Rookie Dad
Thoughts on First-time Fatherhood
Zondervan · Print & ebook · November 18, 2007
When I found out my wife, Christine, was pregnant, I had no idea what I was thinking or feeling, and no clue what I should be thinking or feeling.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in a personal account of first-time fatherhood
- Themes
- First-time fatherhood, Adjusting to family change, Uncertainty and joy
- Genres
- Fatherhood, Babies & Toddlers
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When I found out my wife, Christine, was pregnant, I had no idea what I was thinking or feeling, and no clue what I should be thinking or feeling. Christine had daily heart-to-hearts with her girlfriends and a stack of parenting books by her bed. I had lots of questions with no answers. So I started writing.
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It was either that, or try to ignore the whole thing – a choice that became increasingly difficult as Christine’s belly became increasingly swollen.Rookie Dad is the story of a young husband and father learning how to pay attention to his family’s changing size and shape. It’s a story filled with hard questions, with laughter and tears, and with the unexpected joy of first-time fatherhood. It’s my story – the story of how I became a dad.
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in a personal account of first-time fatherhood
- Readers exploring a new father's questions and family adjustment
Where it sits
| Fatherhood | 100% |
|---|---|
| Babies & Toddlers | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fatherhood
- Babies & Toddlers
- Christian Family & Relationships
- Authors
- David Jacobsen
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Published
- November 18, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- First-time fatherhood · Adjusting to family change · Uncertainty and joy
- Reading lane
- Fatherhood