An Interlude: 21st Century Dad-dom

As I look with excitement and trepidation upon the prospect of becoming a father for the first time, I begin to notice tangible differences between myself and my parents when it comes to the venerable institution of fatherhood. I hate the idea of generation gaps, but I fear they're there. From politics to entertainment to the most intimate of family behaviors, my family is just going to be different from my parents'. And that's okay.

Newsweek has a column on the new generation of dads.

Still, the bottom line is that today's guys are procreating, parenting and pleased with ourselves. Sure, you'll have to endure the occasional hipster dad who slaps a Sex Pistols decal on his $800 Bugaboo stroller. Some of us will give our kids offbeat names like Freya and diligently document our every self-important, profanity-laced insight on our blogs. And it will be another generation who will tell us if this grand experiment has worked. But one thing is clear: we tend to have a different outlook than our fathers did. - Brian Braiker

Isn't that what life and family is? A grand experiment?

All I know is that it's awfully fun.