How to be a successful stay at home dad?

How to be a successful stay at home dad?
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answer:Those skills (driving, housekeeping) are not skills specific to a stay at home dad, but are skills everyone ought to learn (although driving is not necessary if you live in a city like New York or San Francisco). To be a stay at home dad one must be truly supportive of one’s spouse, and must be willing to be involved in things where you are the only man. For instance, when my daughter was in Girl Scouts, I was the parent that accompanied her on mother daughter events.
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