Publisher Description
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. 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.
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About David Jacobsen
David Jacobsen is a writer, editor, and teacher. He holds a
bachelor’s degree in English from Westmont College and a master’s degree from
Regent College and Seattle Pacific University. His essays have appeared in
various journals and anthologies, and he is the author of Rookie Dad: Thoughts on First-Time Fatherhood. He and his wife have
lived in California, Austria, and British Columbia, and now they make their
home with their two boys in central Oregon. When not thinking about words, he
enjoys mountain biking, pickup soccer, and Oregon’s craft-brew scene, as well
as writing terribly compelling bios.