I became a full-time dad for my wife s career By Howard Mustoe Eight years ago David Robinson decided to take a year out to raise his son. After discussing childcare with his wife Tahina, they came to the conclusion that she, a barrister, would suffer more of a career setback if she took the time off. Other women in the field had had to fight to get clients back when they returned to work. So he took advantage of a workplace redundancy scheme and became a full-time father. It was a not a common thing to do. Even the groups were called mother and baby clubs, he says. I d rock up and I d get two reactions: one that I was a widower and the slightly more common one was they d ask about my husband.