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Written by Anissa Tanweer
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When Michael Keaton starred as Mr. Mom in 1983, the notion of a father staying at home to raise the kids was rather novel. But in the last 20 years, the number of stay-at-home dads has risen sharply in the U.S. According to recent census data, their numbers have doubled in the past decade alone.
Brendan McGinn is one of them. He's the primary caretaker for his three children, ages four months to four years old. When their first son was born, McGinn realized that his wife – a future doctor – had a higher earning potential.
"I could stay at home and raise my kids and be around them, or I could work and have my paycheck go to childcare and have somebody else raise my kids," says McGinn. "And I think the choice was pretty obvious for my wife and I that this was what we wanted to do."

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