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Originally Posted by bendingtens
I am excited and terrified... As my dad said, I've lived "long, heathy adolescence", where I've spent my money on guitars and music, living pretty much for myself. That's about to change. We're expecting a girl on May 21st.
I'm forty, and if I didn't have a kid now, I don't know when it would have happened.
I'm worried about giving up part of my old identity, as I move into a new one as "dad."
How has the experience been for those of you with children?
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Think Dickens... (er, I
think it was Dickens) who wrote:
"It was the best of times, It was the worst of times..." (or something like that...)
Kids will make you swell with pride and they will break your heart. If you're a fan of roller-coasters, then you have a mild grasp about child-rearing. It's an emotional roller-coaster for the next 20-30 years.
I have 3 daughters, ages 22, 18 and 12. They drive me absolutely
INSANE on a daily basis!
And I wouldn't have it any other way!
Congrats!
Jamie