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When you have kids, your main goal in life is to not screw up theirs and if you can sprinkle in some wisdom, college tuition and the car keys from time to time, you're golden. However, in my household, I am the king of useless information that can make or break a day, a week, a month or a lifetime. Once such nugget of info I plan to share with my kids when they get old enough to appreciate is the sheer genius around what makes a good meatball parm.
Bare with me for just a second.
I am the oldest of two kids. This month, I'll be seven years deep in marriage and my wife and I have two kids. My closest comrade is my younger brother; five years younger to be exact. Today he'll be experiencing what I have experienced two times over -- fatherhood. In honor of my little bro's journey on the big blue ocean in the little dingy called parenting, here are some tips to help him navigate:
- The first few weeks will be joyous hell. What I mean is that your home will be blessed with this little bundle of joy that will wreak havoc on your routines and sleeping patterns. You'll never do anything the same nor sleep normal again. However, just stare at your baby girl for a few minutes and you'll forget about going to work on three hours sleep.