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When people tell me they are having their first kid I send them this song. "You Ruined Everything" by Jonathan Coulton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LrZ01A
by baldfat 9y ago
When people tell me they are having their first kid I send them this song.
"You Ruined Everything" by Jonathan Coulton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LrZ01A6Q_M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LrZ01A6Q_M
My favorite title in life is being a dad. I loved changing the dirty diapers for my wife. I love joking with them about how they puked on head when I was carrying piggy back down the stairs. I loved seeing them succeed. I have 2 "bios" and 3 "adopts" and I loved all of them deeply.
Sure there are hard crappy things. I hated how my first was super colicky and cried 8 hours a day. I hated when they were feeling down or hurt. I hated when my middle son was diagnosed and then 4 years later died of cancer, but I wouldn't want to trade any of the bad things because I would have missed the highs and the norms.
- coryfklein 9y agoI applaud you for sharing and I'm so glad there are dads out there like you that just plain love being a Dad. However, I would highly recommend you never use this narrative in response to anybody who opens up enough to say they regret being a dad (or a mom).
- baldfat 9y agoSo if you kids are good I am fine that your regret it, but if you publish it so your kids can see it I am pissed. I work with kids. I see neglected kids everyday. I see abused kids everyday. I don't have much sympathy when kids are neglected or not nurtured. If a kid feels unwanted the mental trip is bad.