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1OutsideviewVoice-overWelcometoChangingLifestyles.Todaywe'lltakealookatthechangingroleoffathers.Inthe1950sandthe1960s,mostfatherswenttoworkeverydayandmostmothersstayedathometotakecareofthechildren.However,sincethelate60sandtheearly70s,familylifehasbeenchangingdramatically.Insteadofacceptingtherigidrolesimposedbysociety,manycoupleshavebeendecidingtochangetheirwork-lifebalance.Moremothershavebeenpursuingcareers,whileatthesametimefathershavebeendevotingmoretimetocaringforchildrenanddoinghouseholdchores.ThisisDavidNoll.Davidis33yearsold,husbandandfatheroftwogirls.Davidisamodernfather.Heandhiswifebothpursuecareersandshareinraisingthechildrenanddoinghousework.DianeOK,wellthenareyougoingtogototheplayground?Children1Right.Right,Mama.DianeRight.Iloveyou.Children2Bububa.DianeBye-bye.Children1Bye.DianeBye-bye.Voice-overDavid'sfatherBobNollwasalsoalovingfather,butDavid'sroleasafatherwasdifferent.Duringtheearlypartofhiscareer,BobwenttoworkeverydaywhilehiswifeShirleystayedhome.Bobworkedfor38yearsatWestinghouseasanelectricalengineer.Bobworkedonsomeofthefirstcomputerseverproduced.Bobhadalwaysbeenaninvolvedfather.Butin1970Shirleydecidedtogobacktowork.ThatwaswhenBob'sroleasafatherchanged.BobWhenShirleywentbacktowork,Ihadtochangemy,uh,roleandstarttodomorecooking,um,drivingthechildrenhereandthere.WhenourchildrenweregrowingupItookalotofinterestinthem,whattheyweredoing.DavidIthinkinmanywaysI,IwasprobablybetterpreparedforthechangingrolesthatI'vehadtotakeonby,bymyfather.BobWedidmanythingstogetherandItriedtogettheminvolvedinotherareasthattheyseemedtoshowinterestin,suchastheatreandmagic.DavidHedidagreatdealmorethanIthinkmanyfathers,ImeanI,Icanthinkofchildhoodfriendswhosefathers,youknow,wererunningbusinesseswho,whoparticipatedalmostat,not,notatallintheir,intheir,intheirdevelopment.Um,andIthinkIhad,IthinkIhadarolemodel.BobIrememberDavidwasinterestedin,hegotveryinterestedinmagicand,andjuggling,andhewasanavidreader.Voice-overAsayoungman,Davidlovedmagic.Buthepursuedacareerasabiochemist.Beforehavingchildren,Davidspent40hoursperweekstudyingcellularDNAinaresearchlab.AndhiswifeDianespent40hoursaweekworkingasalawyerinWashingtonDC.Afterthegirlswereborn,DavidandDianebothcutbackontheirhoursinordertotakecareoftheirdaughters.Asaresearchscientist,David'sschedulewasmoreflexible.Sohetookonmoreresponsibilityforthechildren'sday-to-daycare.DavidWell,Ihavebeenable,uh,toadjustmyschedulesothatIcanbehomeat5o'clock,um,forthekidsandifthechildrenaresick,beingabletocomehome,um,takethemtothedoctors.Wegoforawalk,wetakethedogsupthestreet,gotothepark,hangoutatthepark.Andthenweheadback,uh,tothehouseand,andbeginpreparingdinner.Voice-overSinceBobretiredtenyearsago,hehasbeenenjoyinghisroleasagrandfather.He'sbeentravellingwithhiswife,Shirley,andhe'sbeenplayingtennis.Meanwhile,Davidisjustbeginninghisjourneyasafatherinanewera.DavidItcanbedifficult,especiallywhen,youknow,you're,you'retakingonnewrolesforthefirsttime.Anditcanbe,itcanbedisconcertinganditcanbemorecomfortabletotakeonthosetraditionalroles.Um,Ihave,IthinkIhavemanymoreresponsibilitiesthan,thanevenmostfathersdotoday,um,andcertainlymore,I,Ithinkthanwhenmyfatherwas,wasraisinghischildren.Um,butthe,thedifferenceisnotthesortofclassicrolereversal.I'm,I'mnotastay-at-homeDad.Wehaveanexcellentbabysitterwho,that,whohasallowedus,um,allowedbothmywifeandItheopportunitiestocontinuepursuingourcareer.Voice-overWhiletherearemanydifferencesinhowDavidandBobhaveraisedtheirchildren,therearemanyimportantsimilarities.ListeninginPassage1HostThere'saquestionthat'sbeenarguedaboutforalongtime.Whichismoreimportant,yourfamilyenvironmentoryourgenes?Well,astoryhascomeupinthenewsaboutidenticaltwins,separatedatbirth.They'vejustbeenreunited-andguesswhat-therearesomeamazingcoincidencesintheirlifestories.Here'sthestory-twoAmericangirlscalledTamaraandAdrianawereseparatedatbirthandadoptedbytwodifferentsetsofparents.Andthisiswherethecoincidencesbegin.Bothfamiliesendedupliving25milesapart.Bothgirlsdecidedtostudypsychologyatuniversitiesthatareonlyamileapartfromeachother.Isn'tthatstrange?Andthisgirl,who'safriendofbothofthem,insiststheymeet.Justbeforetheymeet,Adriana'smothertellsher2thatshehasatwinsister.Canyouimaginehowthatmustfeelwhenyou're20yearsoldtolearnyouhaveatwin?Andwhenthegirlsmeet,it'slikelookinginamirror-they'reidentical!Nowgetthis!BothTamaraandAdriana'sadoptivefathersdiedwhenthegirlswerechildren.Bothgirlsfellthroughglassdoorsattheageoffive-that'shardtobelieve,isn'tit?Theirboyfriendslookalikeandhavesimilarnames-AlexandAdam.Andthisisthebestpart-bothofthemhavethesamerecurringdream.Isn'tthatincredible-theyhavethesamedream!Ithinkit'sanamazingstory.So,forallthoseofyououttherewhohavecomments,andI'msureyoudo,thelinesareopen.OK,we'vegotJoshontheline.HiJosh!JoshHi.HostSo,whatdoyoumakeofthisstory?JoshIt'sagreatstorybutitdoesn'tsurprisemeatall.I'manidenticaltwin.HostYouare?JoshYeah,mybrother'scalledToby,andwe're22,andwe'regoingoutwithtwosisters...andwe'rehavingadoubleweddingnextJune.HostCongratulations!So-whatdoyouthink-isitourgenesthatdecidewhoweare?Thesek