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In My Daddy Era: Confessions from a First-Time Father episodes
- Five Nurses, Five Swaddle Techniques, and One Tiny Human
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Episode Summary:
In the quiet chaos of a hospital room, a simple text message triggers a massive identity shift. Rick shares the raw, unedited realization of moving from "son" to "father" in a matter of hours. From the terror of the "near-slip" to the humility of learning five different swaddles from five different nurses, this episode is a tribute to the steep learning curve of day one.
What You’ll Hear:
- The Text Message: The moment the word "Dad" stopped being about someone else and started being about Rick.
- The Learning Curve: How "not knowing what a swaddle is" turns into a masterclass from hospital staff.
- The Grace Period: Why perfection is impossible in parenthood and why "giving yourself grace" is the only way forward.
- The "She Didn't Break" Report: A firsthand account of overcoming the fear of a fragile newborn.
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About In My Daddy Era: Confessions from a First-Time Father
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In My Daddy Era is a place for me to slow down and say the things I don’t want to forget.
Each episode is a short reflection on becoming a first-time father. The moments…
that catch me off guard, the feelings I didn’t expect, the fear, the joy, and the quiet in-between. Sometimes it’s something big. Sometimes it’s something small. But it’s always honest.
This isn’t a parenting podcast or a guide on how to do things “right.” It’s more like an audio journal of me talking through what fatherhood is teaching me in real time, while I’m still learning it myself.
The episodes are short, lightly edited, and recorded whenever life makes something feel worth capturing. Just reflections I want to remember… and maybe something my daughter will hear one day and understand how deeply she was loved.