Kristin Bush enjoys every moment with her 16-month-old daughter, Savannah. The toddler has changed her life and changed her whole outlook on her career and family priorities. But the Huntington Beach mother is well aware of her limitations when it comes to balancing those two worlds, and she has a newfound appreciation for the other half of the equation.
“I couldn’t do what I do without him,” she says.
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That “him” is her husband of almost six years, Tim Bush (above), who cares for and feeds Savannah each morning, dresses her and gets her ready to stay with her grandma or her nanny.
A former middle school math teacher and Huntington Beach junior lifeguard instructor, Tim, 31, has decided to follow his father’s footsteps and pursue a career as a State Farm Insurance agent, which he believes will give him the ability to be a better dad. His dad is a great model to follow both personally and professionally, and he seemed to do a good job of balancing career and family, Tim says. Still, he is well aware that the fatherhood of yesteryear bears little resemblance to the duties and lifestyles of dads today.
 “My dad worked hard and he created flexibility,” he says, noting that his father coached his sports teams and attended swim meets. “But my dad never changed a poopy diaper in his life.” Today’s dads can hardly make such a claim.
In the past, fathers were portrayed in the media as stumblebums who were out of touch with their wives and kids. Today, Google “the role of dad,” and multiple Web sites and blogs can be found, along with a whole “fatherhood movement.”
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