Ask HN: I will become a father tomorrow, what advices could you share with me?

Re:Ask HN: I will become a father tomorrow, what advices cou... by flamebreath447 on Sunday November 06, 2022 @03:15PM (#33496597)

Many people gave you advice and said loss of your personal life.

Invite your kids into your life. I like video games so I offer to play them with my son. I like movies so I find ones we can watch together. I like martial arts so when he’s old enough I’ll offer to do Jui Jitsu.

Kids are an amazing opportunity to teach and love

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Re:Ask HN: I will become a father tomorrow, what advices cou... by garciasn on Sunday November 06, 2022 @03:21PM (#33496660)

Best advice I ever received:

You are a parent, not a friend. Don’t only do things to please your children.

You are a person too, not only a parent. Do things yourself your children will be proud of you for; it will teach them to do the same.

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Re:Ask HN: I will become a father tomorrow, what advices cou... by flamebreath447 on Sunday November 06, 2022 @04:18PM (#33497301)

Exactly. In one of the parenting books I read it stated that we are inviting our child into our life, not the other way around.

We already know what happens when parents make their children a priority over everything else. I still plan to love my wife in 50 years and make friends I can invest in along the way, because one day my kid will be grown up and out on their own adventures.

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