Fatherhood 2.0

As dads have begun to act more like moms, old notions of masculinity have come into question

Chris Mueller / Redux for TIME

Jason Sperber playing with his daughter Lucy in their swimming pool..

Does being more of a father make you less of a man? To a group of committed dads assembled one night in a New Jersey diner, the answer is obvious. Sort of. Paul Haley, 38, a father of two, says women look at him when he walks down the street with his kids. "I think it's admiration," he says. Adam Wolff, also 38--with two kids and one on the way--ponders what it means to be a man. "Is my man-ness about being the breadwinner or being a good father to my kids or something else?" Michael Gerber, 36, father of a...

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