How fatherhood changes him

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A father recalls the time he brought home his wife and their first child. The ensuing weeks were described as sleep-deprived nights that alternated with the bliss of caring for a child. By the end of the first month, husband and wife had a small celebration.

Author: Barron, James Douglas

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Breathing lessons: a new father meets his infant son

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A father describes the birth of his son, Wesley, by cesarian. He marveled at how the infant had become through birth a person so new to the world that he cried shyly, as if he had not yet learned that he could assert himself.

Author: Updike, David
Childbirth, Delivery (Childbirth)

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Like father, like son

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An American father describes a visit to London, England, with his son. The man is white whilst his wife, Wambui, is from Africa. The man relates a disturbing interview he and his son had with some policemen.

Author: Updike, David
Racism, Visitors, Foreign, Foreign visitors

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Subjects list: Personal narratives, Fatherhood, Fathers
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