One Year On. How Fatherhood Has Changed His Life


	One Year On. How Fatherhood Has Changed His Life

alanocu

2-19-2008 8:44 AM

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parenting, fatherhood

alanocu says:

words of wisdom from a young father

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2-19-2008 10:28 AM

carrerinyes

Aaaww

2-19-2008 11:01 AM

bignosemousie

How nice! That baby is pretty cute, too.

2-19-2008 11:17 AM

CarnivalBorn

His son was born the day after my daughter's birthday

I had so many of those same thoughts after she was born .. having a child really ~does~ change your life and how you view it.
Great clip

2-19-2008 12:19 PM

willhelm

I had never felt so alive, but by the same token I had never felt so
vulnerable. I drove home particularly careful that night, knowing that
my life now had a new meaning.

That's the truth.

2-20-2008 11:51 AM

scarecrow2007

AAWWWWWWWW!
Such wisdom and insight! What an awesome clip!

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