One of the seedy undertones of this site is the self-back-patting I do about the way that at-home fathers shatter certain gender expectations, how we boldly cast off societal pressure to define what we should be doing with our life. But I am humbled by a story today in the Washington Post that tells the story of a father who is truly bucking convention and expectations -- in the best possible way. If you click only one link this year from rebeldad.com, make it this one:

A Young Father's Rare Choice

The piece centers around James Hall, an 18-year-old high school senior who is raising his two-year-old daughter as a single father. I don't want to demean the equally daunting choice made by young single mothers, but James Hall could have easily kept his daughter out of his life. He didn't. He made a hard choice, and he continues to make hard choices every day to ensure a good life -- or at least a better one -- for his two-year-old.

I haven't posted about any Rebel Dad Hall of Fame candidates lately, but James is certainly a first-ballot shoo-in.

(There is other news on the dad/family front, too, but I'll hold those off until later so you can read the story.)