Changes..

The birth of my daughter has been a wonderful life changing experience. All aspects of my life have changed since that amazing day almost two years ago. Many changes were instant. Dealing with the added responsibility, the nappy changes, lack of sleep and lack of free time were all jarring but immediate, knowable and manageable changes.

When my daughter was born there was immediate love and attachment to her, my role became her protector and provider and I embraced this role. Over the last two years, my love for her has grown exponentially. I cannot imagine being without her, the amazing smile, the bubbly and stubborn personality and the cuteness overload! Movies depicting murder and death which I once would have watched without a second thought are unwatchable. My wife or daughter getting sick drive pain through my heart in ways I could not have imagined a few years ago. I feel more empathetic to the pain and suffering of others and their families.

I have 'more emotions' now than I ever had in my teens or twenties. It is quite an uncomfortable feeling to 'feel' more.

As men we put on a hard exterior, as much as the media will tell you it's ok to show emotions, I am not comfortable sharing these feelings...