EQUAL PARENTING DEBATE: SHOULD FATHERS DO MORE? | Gouri Tonnk | Romit Raaj | Candid Confessions: The Raw Round Table

Everyone says parenting should be equal.But when life actually happens, it doesn’t always feel that way.In this episode of Candid Confessions: The Raw Round Table, we talk about the little things no one really says out loud, how mothers carry more than just responsibilities, how fathers are often defined by what they provide, and how both end up dealing with their own kind of pressure.There’s love, there’s effort… but there’s also imbalance, guilt, and unspoken expectations. This isn’t about blaming one side, It’s about understanding what equal parenting really means and why it’s harder than it looks. If this is something you’ve seen in your own home or around you, you’ll relate to this conversation.Tune in, share and Follow.HOST: CHHAVI MITTALGUESTS:ROMIT RAAJ: ActorGOURI TONNK: ActorDEBOLINA DUTTA: Parenting CoachAlso follow CANDID CONFESSIONS WITH CHHAVI podcast on:www.youtube.com/@bwwcwww.youtube.com/@candidconfessionswithchhaviwww.instagram.com/candidconfessionswithchhaviwww.instagram.com/chhavihussein✨ Join the BEING WOMAN WITH CHHAVI community for these exclusive features.• Weekly newsletter with intimate reflections• 2–3 minute audio nuggets on topics we all silently struggle with (Echoes Of Chhavi)• Anonymous messaging—to share your story and get guidance.FREE REGISTRATION for all at:www.beingwomanwithchhavi.comCHAPTERS:(00:00) Introduction - What to expect from the episode.(02:15) What is the definition of a hands-on father? (04:31) What impact do your own parents have on you being a good parent? How does the way you are brought up as a child shape your parenthood journey.(08:26) How can your own parents sometimes make you replicate it in your parenthood journey, but also sometimes make you want to push the things you did not receive, harder.(09:34) How do finances and career change for a new mother? The stereotypes that women go through after becoming mothers.(13:24) What does a man go through from a career point of view as a new father. How can a father actually, truly support a mother to be an equal parent.(17:06) What are men applauded for changing diapers or being a present parent? The statistics are still skewing towards mothers being the primary parent.(19:45) What about domestic responsibilities, does a man and a woman need to share the load equally?(25:20) Do women like to micro-managing? Is it true that women like to be the primary care-giver by choice? Is this why fathers cannot be hands-on fathers?(28:26) Who decides the course of action when a child falls sick? Why is it always the mother who gets the first call from school even though both parents' contacts are listed?(31:28) Mom guilt vs dad guilt and the widely opposite definitions of both. How important is it for fathers to get involved in the day-to-day nitty-gritties like deciding the menu etc.(37:54) Do women like to be called superwomen? Why do mothers not rely on fathers?(41:20) How parenting can never be defined as 50-50 and hence is a confusing concept. How equal parenting is subjective to each unit.(45:54) What is the pressure a man takes when it comes to finances?(49:55) When a parent is working too much, does it give them the right to be an absent parent?(52:26) Closing thoughts and message.