The menfolk of the Aka people in Africa’s Congo Basin have been described as the ‘best dads in the world’ with the paternally minded pygmies playing with their babies at least five times as often as men from other societies. While women hunt, the men cook. Cots are unheard of (couples never leave babies lying unattended) and if one Aka parent smacks an infant, the other views it as grounds for divorce. Most staggering of all, Aka fathers offer their nipples as pacifiers to their babies when mum isn’t around. Somebody send a note to Fathers 4 Justice now…
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:58:19 +0000
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