Once again the internet has bequeathed me another source of enjoyment and, inevitably, procrastination. What’s this I say? None other than the blog Impending Dadness. It’s one of those things that I discovered after about 10 links. I’m so glad I did.
The blog, like the title suggests, is all about this one guys “impending dadness” and all that entails. As the header says, “I’m going to be a dad. Soon I will have a son. Here’s everything that freaks me out about those first two sentences.” I love all the things that he worries about. They’re the typical new-baby things like doctor’s visits, possible names, and father-son converstations. What makes the blog funny, however, is all the other, more immediate concerns that I’m sure plague most impending dads. Things like:
- Red hair, as discussed in the post Fear Alert: Red, where he refers to the “lifelong burden” of having red hair as a disease. “The only upside to this sad disease is the ability for your kid to have hilarious nicknames such as The Ginger Ninja, Ginger Nuts, and Daywalker.”
- Cutting the cord. “ I could really destroy my kids entire P.E. and pool/beach-related social life with one slip of the scissors (outie), why the hell would you put that on a jittery first time dad?”
- Baby Bjorn’s: This one really cracked me up. “Now with the Baby Bjorn I could do all sorts of regular daily activities with my child latched onto me like a midget tandem skydiver. We could go get frozen yogurt (I could eat it). We could go look at cool surfboards at the surfshop (I could check them out).” Really, you should read this whole post.
- Coldplay lullabies: This one is my absolute favorite. “If you are ever feeling anxiety over whether or not you will be a decent parent, just go to a baby boutique and you will immediately realize that you will be just fine. It’s the yuppie dorks buying fake Coldplay for their kids that Social Services should really look into.”
I can’t write enough about how great this blog is. When I read it, I picture Mike and all the things he’s going to be worried about when we decide to have our own. Remember the movie Away We Go (lovely and so heart warming featuring my boy John Krasinski and written by my favorite writer Dave Eggers)? In the movie he wants to learn how to tie knots and carve and he even signs up to a family defense class. I think the misadventures of a new father are hilarious and genuine. There are so many stories about dead beat dads, it’s always nice to see one who is pumped and talk about the man lessons he learned from watching Terminator. Yup, that’s Mike right there.
Check it out, it’s worth it.
Love, e
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