Male _________ started taking responsibility for providing emotional support at home. ( actors, characters, directors, producers )

I remember my younger brother had a teddy bear called Fred. He was really _______ about this toy bear. ( devoted, passionate, attatched, sympathetic )

After moving from wise dads to clueless dads, today's TV fathers are beginning to find a ___________. ( harmony, balance, peace, calm )

Dads started taking responsibility for providing emotional support at home, _______ if they could not hope to get it right all the time. ( even, perhaps, despite, just )

I was only a few years older than my brother and used to feel quite ________ by this attachment of his to his bear. ( furious, offensive, dissatisfied, irritated )

The dads of the 1950s worked full-time, while mums stayed at home to _______ up the children. ( make, raise, bring, take )

Jim Anderson from the sitcom Father Knows Best returned from his job, took off his jacket and rolled up his sleeves to solve all the problems ________ home. ( in, around, on, at )

As my brother grew up, he remained very fond of Fred, but the toy bear was no longer _______ to his well-being. ( crucial, outstanding, compulsary, remarkable )

My brother was so attached to his teddy bear that he couldn’t tolerate being __________ from Fred for even a few minutes. ( split, isolated, separated, divided )

My brother was always extremely ________ of anyone who tried to keep him from his bear. ( suspicious, offensive, dissatisfied, sensitive )

With cutting-edge shows and reality television, we are getting a more realistic __________ of fatherhood and some great dads. ( view, look, approach, belief )

These childish dads needed more looking ________ than his children. ( to, round, through, after )

The earliest portrayals of dads on TV were simplistic, sticking to the image of what an ideal father might be ________. ( as, like, for, such )