Varun Dhawan recently discussed “dad guilt,” stating, “Honestly, being a girl dad also involves responsibility.” I’m in that responsible phase because my child is dealing with something. I’m fully aware that I need to be there. My wife supports me through everything… and that’s hard to measure up against. I’m accustomed to excelling at everything… But here, my wife comes first and I’m second, which I hate—I want to be number one in this too. … I’m experiencing a ton of dad guilt—even right now, just sitting here, I feel so much guilt. His comments on the We The Yuvaa podcast underscore an emerging yet frequently unvoiced emotional truth experienced by numerous men. Dr. Munia Bhattacharya states that this guilt is deeply personal yet influenced by wider societal expectations. When fathers feel “second.”
