Things I didn't know about parenting before it happened to me: #2

#2: Changing diapers is the least of your worries

You hear a lot of stories - many from dads - about diapers. Or maybe you just hear them in movies and on TV. Or maybe you don't hear them at all. But I had the diaper worry and it's come up again recently from a few parents I know who are expecting. Something like, "Sure cloth sounds good but there's no way I'm getting my hands covered in s*** for 3 or 4 years!"
Oh man, if only that were the hardest part! I got over that within weeks of her being born. I can now pick up a turd with my bare hands, toss it in the toilet and I won't even dry heave.
Yeah, Hadley uses mostly cloth diapers but you'll have to deal with poop no matter what you choose. We pick cloth because it's not only affordable and sustainable, but they're so cute! And they give her a big butt! What more could a dad want for his baby?

No, I think the hard stuff is the long-term series of philosophical debates between the parents and between parent and child. Stuff like, where to live? should I send my child to public school? are her friends a bad influence? is she too physical? too intellectual? too anything? I have faith in Hadley to do whatever she wants but these worries pop up regardless, I'm sure.

So don't fret the poop! Or anything else, I suppose.