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Re: Birdman
« Reply #30 on: February 24, 2015, 02:35:47 PM »
Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2015, 02:24:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:09:23 PM
Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.
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Re: Birdman
« Reply #31 on: February 24, 2015, 02:47:12 PM »
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:35:47 PM
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Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:09:23 PM
Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.

First 4 months sucked. Then they start to play and it's fun.

Until they turn 15, fuck up their biology test, don't ask for help, and have a shitty-for-what-he-can-really-do first semester of high school.

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Re: Birdman
« Reply #32 on: February 24, 2015, 02:48:05 PM »
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2015, 02:47:12 PM
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Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.

First 4 months sucked. Then they start to play and it's fun.

Until they turn 15, fuck up their biology test, don't ask for help, and have a shitty-for-what-he-can-really-do first semester of high school.

I blame Twitter.
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Re: Birdman
« Reply #33 on: February 24, 2015, 03:24:17 PM »
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2015, 02:47:12 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:35:47 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2015, 02:24:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:09:23 PM
Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.

First 4 months sucked. Then they start to play and it's fun.

Until they turn 15, fuck up their biology test, don't ask for help, and have a shitty-for-what-he-can-really-do first semester of high school.

Time to waive that college scholarship goodbye.
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Re: Birdman
« Reply #34 on: February 24, 2015, 03:43:52 PM »
Quote from: Bort on February 24, 2015, 02:48:05 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2015, 02:47:12 PM
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Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:09:23 PM
Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.

First 4 months sucked. Then they start to play and it's fun.

Until they turn 15, fuck up their biology test, don't ask for help, and have a shitty-for-what-he-can-really-do first semester of high school.

I blame Twitter.

He's off for a long time.

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Re: Birdman
« Reply #35 on: February 24, 2015, 03:44:15 PM »
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 24, 2015, 03:24:17 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2015, 02:47:12 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:35:47 PM
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Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:09:23 PM
Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.

First 4 months sucked. Then they start to play and it's fun.

Until they turn 15, fuck up their biology test, don't ask for help, and have a shitty-for-what-he-can-really-do first semester of high school.

Time to waive that college scholarship goodbye.

Waive or wave?

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Re: Birdman
« Reply #36 on: February 24, 2015, 04:01:47 PM »
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2015, 03:44:15 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 24, 2015, 03:24:17 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2015, 02:47:12 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:35:47 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2015, 02:24:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:09:23 PM
Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.

First 4 months sucked. Then they start to play and it's fun.

Until they turn 15, fuck up their biology test, don't ask for help, and have a shitty-for-what-he-can-really-do first semester of high school.

Time to waive that college scholarship goodbye.

Waive or wave?

Loor and I came acrossks like opatoets.

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Re: Birdman
« Reply #37 on: February 24, 2015, 04:11:43 PM »
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on February 24, 2015, 04:01:47 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2015, 03:44:15 PM
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Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2015, 02:24:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:09:23 PM
Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.

First 4 months sucked. Then they start to play and it's fun.

Until they turn 15, fuck up their biology test, don't ask for help, and have a shitty-for-what-he-can-really-do first semester of high school.

Time to waive that college scholarship goodbye.

Waive or wave?



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Re: Birdman
« Reply #38 on: February 24, 2015, 04:21:16 PM »
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:35:47 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2015, 02:24:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:09:23 PM
Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.


...............oh shit.
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Re: Birdman
« Reply #39 on: February 24, 2015, 05:05:45 PM »
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on February 24, 2015, 04:01:47 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2015, 03:44:15 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 24, 2015, 03:24:17 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 24, 2015, 02:47:12 PM
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Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2015, 02:24:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:09:23 PM
Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.

First 4 months sucked. Then they start to play and it's fun.

Until they turn 15, fuck up their biology test, don't ask for help, and have a shitty-for-what-he-can-really-do first semester of high school.

Time to waive that college scholarship goodbye.

Waive or wave?



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Re: Birdman
« Reply #40 on: February 24, 2015, 09:47:52 PM »
Quote from: SKO on February 24, 2015, 04:21:16 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:35:47 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2015, 02:24:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:09:23 PM
Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.


...............oh shit.

Just keep the young'uns in hand me down overalls and Carhartt. The whole clan will do jus' fine.
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Re: Birdman
« Reply #41 on: February 24, 2015, 10:27:50 PM »
Quote from: SKO on February 24, 2015, 04:21:16 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:35:47 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2015, 02:24:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:09:23 PM
Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.


...............oh shit.

You'll really be fine. Talk to other dads. Adjust your expectations a bit. Watch Birdman or something if you get spare time; it really sounds like your kind of film.

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Re: Birdman
« Reply #42 on: February 24, 2015, 11:08:36 PM »
Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2015, 10:27:50 PM
Quote from: SKO on February 24, 2015, 04:21:16 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:35:47 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2015, 02:24:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:09:23 PM
Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.


...............oh shit.

You'll really be fine. Talk to other dads. Adjust your expectations a bit. Watch Birdman or something if you get spare time; it really sounds like your kind of film.

Just remember: if you're up all hours of the night, don't just tweet about Holiday Road. It's been done.
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Re: Birdman
« Reply #43 on: February 25, 2015, 09:50:20 AM »
Quote from: Bort on February 24, 2015, 11:08:36 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2015, 10:27:50 PM
Quote from: SKO on February 24, 2015, 04:21:16 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:35:47 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2015, 02:24:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:09:23 PM
Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.


...............oh shit.

You'll really be fine. Talk to other dads. Adjust your expectations a bit. Watch Birdman or something if you get spare time; it really sounds like your kind of film.

Just remember: if you're up all hours of the night, don't just tweet about Holiday Road. It's been done.

I was thinking that this thread hijack was unfortunate and should have happened in a subsequent Boyhood thread. But now I realize this is the perfect conversation for this film. There are a lot of important things being said on a topic that I have absolutely no interest in. So I'm going to just watch and nod and appreciate that other people have different interests than me. I'm ok with my perfectly self-centered existence after all.

Carry on.
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Re: Birdman
« Reply #44 on: February 25, 2015, 11:20:14 AM »
Quote from: Bort on February 24, 2015, 11:08:36 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2015, 10:27:50 PM
Quote from: SKO on February 24, 2015, 04:21:16 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:35:47 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2015, 02:24:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on February 24, 2015, 02:09:23 PM
Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.


...............oh shit.

You'll really be fine. Talk to other dads. Adjust your expectations a bit. Watch Birdman or something if you get spare time; it really sounds like your kind of film.

Just remember: if you're up all hours of the night, don't just tweet about Holiday Road. It's been done.

I'm expecting more Gretchen Wilson related stuff.
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