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Hi there,
I'm very much a newbie and I look forward to chatting with everyone!
I have been married for nine years and have two amazing sons (3 and a bit yrs and 10 months) and I work form home as a Graphic designer. My guilty pleasures are my Xbox (Skyrim addict) and the Gym.
I definatly do not fall into the natural father category in fact I find fatherhood [censored] hard!!! My wife seems to know exactly what to do while I fumble along trying to deal with my own emotions of anger, guilt and all the rest. Now and then I have a moment of genius when I think ooh I was a good dad then but then one of the boys push all my buttons and bang back to bad dad again. I try and discuss it with my wife but I sometimes feel that women don't understand men as much as we don't understand women with the testosterone and stuff flying around inside us.
Anyway hello and hope to chat soon!!
Hi there and welcome to Dadtalk
I was hoping to reassure you that it gets better - but it doesn't!!! I have some great times with my two boys and I have some great arguments with them - and they are 14 and 11.
Everything is trial and error in fatherhood but remember they will always know that you love them - sometimes you need to remind them and often yourself.
I would also say that as they get older you can spend real quality time with them both individually and together - I play badminton with the eldest every week and it is great fun!
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