Whenever I see a comment like that I always wonder how it's possible that someon...

corobo · on Sept 6, 2023

I'm not a parent, I live in a small town in the UK, I've literally never seen this happen.

I've never even heard of it happening outside of Reddit. I figured maybe it might just be redditors coming off as creepy in general, but seeing the sentiment here too I figured I'd ask.

A solo dad out with their kid would probably go home with a pocket full of phone numbers here haha

Different people have different information mate. If I start trolling on HN I promise I'll make the comments more interesting than a pretty mild question :)

bitcharmer · on Sept 6, 2023

Thanks for your reply and insight. I'm in my 40s and having lived in 4 countries on 3 continents this theme is pretty consistent across cultures.

Ask your friends and family if they'd feel as confident employing a male child minder as a female one. Then ponder on the answers.

In child custody cases the man stands no chance unless the mother is an addict and a criminal. Or at least that's the case everywhere I've been.