Can we just take a moment …

A moment to think how under appreciated dads can be …

Men are just handed a child, who they haven’t grown inside their wombs, who they havnt felt a true bond or connection with, who they havnt physically felt them kicking them every five minutes to remind them they are there.

Dads are forced into this crazy world of trying to build a bond with their children, and man that must be hard.. hell, sometimes it so hard they run away, as fast and they can and leave woman to raise the kids alone. Us woman fall pregnant .. gain some weird natural maternal instincts and start to grown our bond with our babies, they get to know our routines, our voices.. but men? Nope.

See my Mr D was sent away to work after we conceived Child1, he didnt return home until child1 was over a year old and boy that must have hit him hard.

I assume he internally struggled with this whole concept of being throwing into raising a child, of having to now be a “living at home” parent and keep a small child alive, safe and loved, to help when he was poorly, to help when he hurt himself.. the look on his face when something fucked up was soul destroying. He looked helpless.

My Mr D done it though, he is a true super hero to our boys, the bond is completely, well and truly unstoppable. He broke the barrier that alot of men struggle to, he did nappoe changes, he did night feeds, he does bed time stories, he does bath time, he hovers while I wash up dinner dishes.

Mr D has adapted so amazingly and I’m forever grateful for him being such an incredible role model for child1 and child2.

I just think dads need to be appreciated more…