So much anxiety came along my wife and I when it came down to whether or not sending Arianna to pre-school at 2 years old is a good idea.

If I had a chance to have a conversation with myself before I became a first time father, these are the things I would tell myself:

To me one of the things that gave me anxiety about becoming a father was that I never wanted to be one of those dads that work all day and barely sees their kids.

Is it just me or do you get anxiety talking about this subject with other parents? There are so many conspiracy theorist amongst my Armenian community and their thoughts on vaccinating kids that I just shut the subject down when its brought up because it is not something I am interested in debunking or carrying on.

Honestly, we have all done it before. Let’s please not lie to ourselves and say that we don’t judge other parents and the choices they make in raising their kids. We have even gone as far as judging the child in the process.

I think I speak for the entire world when I say that 2020 was the most difficult year. Covid-19 has ruined so many lives. There were so many loved ones lost, so many businesses closed, so many people lost their jobs and their homes.

How does your behavior effect your kids? The answer is simple; every possible way imaginable. As a person who did not grow up in the most ideal situation, It was super important for myself to have kids to right all the wrongs that were done onto me.

As every single soon-to-be first time parent literally ever, I swore I would never allow my child to play on an iPad. Ah, those were the naive days (looks upward reminiscing.)

So, if you’re not Armenian, when reading the title of this blog you might think to yourself “hmm…don’t all dads change diapers?” Now if you ARE Armenian, reading this blog you might think “ARE YOU SERIOUS?!”

Having kids so close in age is very difficult. Being a parent in general is really difficult, some would say it is the hardest job in the world. I would definitely agree. There are so many difficulties that come with having two kids under the age of two; one would be the older siblings jealousy.

In all honesty, I think this is by far the most important blog I will ever have to write. Come to think of it, I should’ve started my first blog with this, but I digress. I am a very proud Armenian and I was always taught the importance of reading, writing and speaking Armenian and how it is so crucial to uphold the traditions and the culture to the highest standard.

Before becoming a parent, you always hear about the “terrible two’s” and how horrible they can be when it manifests. The truth is that you don’t really know exactly how horrible it can be until it hits you like a ton of bricks.