Parent Perspectives — Prompt

Being a Father in the 21st Century: Yay or Nay?

The expectations of fatherhood have shifted. Fathers today are expected to be providers, but also present — hands-on with school runs, bath time, and bedtime stories in a way earlier generations of fathers often weren't asked to be. Some fathers say it's the most rewarding shift in a generation. Others feel stretched thin between old expectations and new ones, without always getting the same recognition mothers do for the same work.

Is being a father in the 21st century a "yay" or a "nay" for you — and why?

Share your honest experience in the comments below — under a pseudonym, so it stays just between us.