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Originally Posted by Bill Bumface
New dads are nothing special.
New moms? In a first world country, they probably just went through one of the most physically and mentally difficult ordeals most humans face in a life. For those with bad pregnancies, it may be a 10 month plus period of various degrees of physical suffering. Yes, billions of people have done it. It doesn't make you individually special. It doesn't make it an amazing accomplishment and something that doesn't need to be marginalized.
As for children, my child isn't the most important child ever. They all are. Think about it, a little thing that has never intentionally wronged or hurt someone, not even told a lie. The only truly innocent form of human. All with untold potential ahead of them. A blank canvas with endless possibilities. Children are pretty freaking cool. It's crappy that some get jaded and bitter like yourself.
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Just a small change in wording would have made that post correct. My wife, and my baby, are the most important people in the world
to me. It's cliche, but everything really did change that day. After seeing everything my wife went through during her pregnancy, labour, and the recovery afterwards...I owe everything to my family.
Which brings me to another point, like Jiri talked about. We spent so much time dealing with the pregnancy, and preparing for life with a child, we totally missed the fact that it takes a lot for mom to recover from it all both physically and emotionally. Fortunately, our family support has been phenomenal in helping us out, but it's something that shouldn't be overlooked for all the future dads/moms out there, regardless of what sort of family or support you have available.