Is it crazy that I envy her discomfort? Irrational that I desire such inconvenience? I see her carry our promise, yet I’m ever drawn to the fact that SHE feels each stage of the baby’s growth. The bonding process has begun, and is enriched with each moment of the struggle,…
How I got shot
I am sitting at this table, full of men bragging about how they can’t have children for various reasons, speaking as though having a child would be a fate with the equivalence of death. I can definitely understand and even respect when people say they don’t want to have children,…

The Cocoon of Fatherhood
I’ve been brewing lately, thinking on many things. I realized that I have been writing for Daddy Diaries for a couple years now, I always talk about my daughter’s developments, her growth, attitudes, and her personality. Often I will briefly speak on what I’m learning, but I’ve never REALLY talked…