• Notes from a Developing Dad

  • The Laughs, Loves, Learnings and Losses of a Well Meaning but Overmatched Man
  • By: Joe Medler
  • Narrated by: Eric Medler
  • Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins

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Notes from a Developing Dad

By: Joe Medler
Narrated by: Eric Medler
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Publisher's summary

Follow along with me as I fumble through the first few years of fatherhood in real time. A father to two young boys, I've been documenting the transformations, the stumbles, the minor successes that resonate like world-changing victories and the hysterical fails that remind me that children are literally made to survive our shortcomings. Hell, they can even thrive in the face of them.

Before becoming a dad, I had no idea how it would change me. I tended to think of it all as what I'd be losing. Sure, I was excited to meet my kids, but I was worried about a life choice that would alter every moment of the rest of my life. So when my first arrived, and I fell in love with him, I knew it was time to strap in for a crazy-ass ride.

There are moments early on when it's all so much that your walls come down, and there's beauty, unbelievable love, and sheer terror all around at all times. I knew I had to write it out. I didn't want to ever lose these moments to time and future priorities. So, I did. I wrote it out. In personal essays documenting my changes, their changes, and our changes. Some are funny as hell, some are heartbreakingly tender, and some sharply observant. All of it was written with candor and love. I hope you enjoy it and thank you for taking the time to be here, now.

©2017 Joseph Medler (P)2020 Joseph Medler

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