My wife has been slowly collecting an extensive library of books about having a baby and working her way diligently through them. Up the duff, baby love etc etc are all currently sitting beside the bed or on the coffee table. I think she loves reading about what to expect and I regularly get little titbits of information about feeding, creating routines etc.
She did reveal something interesting to me that she learnt when catching up recently with a group of girlfriends who said “don’t expect Jamie to read any baby books as none of our husbands did”.
Could this be true?
Do men not usually read baby books? Does the male of the species not need to read about what to expect? I’m in a conundrum now as I was, at the very least, planning to have a flick through some of them.
If I do, will my male friends disown me for being too prepared? Or, Am I missing the male gene that makes men naturally prepared? Does it also mean that I can’t join “Manhood Online” that I referred to in the previous post as I’m not man enough?
Maybe manhood online is what you need after you read a baby book to remind you that you are a man and that while, yes you will need to make goo goo noises and talk to the baby in a silly voice, you are still a man at heart!!!
So now I’m intrigued as to why none of these men read any baby books. All of them are loving and great fathers who have made it through many years of fatherhood and are totally dedicated to their kids but obviously none of them felt the need to read about having a baby in preparing to have a baby. Perhaps they thought they are so naturally brilliant they didn’t need any advice.
I think I need to chat to a few mates about how to prepare, to book or not to book.. hmmmmmmm
My wife did bring home a pamphlet for what can only be described as a brilliant concept. “Beer and Bubs” www.beerandbubs.com.au which is child birth workshops for dads, at the pub! Now that sounds promising. Perhaps while women can learn about having a child from a book, men need the comfort of the pub to facilitate learning about babies.
They haven’t launched in Perth yet but are coming soon or so the website says. I think this might be the thing for me.
26 weeks and 5 days to go…. eick
If you read a book we will disown you and you will have to have your penis removed. signed your blokey mates!!!
ReplyDeleteNo books fella, and the one you forgot from the list is a BOAT, every baby needs a boat! No exceptions.
ReplyDeleteI've got the two kids as you know mate and i've never read a parenting book, i belive you do what you feel is right, I rather not listen to some useless american book writing fuck wit tell me that if i do this or do that my child will explode.
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