Father in Training

This is my daughter Jenalyn. I have two kids. Her and a son named Corbin.

I was a very reluctant father. I grew up an only child and wasn't exposed to babies and young kids much growing up. So when my daughter was born in 2003 it was a big shock to me and I had a really hard time adjusting to all of the changes that having a child would bring.

I'm actually rather ashamed of how I acted in a lot of situations during the first few years of my daughter's life. A lot of times I just didn't want to deal with diapers, runny noses and other messes made by an infant or a toddler. My poor wife felt like she was going solo through some of those difficult challenges associated with having a newborn.

I'm so grateful that along that, at some point along the way, something changed in me. At some point, my daughter stole my heart and became one of the most precious things in the world to me.

I asked my wife today how I'm doing as far as sharing the duties with the kids. She smiled and said I'm doing amazing. There's that feeling again. Hope. Hope for me. Hope for us.