Glen Henry: What I've learned about parenting as a stay-at-home dad
Glen Henry: Lo que aprendí acerca de la paternidad quedándome en casa
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my superpowers through fatherhood.
"superpoderes" a través de la paternidad.
un trabajo que odiara.
ever worked a job they hated.
ever worked a job they hated?
no quiero que me juzguen,
I don't want you guys to judge me.
¿Es un lugar seguro?
is it a safe space?
no me llevaba bien con mi jefe.
the job I hated,
mirando el espejo retrovisor,
looking in the rearview mirror,
de mis amigos le iba a pedir
which friend I could call
para no tener que volver al edificio.
back in the building.
a lot of issues for me,
y todos los días volvía del trabajo
the same question.
es la peor pregunta que pueden hacerte:
anyone could ask you.
pensar en ese lugar de nuevo".
to think about that place again.
40 percent of my income on childcare.
de mi sueldo al cuidado de los niños.
with our second child.
how we were going to fix this whole thing
de resolver el asunto del dinero
"Cariño, tengo una gran idea".
un gran amo de casa".
a great stay-at-home dad."
something like that?"
Ella dijo: "No, es cierto.
looks like, coming from a father."
de su padre lo que es el amor".
amos de casa antes
of stay-at-home dads before
me criticarían y dije:
so get this, I said this --
dije:
do all day, anyway?"
las amas de casa, de todos modos?
only a woman full of knowledge can smile
llena de sabiduría puede sonreír.
should be easy for you.
it seems like a no-brainer."
parece una obviedad".
for about a week.
looking into the mirror
was banging on the bathroom door --
golpeaba la puerta del baño
cayéndosele por la cara.
crying, tears running down his face.
con lágrimas cayéndosele por la cara.
in the mirror, and I said ...
to call in a bomb threat?
Tenemos que salir de aquí".
for my children.
about being a stay-at-home parent,
sobre ser amo de casa,
no sabía absolutamente nada.
were a lot cuter than my manager,
eran mucho más lindos que mi jefe,
about being a stay-at-home parent --
sobre ser amo de casa,
was feed them,
y todo estaría bien.
keep them distracted,
para mantenerlos distraídos,
leche en la botella y estarían bien.
milk in a bottle, they'd be fine.
just a little bit of mischief.
where did it --
Child 2: No, you did it!
Niño 2: ¡No, tú lo hiciste!
Child 2: No, you did it!
Niño 2: ¡No, tú lo hiciste!
about being a stay-at-home parent?
que sabía sobre ser amo de casa?
was take them to the park once a week,
al parque una vez por semana
once a week, they'd be fine.
una vez por semana, estaría bien.
eso significa que se ensuciarán cada día.
then that means they get dirty every day.
hay que bañarlos cada día.
they need baths every day,
having two kids under two,
tener dos niños de menos de 2 años,
over 20 dirty diapers a day, OK.
de 20 pañales sucios por día.
that's just more nakedness.
eso significa más desnudez
of getting peed on,
ni siquiera por un bebé.
even if it's from a baby.
detergent companies, Omo and Persil.
fabricantes de detergentes, Omo y Persil.
that at two hours a day,
outside time than children.
al aire libre que los niños.
así que salimos al aire libre.
about being a stay-at-home parent,
sobre ser amo de casa
that I knew nothing,
que los amos de casa no pueden dormir,
you get no sleep.
no pueden dormir;
you get no sleep.
si duermes mientras ellos duermen,
because if you sleep when they do,
as a stay-at-home parent?
to teach kids right from wrong
de enseñarles qué es lo correcto
they understood right from wrong,
qué es lo correcto,
that would teach them.
de enseñarles qué es lo correcto
my children right from wrong
y hacer conexiones
and make connections
de YouTube, "Beleaf in Fatherhood".
are coming from my YouTube channel,
de ser un amo de casa.
of being a stay-at-home dad.
que lo estoy intentando, ¿saben?
it's just showing that I'm trying.
para cualquiera que lo intente.
for whoever else is doing this.
about being a stay-at-home parent?
sobre ser amo de casa?
what love looked like.
diapers on your head
es una gran forma de amarlos.
until the kids fall asleep
what's the hardest thing,
qué es lo más difícil,
sobre ser amos de casa,
about being stay-at-home parents,
es una de esas cosas.
was one of those things.
sentirse insuficiente,
feeling inadequate,
por querer más tiempo libre.
is cool the first couple of times,
está bien al principio,
no se fabrica una falda de lana
just ain't make herself a wool skirt
you know what I'm saying?
was the emotional fatigue.
fue la fatiga emocional.
so I'd write songs for other artists.
canciones para otros artistas.
you become emotionally tired.
con tus hijos, te agotas emocionalmente.
comes from your emotions,
viene de las emociones,
time like to cook,
hora de cocinar,
as a stay-at-home parent.
de sus parejas
of mine, he said,
hanging outside the drawers,
ropa colgando de los cajones,
dinner ready when I get home, right?"
lista cuando llego a casa, ¿no?"
you know what I'm saying?
what you're talking about."
de lo que estás hablando.
con un bebé pegado al pecho,
tired from the night before,
dropping this kid off at school,
y el otro al parque.
con tu mamá por una hora
for an hour with your mom
llevar a pasear al perro que tú querías.
all day, that's hard."
todo el día, eso es difícil".
for stay-at-home parents.
de los amos de casa.
standing in their shoes.
se ve el mundo con otra perspectiva.
in someone else's shoes,
from a different perspective.
parecen pasos de bebé, tambaleantes.
it feels like baby steps, wobbling.
for the next generation to walk in.
la siguiente generación.
on a certain path, as parents.
estamos todos juntos en esto.
es una de las mayores bases
is one of the biggest foundations
y quitando las espinas,
out of the way, and these thorns,
coming after us.
más que ver con el paisajismo
has a lot more to do with landscaping.
is to show up for class.
hacer es asistir a clases.
as a stay-at-home dad.
aprendí a estar presente.
from tour one day.
después de una gira.
was supposed to pursue the child.
debía perseguir a sus hijos,
makes himself present.
tiene que estar presente
my friends, is everything.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Glen Henry - Visual storytellerGlen "Beleaf" Henry is a father documenting all the mistakes and joys of parenting.
Why you should listen
Striving to strengthen families before they start, Glen "Beleaf" Henry is giving a tangible look at the often closed off life of black families. Usually sipping toddler tears and hooking his children up to lie detector tests, his antics are hilariously heartwarming and providing value to many people that call the internet their safe space.
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