My husband was a stay-at-home dad for a year. I learned about the double standards that exist for working dads and moms.

Courtesy MaryLou Costa

• I started working again shortly after the birth of my second son. My husband was a stay-at-home dad.
• I still helped out around the house to be the working parent I'd want if I was in his position.
• He's since gone back to work, and we're trying to keep the norms we established during that time.

Going back to work three months after the birth of my second son wasn't easy. But one...