[mattgreenrocks]

Took me about 2-3 years to find my groove as a father.

Later I found out that post-partum depression is a real thing that fathers can go through. I went through all the stages of grief for my old life that I’d grown too attached to. Only when I’d gone through that could I actually open up to accept a newer, bigger life.

My son is 7 now. I love him dearly and am so grateful that I can be a father to him.

[youoy]

I unexpectedly went through that when my second kid was born. I somehow felt that my first kid grew up suddenly and I was not able to say goodbye to the little boy that he was while a single kid.

[e1g]

My wife experienced a similar reaction to the second - it’s obvious in retrospect, but we didn’t realize that “one-on-one with an infant” is a unique chapter of parenthood that happens very quickly and only with the first born.