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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]another dad (divorced) here - I was there at conception, every doctor's visit, and 9 hours next to my exW in the hospital before she finally delivered.  When DD was born (finally a c-section), I was held her first and it was the single most spectacular moment in my life.

I simply cannot understand how a soon-to-be-father chooses not to be present during delivery.  It's not like he's the one doing the work or on the "receiving" end.  So any issues about being queasy - for fuck's sake just man up.

It's about being there for your wife - about doing anything and everything she needs, to be her rock.  It's about being there for the start of a new journey, together.  It's also about being there for one of life's truly magical moments - and it's nothing to take for granted.

For any woman whose (D)H wasn't there for the delivery - I feel bad for you.  I feel even more sorry for him for having missed on a moment that he will never again get to experience.[/quote]

[b]Says the guy who is divorced from their mother?  Their child misses a moment, how many moments are you missing dude?[/b][/quote]
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Yes, PP - the irony struck me as well. I am the one who has been married over 20 years - was not there that instant when my kids were born but I have been there right through their lives in an intact family. Yep, through every single event of any consequence in their lives and many, many less than consequential moments! The greatest gift that parents can give their children is to stay together happily. We have done that in spades.

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