Daddy is not the babysitter

Don't ever let Dad be called the babysitter. I've heard some Dads say that they are "babysitting" their children, or someone will call him a babysitter.  Let's think for a moment about Webster's definition of babysit.

:to care for children usually during a short absence of the parents; to give care <babysit for a neighbor's pets>

A babysitter watches over childrent for a short period of time until the parents return.  If you apply this same definition to Dad, then that means he's only giving care for a short period of time until Mom - the parent - returns.  This is clearly not the case.

Moms and Dads should both be given the same title as parent and their roles should be equally so.  Both parents bring something different to the table for the child, and both should be highly esteemed.  Daddy is not the babysitter, he is the parent. :-)