Another email for y'all. Hope you all have a terrific Thanksgiving! Tim Visit Cincinnati Stay at Home Dads at www.cincinnatidads.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clara Perez" <claravperez@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <cincinnatidads@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 2:46 PM Subject: Article on dads > > > Hi there, > > I am a graduate student at the School of International Affairs at Columbia > University in New York (concentrating in International Media and > Communications). I am writing an article for publication on stay at home > fathers, and came across your website in the course of my research. I was > wondering if any of you dads would be willing to share your experiences with > me. Below are some questions I am curious to know the answers to. > > 1) A study presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association found > that stay at home dads have a higher risk of heart disease. One theory is > that men in non-traditional roles havea higher stress level. From your > experience, would you agree with the findings of this study? > > 2) Many dads say that isolation is the biggest obstacle to overcome. Do you > agree? If not, what would you say has been the biggest obstacle you have had > to overcome? > > 3) How did the reality of being an at-home father differ from your > expectations? > > 4) Why did you decide to be an at-home dad? > > 5) One dad I spoke with didn't join a playgroup because he felt he would > feel out of place among the mothers. Another dad had joined a group and did > not feel out of place. How do you feel about these statements? Have you > joined a group, mothers, dads or mixed? > > 6) Do you feel that friends and family are supportive of your decision? > > If any of you would be willing to speak with me, please feel free to call me > at 646-734-9818, or email responses to claravperez@xxxxxxxxxxxx > I appreciate your help, and look forward to speaking with you. > > Sincerely, > Clara Perez > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > _________________________________________________________________________ - To post on the mailing list, simply send email to cinci_dads@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - Users can unsubscribe from the list by sending email to cinci_dads-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. - Our webpage: http://www.cincinnatidads.com/ - Online, searchable archives of the list are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/cinci_dads Should you have any questions about anything, please feel free to email cincinnatidads@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Cinci Dads) or ctelling@xxxxxxx (mailing list problems)