JIM MCGAW COOKS AND CLEANS. AND HE'S NOT JUST "HELPING OUT." THIS IS JIM'S FULL-TIME JOB.

Jim McGaw: "'Oh, you're babysitting your 1-year-old today.' I get that a lot, the babysitting crack, and my initial reaction is ‘It’s called parenting, not babysitting!’"

HE STAYS AT HOME WITH HIS KIDS WHILE HIS WIFE BRINGS HOME THE BACON. BUT HE BRISTLES AT THE THOUGHT OF BEING CALLED "MR. MOM."

Jim McGaw: "The Mr. Mom tag makes men seem less masculine, and we still want to hold on to masculinity and be parents at the same time."

THOSE THINGS SHOULDN'T COMPETE WITH ONE ANOTHER, BUT JIM ISN'T THE ONLY ONE WRESTLING WITH BALANCE, IMAGE AND REALITY. HIS WIFE MICHELLE BELIEVES THIS IS BEST FOR THEIR FAMILY, BUT STILL HAS MOMENTS WHEN SHE QUESTIONS THEIR CHOICE.

Michelle McGaw: "I was more concerned about how people on the outside would view a man at home with his children."

HOW MUCH SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT CULTURAL NORMS? -- A QUESTION UNITED METHODIST LARRY MALONE SAYS PARENTS HAVE TO ANSWER IF THEY ARE CHOOSING TO REVERSE ROLES.

Larry Malone: “If you’re considering doing something that has the potential to really change the dynamics of the home, be careful. Because a failure, a significant failure, in the home is really a catastrophic failure that has great impact on not only the partners, the married couple, but (also on) their children.”

MALONE SAYS FAMILIES SHOULD HAVE A PLAN B IN CASE THE AT-HOME DAD SETUP FAILS.

“What if it doesn’t work? What if it seems like the marriage is threatened, or the children seem to be having problems as a result of this? There needs to be a backup plan and I would think that would need to be a major consideration as you go into this.”

EVEN THOUGH AT-HOME FATHERHOOD BRINGS MANY CHALLENGES; THERE ARE ALSO GREAT REWARDS.