Wednesday, February 1, 2012
So now I'm a stay at home dad.
My beautiful baby daughter, herein referred to as "Bundle of Joy" or "Joy" for short, was born 11 weeks ago. 2 weeks ago I lost my job. Thankfully my wife was able to go back to work for her previous employer, and would make enough money so that our money needs were taken care of. So, where did that leave me? Well, I'm now a stay at home dad. This is new to me. I've been working since I was something like 14 or 15 years old, and now I'm 39 (really I am 39) and a daddy and unemployed. So I decided, at the behest of my mother actually, to write a blog. This blog is not about pregnancy, the birth process, not a whole lot about women in general. You can read tons of misinformation on any of those subjects on your own. Good luck with that. This blog is about me, a man who's been working his whole life, and is now suddenly the primary caregiver of a small child. This blog is for men. This blog will hopefully serve as a channel to converse, to exchange ideas and to spawn new thoughts on the whole process. Ideally, this blog will help me maintain my sanity during this process. Stay tuned.
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Your blog certainly isn't just for a man. I am a working mom and I can very much relate to your story. It was a life changing experience for me to be on maternity leave and all of sudden take care of my newborn twins all by myself instead of working. I didn't know what the hell I was doing but time passes and they grow up fast. Can you imagine two babies crying out loud at the same time non stop? I gave up on trying to sooth them and the lesson learned during this time was that babies are durable little human beings so they will survive through all the crying. Thanks for sharing!
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