I am glad that fathers are doing so well (Number of stay-at-home dads in UK up by a third since before pandemic, 25 December). But it’s worth remembering that key workers cannot work from home and look after children at the same time. They can be great fathers, though. My dad, born in 1912, was one. He walked us to the school bus (us being my sister, born in 1945; me, born in 1947; and my brother, born in 1948), then cycled to work behind the bus, pulling silly faces at us. He was always a nurturing parent. On Saturdays, he would tell our mum to have a day off window shopping in Brighton – there wasn’t enough money to buy anything other than a cup of tea and a cake – and he would look after us. Love, and showing it as he did, is the most important thing.
Diana Lyon
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
