The New Fatherhood

The New Fatherhood

The Day I Let My Daughter Be Baptized

What happens when love and belief collide on a humid morning in the Philippines

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Kevin Maguire and Jason Basa Nemec
Oct 16, 2025
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This newsletter chronicles the stories of dads worldwide who attempt to navigate a version of fatherhood very different from the one they inherited. One of many diversions along the path is how we choose to raise our children in contact with religion, deciding which traditions to continue and which to abandon, as we attempt to make spirituality an invit…

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Jason Basa Nemec
Jason Basa Nemec (he/him) is a dad and recovering academic living with his family in Chicago. His writing has appeared The Washington Post, Food & Wine, and numerous other publications. Jason is the founder of the mobile cocktail business In Bar.
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