A Leap of Faith and a Test of Faith

My wife and I made two promises to each other when we decided to try having children: Ultimately it was the greatest leap of faith in our entire lives The process would change us, fundamentally, forever, but we did not know exactly how We intentionally did not promise...

Childbirth is Really Politics

If we look at the political spectrum we have Liberal Democrats to one side and Conservative Republicans to the other. Liberals generally believe in the effective role of government in what we do. Added government support and increased government involvement in...

The International Fraternity of C-Section Fathers

A second group that I would like to launch as a result of this book is the International Fraternity of C-section Fathers (IFCF). We really need to pull together as men to support one another through this ridiculous experience. Let me get one thing straight: the point...

We Do Not Get Practice or a Warning

With parenting, as with so many other things in life, we have to get it right the first time. We just do what we can in the moment to the best of our abilities. I never received a special phone call from heaven that said: “Hey Case, tomorrow at 9:30am, your son...

Don’t Hassle Me When I Say “No”

I love my friends and family, I really do. I am insanely blessed, in the friends that I have from childhood, my college friends, and those from beyond. I am also really close with my brothers. In comparison to most of my friends and family, I got married pretty young....