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“Father knows best” is long gone. But in an era of shifting gender roles, the maternalization of child care doesn’t make sense either. For Father’s Day, let’s celebrate the complementary role that both parents play, with separate but equally fine styles.
Sometimes a father has a chance to get away with a son and talk and be close. It’s an important form of intimacy, writes Rob Okun, and one that fathers–young and old–should feel free to talk about and share.
When Peggy Drexler’s daughter went to work with her husband at his clothing retailer, she saw how it transformed her. In this Father’s Day excerpt from her book “Our Fathers, Ourselves,” Drexler raises questions about the influence fathers may have on their daughters.
With all the sensationalist sex scandals engulfing high-profile men in recent weeks, Rob Okun says Father’s Day offers a chance to celebrate the men who aren’t getting so much notice, but are quietly upholding their end of things.