A brief word about ... Fatherhood

A few of my friends have become expectant fathers and the one thing I've noticed about all of them is that deer in the headlights look they all seem to share. Did I have such a look? Doesn't matter because I am here to tell you that Fatherhood is easy!

How? You ask. How is Fatherhood easy? Well, I reply, let me tell you: I have found that all you have to do is go about your fathering in a matter of fact way! Being a father is a very mundane thing. You hold the baby, you soothe the baby, you change the baby, you put the baby to sleep, you give baby a bottle, etc.! There is nothing extraordinary or hard about any of these things. Simply have confidence in your ability to change the diaper, to hold baby, and these early months will be a pleasure and a breeze.

Mind you I expect Fatherhood to become increasingly difficult the older baby gets! But I still plan to mundanely go about being a father and doing all the mundane things in a confident and happy manner. (That's right, when I ground my toddler, I will do it mundanely and confidently!). Everything I've read points to the fact that one does not need to be a perfect father; a good enough father is more than enough to raise terrific kids! Just remember this golden rule: you have to model what you want to teach! If you want to raise happy kids, you have to be happy (or fake it, but beware! kids can tell when you're faking). If you want to raise confident kids, be confident!

Caveat: I've only been a father for two months! It's been a terrific two months but you may want to know that all of the above is solely my opinion!

Good luck with your fatherhood! I hope you have a mundanely awesome time!