They were expected to contribute to childrearing and household responsibilities. Typically, men in my family feel comfortable cooking and assisting with children. When I was younger, I remember all the kids staying with my uncle and grandfather baking cookies while my aunt, mother, and grandmother shopped. These non-traditional gender roles also existed in my immediate family. My father was unreliable in terms of financial support, but he cooked and took care of us children after school. These roles were different from those of other families I encountered in my childhood. In those families the men worked and the woman stayed at home. In recent years, this dynamic has changed in today's society. Men are now more active in domestic life and women not only work but have