Overview

• A 32-year-old father from Sichuan left a high-paying sales manager job to care for his newborn daughter, Little Jasmine, full-time after his wife’s maternity leave ended.
• He now earns significantly less, making 4,000 yuan per month through live-streaming and selling baby products, while managing demanding childcare responsibilities.
• The father revealed in a viral video that he has been diagnosed with postpartum depression, a condition rarely acknowledged in men, particularly in traditional societies like China.
• His parenting journey, marked by isolation, familial criticism, and eventual divorce, has resonated with many online, earning him 11,000 followers and sparking widespread discussion.
• Experts emphasize the need for greater awareness of paternal mental health and support systems as societal expectations often leave fathers feeling unacknowledged in their caregiving roles.