More fathers are becoming the primary caregiver (opens in new tab)

Al said goodbye to his daughters every night before he drove to work. He’d hand off childcare to his wife when she returned home from work and start his commute during dinnertime. Al, a Connecticut-based media professional who spoke to Fast Company under a pseudonym, worked from 6:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. He’d go to sleep at 3:00 a.m., wake at 7:00 a.m., and get his daughters to school. Another two-hour block of sleep during the day followed by housework, afterschool childcare, then back to th...