Saturday, February 23, 2013

The days of Ward Cleaver are long over

No longer are dads sitting on the sidelines in this game of parenting, but instead, are rolling up their sleeves and digging right in along side the mothers. The days of Ward Cleaver are long over and fathers are doing the very duties that once seemed reserved only for women.

The internet has given voice to a generation of men who are sharing their fatherhood journey with the world. Bloggers, writers, thinkers are all taking to their stories to the public. These men are not only in the trenches they are also sharing their lessons learned with the rest of us. They are sharing their highs and lows, challenges and fears, and hopes and dreams for their children and themselves.

Over the course of the last two years I have had the fortunate opportunity to come into contact with many of these men through their writings and stories. Men who are thinking deeper and writing intelligently about what it means to be a man and father in the twenty first century. Through their own experiences, trials and tribulations they are gaining a storehouse of wisdom from which the rest of the world can and should draw from.

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