As society continues to evolve, hopefully toward its highest potential, we are breaking up with stereotypical gender roles. Boys can wear pink. Girls can work on cars. Nonbinary and trans people are valued and accepted members of society.
One brave dad is doing his part to help society move forward. J.R. Minton recently explained in a TikTok that he does not help his wife with chores or the kids. Why? Because it is part of being a father.
“I don’t help my wife cook. I don’t help her clean, do laundry, take care of the kids — none of that,” J.R. began. “Because I do what I’m supposed to do as a father and a husband. I cook, I clean, I do the laundry. I take care of the kids. I can’t ‘help’ my wife do those things, because they are my job, too.”
If J.R. had you going there for a minute, you are not alone. “Deletes paragraph,” one user wrote in the comments section. They were ready to take him on. “I was ready to fight,” another user agreed.
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J.R. works as a UPS driver in Texas. He shares four children under 8 with his wife Brittany and the couple split all duties evenly. J.R. often notices he gets more credit than Brittany for doing his job as a father.
This came up during a recent Target trip. “I was wearing the baby and I had two kids in the cart, and this lady comes up to Brittany and she’s like, ‘Oh my God. Is this your husband!? Look at him. You should take a picture of him,’” J.R. told Today. “I get so much credit for doing nothing. How low is the bar?"
Brittany’s friends all think she is lucky to have J.R. “They say all sorts of things, like ‘Girl, you must be in good with the big guy because he sent you an amazing husband,’” she stated.
J.R. does not think he is doing anything special. “We are not helping our wives, we are not babysitting our kids. That way of thinking needs to change," he stated. “It’s time to grow up.”
