DISQUS

Jiff · 1 year ago

That's a good list ya got there! I have covered 2,4,5,8 + 9. Taking your kid in to get shots is a cake walk if your child has ever had surgery. When my daughter had to get ear tubes they let me stay there while they put her under. It's strange to watch 6 people hold your screaming child down, put a gas mask over their face and then watch their eyes roll back into their head! :O Blood work is not another fun event on a small child especially under 12 months.

Harry · 1 year ago

And let's not forget driving to CVS at 2:30 am for Motrin or Tylenol....or any other kid medication, could probably make the list as well.

Noodad · 1 year ago

Jiff, good addition. When I held down my son while he got knocked out for tubes, the look he gave...I died a little that day.

foodad · 1 year ago

This is a great list Noodad, and I'm sure you are not intentionally disrespecting the dads who cobble it together at work everyday and then rush to the hospital to be with their sick kids who may never see a little league game. Are they not "real dads"? Maybe they are a level above dad? Perhaps "Hero".

Mike · 1 year ago

Don't forget the single dads who love their kids more than anything; who take their girls, alone, to parks and museums and zoos and open swims. Who want their kids to know that everything is ok, and, by doing so, is maybe a little chaffed by anybody thinking he's anything more than a regular dad...

Matt · 1 year ago

Thanks Noodad. As i am expecting my first kid, this list is informative, scary, and strangely exciting. I have no illusions of how hard it is going to be to transition in to dad-dom and it is always good to hear about what is to come.