Comments on: The journey to first-time fatherhood http://www.markpollard.net/the-journey-to-first-time-fatherhood/ By Mark Pollard Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:58:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Johanna BakerDowdell http://www.markpollard.net/the-journey-to-first-time-fatherhood/comment-page-1/#comment-2806 Johanna BakerDowdell Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:09:00 +0000 http://www.markpollard.net/?p=733#comment-2806 I'm coming to this blog post a bit late, but I'm so glad I did. As someone who has blogged extensively about parenting from a female perspective, it's great to read from a man's. Thanks for sharing your experiences and explanations Mark. I’m coming to this blog post a bit late, but I’m so glad I did. As someone who has blogged extensively about parenting from a female perspective, it’s great to read from a man’s. Thanks for sharing your experiences and explanations Mark.

]]> By: Nathan Thompson http://www.markpollard.net/the-journey-to-first-time-fatherhood/comment-page-1/#comment-2805 Nathan Thompson Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:34:00 +0000 http://www.markpollard.net/?p=733#comment-2805 Hey Mark, as a proud father of 2 girls (aged 2 and 4) I read your post and love it. My own experience was that of feeling like a deer in headlights for the pregnancy. And then when my first was born there was this period of trying to connect with this new person in my life. I feel that as men we are behind the 8-ball insofar as women have 9 months to connect both physically and emotionally with your child but we have to step up to the plate from day one. I think it takes time to adjust (well it took me around 2 years to feel totally comfortable). The good news from my perspective is that the journey gets better and better every day. I LOVE being a dad (more so because my father wasn't a constant in my life). Hey Mark, as a proud father of 2 girls (aged 2 and 4) I read your post and love it. My own experience was that of feeling like a deer in headlights for the pregnancy. And then when my first was born there was this period of trying to connect with this new person in my life. I feel that as men we are behind the 8-ball insofar as women have 9 months to connect both physically and emotionally with your child but we have to step up to the plate from day one. I think it takes time to adjust (well it took me around 2 years to feel totally comfortable). The good news from my perspective is that the journey gets better and better every day. I LOVE being a dad (more so because my father wasn’t a constant in my life).

]]> By: Mark Pollard http://www.markpollard.net/the-journey-to-first-time-fatherhood/comment-page-1/#comment-2804 Mark Pollard Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:01:00 +0000 http://www.markpollard.net/?p=733#comment-2804 One month to go? Wow. 2011 will be a big year for you. Best wishes on the journey. We should have a last pre-baby beverage before the big event! One month to go? Wow. 2011 will be a big year for you. Best wishes on the journey. We should have a last pre-baby beverage before the big event!

]]> By: Matthew Gain http://www.markpollard.net/the-journey-to-first-time-fatherhood/comment-page-1/#comment-2796 Matthew Gain Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:12:00 +0000 http://www.markpollard.net/?p=733#comment-2796 Roughly a month to go for me Mark. I remember reading this post when you first published it and purposefully came back to read now. I certainly relate with all the things you list above. In addition to the above, from my point of view, I would add a sense of bewilderment and trepidation about what life will be like post child. My life at the moment feels great. Nice place to live, plenty of challenges at work and time to be indulgent. All of that will become much harder after the birth. I've been told and read about the wealth of joy I will get from the little one, but not having ever experienced that before it is hard to imagine. Guess the not knowing is what makes the whole experience so rewarding in the end, but at this stage it is the not knowing which causes the trepidation. Roughly a month to go for me Mark. I remember reading this post when you first published it and purposefully came back to read now.

I certainly relate with all the things you list above.

In addition to the above, from my point of view, I would add a sense of bewilderment and trepidation about what life will be like post child.

My life at the moment feels great. Nice place to live, plenty of challenges at work and time to be indulgent. All of that will become much harder after the birth.

I’ve been told and read about the wealth of joy I will get from the little one, but not having ever experienced that before it is hard to imagine. Guess the not knowing is what makes the whole experience so rewarding in the end, but at this stage it is the not knowing which causes the trepidation.

]]> By: Jim http://www.markpollard.net/the-journey-to-first-time-fatherhood/comment-page-1/#comment-2246 Jim Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:31:53 +0000 http://www.markpollard.net/?p=733#comment-2246 Feeling a bit precious are we? Getting drunk and ringing ex-girlfriends show a real lack of maturity. Feeling a bit precious are we? Getting drunk and ringing ex-girlfriends show a real lack of maturity.

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