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\"Students<\/div>\n

Guest post by David Kiuranov, MenCare Bulgaria Coordinator, Association Roditeli<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAs a father today, I am more of a companion to my kids. [\u2026] Each one of them is a different world and they want and like different things.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

This is just one reflection that emerged from a gathering of six fathers who met during MenCare Bulgaria\u2019s<\/a> \u201cFathers\u2019 Eve\u201d event. At the beginning of the country\u2019s Father\u2019s Week in November 2016, we held the event to discuss fatherhood and caregiving with participants. We asked them questions like: What does your own father mean to you? How do you feel about yourself as a father today? How do you think Bulgarian society perceives fathers? The event provided a safe space for men to talk about the aspects of fatherhood they considered too intimate to share in a public discussion.<\/p>\n

\u201cFather\u2019s Eve,\u201d held on November 7, kicked off Bulgaria\u2019s Father\u2019s Week 2016. Subsequently, more than 30 public events took place in 17 communities. Museums, puppet theaters, children\u2019s educational centers, bakeries, community centers, NGOs, and a zoo all held events during the week to recognize the importance of involved, gender-equitable fatherhood.<\/p>\n

While public events often take center stage, the core component of Father\u2019s Week happened out of the public\u2019s view: numerous schools and kindergartens throughout the country hosted activities during the week \u2013 many of them for the first time. Schools are usually stereotyped as a \u201cmother\u2019s space\u201d in Bulgaria, and fathers may be hesitant to get involved. However, we have discovered that when men are actively invited to take part in their children\u2019s education, they respond positively \u2013 and with encouraging results. Just one example of this are the fathers of second-grade students at the St. St. Kiril and Metodiy School in Kozloduy, who, after being invited to participate more fully in school-based activities with and for their children, built a special relaxation space for children on the playground.<\/p>\n

After Father\u2019s Week this year, I\u2019ve been asking myself: When does someone begin to think of himself as a father? The moment is probably different for different people. It might be the moment when both partners decide to have a child. Or, it might the moment when you realize your partner is pregnant. For others, it might be the moment your child is born. It might be even later for some, who need time to get to know their small, newborn child. While we may all be different, however, I\u2019ve realized that fatherhood is also universal. Being a father is indispensably connected to care. You become a father when you learn how to care \u2013 both for others and for yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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