The kind of man who thinks that helping with the dishes is beneath him…

Eleanor Roosevelt
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The kind of man who thinks that helping with the dishes is beneath him will also think that helping with the baby is beneath him, and then he certainly is not going to be a very successful father. ✨ Eleanor Roosevelt (1946). If You Ask Me
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The kind of man who thinks that helping with the dishes is beneath him will also think that helping with the baby is beneath him, and then he certainly is not going to be a very successful father. ✨ Eleanor Roosevelt (1946). If You Ask Me

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