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Spending the days as a daddy

 
I've always adored children since my younger years. In a way children can feel my tenderness towards them. In every situation, events, (birthday)parties ex, where there are kids playing around, they will come asking me if I want to play with them. Even when they don't know me and I don't know them. Minutes later you'll find me on the same playground, playing with these young children, let them horse riding on me and playing the boogeyman who tries to catch them. Even in the train children play hide and seek with me. Maybe it's because I still have the 'child' feeling inside me, which cause me to 'let them' have some fun. For my younger cousins I'm usually their favourite uncle and occasionally their sugar uncle.

Fooling around with children for some minutes or hours are fun and it creates mindless moments, but being a father of a babychild can be a bit stressed. Changing diapers, bathing, trying to put him to sleep, entertaining him, keeping an eye on him :playcar: , eating and every other handlings you need to do as a parent. I've been there, did it (with some little help of his mom) and I'm proud of it! But I never expected that a child would take so much of your time and energy. The days with him flies so fast, that you'll eventually notice that a few days already pasted. From there it's just a matter of hours that you'll say goodbye to him, my (trial) son and your 'future dad in training' will end, putting you back to own real life; working my butt off at work instead of a child.

A global daily schedule of a parent:
(time of changing diapers excluded)

6.00/8.00 (between) waking up (usually by the child)
8.00-8.30 bathing
8.30-9.00 breakfast
9.00-11.30 keeping an eye on him, while he's exploring the house and tries to play with everything
11.30-14.00 child needs to take a nap
14.00-14.30 short brunch
14.30-17.00 playtime
17.00-18.30 naptime
18.30-19.30 playtime
19.30-20.15 dinner
20.15-20.40 bathing
21.00- 6.00 sleeping

This 'training' has been really good for me. It showed me weither I'm capable of handling the task as a 'real' dad or not. Want to know the result? 90% Positive! Why 90%? Because I don't how the situation will be when you combine the parentship with work, but I'm sure it will be just fine. So hopefully within these 5 years I'll have my own child (a son, I hope), so I can execute my 'training' for real.


It's been a few days, that he left with him mom now, but I'm starting to miss that child :'( (and of course his mom too :marlinde: ). A simple child who brought happiness and joy in a little time. Luckily I'll see him soon again.

Joe

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