Not Stuck

Today I took a personal day since the office is closed tomorrow and it is also Robbyn's birth day. I figured a nice long weekend at home with the family. Today I had to go to the hospital and get my yearly TB test read for work. Laylah said she wanted to go with daddy, no problem I got her dressed and she came with me and we ran some other errands. Well at the hospital the nurse said oh you stuck on baby duty today. Well i smiled and nodded hiding my true thoughts which were something like
I am not now nor have I ever been nor will i ever be stuck with one of my children. I love my kids and i take them where ever I go. I am not a prehistoric man from the 1950's who believes that only women would look after children. I know how to change a diaper, feed and ..... do hair. (All be it not as good as mommy does hair and not as fancy but i can make a part and do a pony tail I bath .) I give baths, read bed time stories and take them to play group. I am almost all the doctor appointments and even make a few of them.
But instead i did the smile and nod and say nothing. This is not the first time i have someone has told me this and it still infuriates me every time. I am not the best father in the world but I am no loaf either. I take an interest in my children. I know people mean well and they think it is a compliment but i don't like it at all.