Seven months ago my Daughter, my first child, was born. Needless to say the experience of new fatherhood was a transformative one. I wrote a diary when she was only hours old entitled:
"Doesn't She Desevrve..."
Now, as you can imagine, my life has been full of worry, surprises, smiles, laughter, sleepless nights, dirty diapers, joy, anxiety, etc. (not necessarily in that order) for the last 7 months. One thing that is fundamentally different for me now is my perception of the future. Those of you who are parents in any capacity know that feeling of wanting to do anything you can do to secure the best possible future for your children. So in honor of my daughter, and all sons and daughters out there, I have decided to write a seven month anniversary reprise of my diary for the final push.
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