• Earth father
• Dadsy
• DILF (dad I’d like to F)

I’m not saying it’s a competition. But I do think assumptions about the roles of mothers and fathers are interesting. Can you think of any more?

N.B.  This is a recycled post from ages ago called ‘Dadpreneur’. I thought I would re-launch it for Mother’s Day!