- It will be fine. It turns out that evolution prepared your mind for this. You'll step into the role comfortably once you've gotten through the first time expe

- It will be fine. It turns out that evolution prepared your mind for this. You'll step into the role comfortably once you've gotten through the first time experiences with newborns. - You'll feel things you never felt before. One of the ways evolution prepared you is that you'll feel a new kind of pride when your child accomplishes anything new. I still remember vividly both of my daughter's first steps after 20 years. People who are never fathers will never feel this exact emotion. It can be surprising. - Another feeling you will likely encounter is the 'rescue response'. It's a kind of flow state your mind will go into if your child is in imminent physical danger. It's happened to me twice in 20 years. No thinking, time freezes, only acting to remove them from the danger. - An important one is that the mother's personality is going to change. It will be fine, but be prepared to see a new side of her that she likely won't know herself. Evolution has prepared her, too, and in even more impactful ways. I'd suggest reading 'The Female Brain' by Louanne Brizendine. It's research and science based and will help explain a lot of what's coming. - Fatherhood is the 'meaning of life' for men. Preparing your children to be successful human adults is what you're all about. If you accept that and run with it, you'll have a fulfilling life. - It will be fine.