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From: robbin@trwrba.UUCP (Robbin J. Brahms)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: Is It Nice?
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Date: Thu, 30-Aug-84 14:07:15 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 30 14:07:15 1984
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I would like to relate the following to anyone that might have second
Organization: TRW EDS, Redondo Beach, CA
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thoughts about whether they will have what it takes once the child is
here or before he/she is on the way.

My husband and i were recently blessed with our first child, a boy 11
lb 3oz, about four months ago.  All through my pregancy my husband was 
not overly exited or interested, except for making sure I was taking 
care of myself. 

Sometimes I would comment on this and he would respond that my maternal
instinct was greater than his paternal one and he wasn't sure that he
was ready to take on this "great" responsibility.

Well I am happy to say that since the birth, he has found that his
paternal instinct was just as strong as mine.  He has enjoyed our son
and now says he very glad that we have had a baby.  He is very proud to
carry him around when we go to stores, or push the stroller, he is 
very worried about making sure that the bottles are clean and anything 
we buy that the baby gets is boiled (if possible).

Prior to us becoming pregnant, he had always enjoyed other peoples
children.