From Freedom to Fatherhood

by Jeff Larsen

How do I write a little story about becoming a father? I suppose I could start with how terrifying it is to write anything at all; I guess that’s normal for everyone. What’s a normal feeling for an expectant father? Now that’s a question. I’ll probably disappoint my wife a little with some revelations, but I have to be truthful. As I grew up I can’t exactly say matured; my wife will agree I haven’t gotten to that stage, quite yet, I enjoyed my freedom. I enjoyed being married, but I was really comfortable with it being just us. I was reminded often how badly my wife wanted a child. So as much as I didn’t want to change things, I loved her too much to refuse trying to give her life’s... [read more]