Joe Nocera on Becoming a Better Dad

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Joe Nocera on Becoming a Better Dad

June 15, 2025

Suzy Weiss

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The Free Press editor on second chances, what fatherhood looks like at 73, and the inspiration for our Ancient Wisdom series.

Read Joe’s essay, “I Was a Bad Dad. Then My Son Gave Me a Second Chance,” and his introduction to Ancient Wisdom, a new series from The Free Press.

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Suzy Weiss

Suzy Weiss is a co-founder and reporter for The Free Press. Before that, she worked as a features reporter at the New York Post. There, she covered the internet, culture, dating, dieting, technology, and Gen Z. Her work has also appeared in Tablet, the New York Daily News, The Wall Street Journal, and McSweeney's Internet Tendency, among others.

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