Oh man, I feel exactly the opposite. I never want my kids hearing stories about my wild times! I told my wife if our daughter asks I spent every weekend reading and volunterring at a homeless shelter. Of course my friends have already vowed to tell my offspring all about my shenanigans. . .

You bring up a good point; that of course I will make mistakes but in the end if I am a good dad they will end up ok. In “What a Difference a Daddy Makes” The book I reviewed in my last post, the author makes a huge point of that in the book. He says that too many people try to be GREAT parents when all you really need to be is a GOOD parent.

I sure have stories to tell my kids when they’re old enough to hear them, but literally the second my first kid was born, those crazy antics stopped and I found myself wanting to be a good dad… whatever it took.

Nobody is born knowing how to parent kids, because you’ll never know how much your patience and emotions will be tested until you’re there. For me, knowing that I would make mistakes but that my children would still turn out fine helped me out big time!

Thanks for the comment Tony

Thanks for the tips

I can’t imagine how long the last couple weeks will feel.

Just because you don’t feel different, or even seem different to people who know you well, doesn’t mean you’re not different. You’re ready, you are prepared (or as much as you can be for your first; without the intention of sounding dismissive, nothing you read or hear can adequately prepare you for when it’s actually real, when it’s your baby girl in your arms).