Bandit Heeler

• Strong, masculine man.
• Attentive father.
• In touch with his emotions, none of this “men don’t cry” nonsense.
• Loves and is always loyal to his family.
• A fun and goofy guy.
• Always does his best, messes up sometimes, always makes things right.
• Works hard to give his wife and kids a good life.
• An all-around great dad.

On Father’s Day, not only do we honor the fathers and other men in our lives (thanks Dad!), we look to the future of masculinity. I want the outdated ideals of the endlessly stoic, bottled-up father to end, because this will only hurt men and their families. I propose that we end that nonsense and replace it with whatever Bandit Heeler has going on. Clearly, he has it figured out.