Horatio Caine: Kid Wrangler
Horatio was a man of many talents.
One of which included getting an infant fed and settled for his first sleep of the night then two little girls bathed and dressed for bed. No matter how tired he was from the day, he enjoyed the chatter of his daughters as they told him stories and what they did during the day. After the sounds and sights he heard in his day, it was a welcomed relief. Reading books like Harold and the Purple Crayon, a series the children loved was another dose of relaxation. He also knew his wife was getting a much needed and deserved break.
Being a stay-at-home mom was something his wife loved, Horatio knew, but it was also exhausting. He didn't know how Aimee managed to care for and entertain three children under five and run a house as well as she did. Maybe their house wasn't a "showcase home" but it was clean and tidy enough. Three children lived there, for god's sake. The term "lived in" fit description better. He knew he couldn't do all this half as well as his wife. Keep the kids happy he could definitely do, but keep even semi-clean house?
Not so much.
The kids would must likely go through their entire wardrobe and every towel would have grown fuzz before anything saw the washing machine. Then most of it would likely be ruined because it wasn't sorted right.
His non-parent co-workers didn't understand how he could do all this with a smile after a long day. Caring for small children and listening to echoes of "daddy! Daddy!" was the cure for a headache and not the cause.