“You need a new coat.” I was a stay-at-home dad who worked part-time as a social worker, so my income was minuscule compared to my wife’s salary for her state job in communications. I loved ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ben Maddern, stay-at-home dad and founder of South Australia's Strongman competition. It has been edited for length and clarity. Four years ...

"Dad, the cycle is complete!" At the time, my stay-at-home-fatherhood-obsessed mind could only generate large follow-up questions: Does she mean the historical cycle that would end with all ...