Parenting Is Amazing, But It Isn't Easy
My daughter is eleven months old today. She is the most amazing and brilliant thing I have ever helped to create. I’ve been asked a lot over the past eleven months what fatherhood is like. I don’t feel like I’ve ever responded appropriately, so I’m going to try and do that here. Image by skalekar1992 from Pixabay For the longest time I was scared of having children. How could I possibly look after a child, when I’m barely able to look after myself? But one day something changed, and a pregnancy test was no longer a source of fear and anxiety, but one of hope and excitement. Becoming a father for me started at this moment. When I lost that fear and gained an anticipation. Having a child holds up a mirror to your soul During the long nine months of pregnancy you do a lot of thinking. I would imagine what my child would be like. Which attributes that I see in myself and my wife would she inherit? How do we encourage the good things in us to naturally form in her? What changes do we n