This is What 21st Century Fatherhood Looks Like

the Editors

6 years ago

Juan C. Gonzalez takes a photo of himself and his son flying through the air every single year. See more at Lime Fly Photography.

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Tender, surprising, and brimming with love: these are images of real* fatherhood.

We asked Good Men Project readers what Real Fatherhood meant to them, and how it looked in their day-to-day lives. Here are some of the amazing photos, stories and tweets you shared with us during our #RealFatherhood campaign.

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Dave is very at ease with the fact that he has twins.

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Gabe and Pierce – even their toes match.

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Mark Greene and son. More fun at MegaSAHD

Yes, sir, I do believe in the power of Post-Its.

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Marcus Williams and twin daughters

Are you both listening?

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Charlie Capen and son Finn. More fun from Charlie at How To Be A Dad.

One of us has put on his happy face.

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Chris and Sammie

There’s no party like a tea party…

…except maybe a princess dress-up party.

“Is my tiara on straight?”

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Alberto and Quentin

There’s gotta be a better system for this.

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Single image (not photoshopped!) courtesy of Lime Fly Photography

They didn’t know about my broom!

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Ryan and Marc

For Ryan, being a good dad is about being a part of what his kids love.

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John, Hailey and Heather with friends

When John said he wanted to be chased by a mob of females, this wasn’t exactly what he had in mind…

No, this is way better.

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Also read: “Stitches? Nah” – Matt Peregoy’s dad teaches a lesson in self-sufficiency.

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See more: The Happy Aspie/Flickr

Bek Caruso’s husband, Jeff, and their son, Alex. Bek and Alex both live with autism, and Bek and Jeff also live with ADHD.

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Matt and Alex. See more at Randy Schroeder photography

1-2-3 Jump!

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Baker Wright coaching his son in his first round of T-ball.

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Christopher and Derek

Some of the best moments in fatherhood are the quietest ones.

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Photo by Maria Allebring

Ahhhhhhhhhh……

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Also read: “Fatherhood and the Black Community” – Tim Brown hopes that someday he, too, is up to the challenge of his daughter’s braids.

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Lamont holds baby Mya in the NICU. His wife Amie explains the type of father Lamont has been to their children:

“I’m married to a guy who used to sing Elton John’s “Your Song”, and read the classic version of Peter Pan to our dying daughter. He made a great Tink… Here he is holding Mya about 2 months before she died. He was going on probably less than 3 hours of sleep over 2 or 3 days, which actually was pretty common because he worked and then spent every waking hour in the NICU.“

Baby in blue at the center of the universe.

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Dr. Adam Sheck and his daughter winning first prize in a pie eating contest at a father-daughter picnic.

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Antonio, Gina and Stella

Silly Daddy!

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Jon D. writes: “She made me understand the absolute power of real unconditional love. I can not think of anything she could ever do that will make me not love her.”

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Also read: “A Moment” – From the moment his son was born, the kind of father Steve Marsh wanted to be began to change.

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Nathan, dad of Owen and Aria. “They are my world.”

The perfect smell of a sleeping baby’s head.

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Josh and the girls. Photo by Erin Gant

Daddy Tickle Monster

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Lamont with Javen, Max and Ty. See more photos by Amie Lee

Peeing lesson

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Matt and Alex, by Mathias Johnson Photo

And into the future, Daddy forever more.

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*”real” in this case = “real-life”, as in, not actors or media-created images.

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