The New Fatherhood

The New Fatherhood

Home
Support TNF
Mental Health
Therapy Fund
Podcast
Archive
Leaderboard
About
The Illusion of Summer
Hello August, can you hear me?
Sep 4 • 
Kevin Maguire
18
2
How to Make Your Kids Hate Fishing
The definitive playbook to turn eager kids into sworn enemies of rods, reels, and rivers
Jul 24 • 
Kevin Maguire
 and 
Nick Parish
13
3
Dads Getting Emotional to Aphex Twin
On ambient music, anonymity, and the courage to open up
Jul 17 • 
Kevin Maguire
40
15
Most Popular
View all
Where should I raise my family?
Feb 22, 2024 • Kevin Maguire
64
35
Making the Momentous Decision to Homeschool
Sep 12, 2024 • Kevin Maguire and Latham Turner
44
14
Why You Should Be Reading More Motherhood Memoirs
Mar 13 • Kevin Maguire
35
5
Descending into the Well of Feelings
May 23, 2024 • Kevin Maguire
31
11
September is the New January
Sep 5, 2024 • Kevin Maguire
31
2
Open Thread: Essential Parenting Books
Apr 7, 2023 • Kevin Maguire
41
76
Delayed Hard: With a Vengeance
Life moves slowly. Especially during a four-hour delay with two kids.
Jun 26 • 
Kevin Maguire
20
Hotter Than June
[With apologies to Stevie Wonder]
Jun 12 • 
Kevin Maguire
21
Mario, Me, and The Future of Work
GO TO YOUR ROOM, AND DON'T COME DOWN 'TIL YOU'VE CAUGHT ALL 150 POKEMON
May 29 • 
Kevin Maguire
22
Change for the Better?
On the battle to break inherited chains
May 23 • 
Kevin Maguire
 and 
Jeffrey Paul Coleman
10
5
Little Love Replicating Machines
My son's first love affair, with a local seventeen year-old-boy
May 15 • 
Kevin Maguire
14
3
El Apagón | The Blackout
Where were you when the lights went out?
May 1 • 
Kevin Maguire
14
6
Fear and Loathing on the School Run
Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bike
Apr 24 • 
Kevin Maguire
22
3
Post-Apocalyptic Parenting
Joel, Ellie, and what Dad does during the end times.
Apr 10 • 
Kevin Maguire
14
1
Adolescence, and the Need for Dads to Do Better
We need to talk about Jamie. And Eddie. And Luke.
Mar 27 • 
Kevin Maguire
46
5
The New Fatherhood
The New Fatherhood
"Like one big group text with other guys fumbling their way through fatherhood." — Esquire
Recommendations
View all 7
Techno Sapiens
Techno Sapiens
Jacqueline Nesi, PhD
Austin Kleon
Austin Kleon
Austin Kleon
Why is this interesting?
Why is this interesting?
Noah Brier
The Small Bow
The Small Bow
The Small Bow
Herb Sundays
Herb Sundays
Sam Valenti IV

The New Fatherhood

AboutArchiveRecommendationsSitemap
© 2025 Kevin Maguire
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture