| Before you have children, you can live a carefree and | | | | not appreciating your son's penchant for jumping |
| selfish life where things are just about you and your | | | | during math class and will pounce on anyone bold |
| wife. Once kids enter the picture, your life becomes | | | | enough to make your little girl cry. |
| hectic, but is enriched and changes in ways you can't | | | | Yes, Virginia, there Really is a Santa Claus: Santa, the |
| even begin to imagine. You may be surprised at the | | | | Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny come back to life |
| things you'll do as you strive to be a great dad to | | | | for you as you desperately want your child to |
| your children, and in the process become a better | | | | believe in the same fanciful things you did as a kid. |
| human. | | | | You experience a great rebirth in fairy tales, and you |
| You Become less of a Daredevil: Where you once | | | | get a real charge over telling your kids stories that |
| didn't hesitate to go skydiving or extreme | | | | thrill them. You even read them the same books |
| snowboarding with a why-not?! attitude, you now | | | | your parents read you. |
| know fear and think to yourself, "what are this little | | | | You're a God and Expert: If you've done even an |
| baby and my wife going to do if I break my neck | | | | average job at being a dad, your kids idolize you |
| doing these stupid stunts?" | | | | without hesitation. You walk into the house after a |
| You Respect your Wife and Love her in a New Way: | | | | day at work and they fling themselves into your |
| She waddled for nine month carrying your baby and | | | | arms as if they haven't seen you in a month. They |
| then you watched her give birth. As you see her | | | | also think you are an astronomer (Dad, why are the |
| nurturing your little tyke, you realize that you are | | | | stars are so shiny?); a physicist (Daddy, why did that |
| darned lucky to have this woman around to help you | | | | liquid explode like that?); a veterinarian (Pop, I don't |
| raise this little human being. She's a rock star and you | | | | know why my goldfish has been sleeping all night!) |
| know you couldn't do this without her. | | | | and a plumber (Dad, I accidentally dropped my Lego |
| You Are More Protective than a Mother Bear: Let no | | | | into the potty and now all the water is coming |
| other human or furry beast look at your child askew | | | | downstairs). They think you know it all and can fix it |
| because you will throw yourself across a mall aisle to | | | | all. |
| save your baby. You will silently curse a teacher for | | | | |