"Congratulations, Mr. Cooper. It's a girl."
Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and
1 a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel
2 when they receive the news,
3 others worry, wondering whether they will be good father.
4 there are some men who like children and may have had
5 experience with them, others do not particularly
6 children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time.
7 other couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have
8 willingly or unwillingly.
Whatever the
9 to the birth of a child, it is obvious the shift from the role of husband to
10 of a father is a difficult task.
11 , unfortunately, few attempts have been made to
12 fathers in this resocialization
13 . Although numerous books have been written about mothers,
14 recently has literature focused on the
15 of a father.
It is argued that the transition to the father's role, although difficult, is not
16 as great as the transition the wife must
17 to the mother's role. The mother's role seems to require a complete
18 in daily routine.
19 , the father's role is less demanding and
20 .