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I did the homework, so you don’t have to do as much.
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Hey, dad. (Or soon-to-be dad.) I get it.
You’re busy as a beaver in flood times. Busy as popcorn in a skillet.
You’re distracted.
You’re under pressures people don’t always understand.
You don’t have time for…well, lots of things you’d like to have time for.
You’re frustrated at times.
Just the other day, you couldn’t find the car keys, or your wallet, or the TV remote.
Or all of the above.
Occasionally, you can be a knucklehead. That’s okay.
This batshit crazy world isn’t making things any easier.
It’s like the title of that old show from Broadway:
Stop the World—I Want to Get off.
You can’t get off this not-so-merry-go-round, though.
But you do love your kids (or kid) more than anything.
You want them to have really good lives. You’re doing the best you can.
But you know what? You can do better.
Yeah, you can.
These pages can help.
It’ll be quick…and mostly painless. And it will make you a better dad.
Even if just two, or three, or five of these ideas work for you.
You’ll be a better dad. Maybe a whole lot better.
And that’ll be a good thing for everybody you care about.
Especially your kids.
I did the homework, so you don’t have to do as much. I talked to lots of experts, and lots of dads, and lots of experts who are also dads. I read everything I could. Then I wrote and rewrote this book.
The pro-football coach Bill Parcells once said, “You are what your record says you are.”
Your kids are your record. So, turn the page, dad.
You’re in.
You just made a big commitment. One hour.
Here’s to New Dads — and Old Vets
Maybe you’re a newbie. Or maybe you’re becoming a dad again. Whatever kind of dad you are, congrats! You’re part of a sacred brotherhood. And a fatherhood. A very long line of dads. At times, that can be very comforting.
You’re not alone.
First, you need to know this: After the baby is born, everybody will be mostly fussing over mom and the baby, not you. That’s natural. It’s totally fair.
Pregnancy is an unbelievably tough gig. You have no idea. Me neither.
And babies have their own adorable ways of demanding attention.
But what about the dad?
After the baby comes, dads need some hugs too.
Dads need the occasional “attaboy.”
Because pregnancy is hard for the dad too. There, I said it. Out loud.
Mom, if you’re reading this, go ahead and throw this very nice book (that you probably bought) at the nearest wall.
But show dad some compassion. He’s not as smart as you.
And everything just changed for him too.
“Like so much between fathers and sons, playing catch was tender and tense at the same time.” —Donald Hall, Poet; One Daughter, One Son
I am reading through this right now, and I really like how this book was done