Happy Father's Day!

When a baby is born, he depends entirely on his mother for survival. Of course, medical advances and the invention of “baby formula” have changed this. But usually it’s the mother who provides the basic necessities to a newborn. During this time, the father is expected to do “other things”. This “other things” category is quite broad… it includes diaper duty, burping the baby after feeding, putting the baby to sleep, laundry, dishes, cleaning, taking phone calls, dealing with medical bills, fighting with insurance companies….not to mention taking care of a postpartum wife whose hormones have driven her to “loony town”. Everybody calls in to check how the baby and the mother are doing…nobody ever asks about the father, poor soul.

Fatherhood…that’s how it starts! His sweet slumber is interrupted by a crying baby needing diaper change, he misses his most crucial football game on TV because his daughter wants “Daddy” to put her to bed, he starts watching his mouth lest his son might pick up some of those words, he stays up all night making sure his daughter’s fever is not rising, he skips happy hour because he simply cannot miss his son’s first performance. Everyday as he comes home from work, his kid’s face lights up like never before…..

Lets a take a moment to commend their “behind the scenes” work & wish a Happy Father’s day to all the Dads!