Topic Archive: father

November 8, 2010

The Cliches Are All True

By Charles (husband to Jessica)

Parenthood is hard. Seems obvious to say, but cliches are overused for a reason. And in five months of being a dad, what has become obvious to me is that the cliches are all true.

Pretty much every warning about the perils that awaited me, if I didn’t disregard, I at least minimized in my own mind. Not consciously, of course, but more with the sense that it would all just kind of work out, and not be hard, and they can’t actually be serious about that, can they?

Oh, they can, and they’re right.

Here’s a list of cliched-but-100%-factual parenting advice:

-The child will take over your life.
-You won’t get any sleep.
-You’ll be worried all of the time.
-Forget about seeing your friends when you want to.
-Forget everything you’ve learned about sex.
-Confronted with any situation, your first thought will be of your child.
-Your relationship with your wife will never be the same.
-Your relationship with your wife’s boobs will never be the same.
-It’s all worth it.
-The child will change every day.
-The smallest growth will make you immeasurably proud.
-You’ll do anything you can to make your child laugh. Anything.

Charlie is impossibly small, but occupies the largest space in my life, and in my heart, that anyone could. Which is also a cliche.

Episode 103 | July 30, 2008

Will He Be a Super Dad?

Will he be a Super Dad or will he struggle to figure out some of the basics? Test your partner’s knowledge of diaper changing, baby holding, swaddling and other things every dad should know! How do you think he will do as a father? NEXT WEEK: World Breastfeeding Week. More Fun pregnancy related quizes

Episode 70 | October 9, 2007

From Dude to Dad: Helping Your Partner

How can you help your partner go from DUDE to DAD? How can you make the baby more real to your husband? Do men really experience typical pregnancy symptoms? Guests: Authors Sandy and Marcie Jones together wrote two Great Expectations resource books: Your All-in-One Resource for Pregnancy and Childbirth, and Baby’s First Year.

Episode 21 | October 9, 2006

6,540 Diapers, a Midwife’s Tale and…

Are you more nervous than your husband? How is he coping with the pregnancy and becoming a father? Some FUN fast facts, lots of laughs, Lisa’s outrageous diaper and wipe count and her professional pregnancy photos.