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Why Cape Town dad thinks "Dads Don't Babysit" movement is dumb

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I am one of those parents that believe that dads don't babysit, they're simply parenting. And I've seen enough evidence from the men in my life, that they are active, involved dads who are equally as capable of looking after their kids as mothers are.

I would so annoyed on my husband's behalf, when people would ask me if my husband was babysitting our son for the day. No, he was simply parenting him. He had been ever since he started being a stay-at-home dad when our son was 4 months old. 

But after watching this video by Cape Town dad, Terence Mentor aka AfroDaddy, I might have calmed down a bit about the whole thing. 

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