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Welcome to another edition of Father Knows Best? Today’s question was submitted by Joshua who writes shrepthegnar. His question wasn’t as much of a question as it was a really nice comment. He says:

Just wanted to let you know, your blog is awesome. You make fatherhood something to look forward to… along with the tumblr that will be created with the birth of my son.

But the point of Father Knows Best? is for me to answer questions. Luckily for you Joshua, I have the correct software needed to convert your statements into questions.

Just wanted to let you know, your blog is awesome? You make fatherhood something to look forward to? Along with the tumblr that will be created with the birth of my son?

Woah, that’s a lot of questions. Let’s get started.

First of all. Yes. My blog is awesome. Let’s discuss all the features and benefits that make my blog so rad-store.

Feature #1. Consistent content daily: For 6 months now I have been writing Improvising Fatherhood. It had a rocky start at the beginning, but I am now on a roll and am updating the site every day. Most days you’ll get a completely new article to read. But at the very least you are guaranteed to see a new picture of C-Rex and I.

Feature #2. Community: Unlike other bloggers out there that are successful and busy doing things like cashing paychecks, I have plenty of time to interact with my readers. And I do so in a variety of ways. “What kind of ways Nate?” Well, check it out. This right here is one of those ways. If you submit a question to me through the Father Knows Best? link on the right side of the page, I’ll answer it! If it’s not a question, I’ll make it a question. Also, if you submit a comment to one of my posts, I’ll reply. And if you want to become pen pals with me, you can send me an email at improvisingfatherhood(AT)gmail(dot)com.

Feature #3. Mt. Dew Tracker: How many other bloggers do you know that openly disclose the amount of Mt. Dew they consume on a daily basis? Don’t forget to help me earn a lifetime supply of Mt. Dew by signing the petition and sending in a letter to PepsiCo.

Okay, now on to the second question. “You make fatherhood something to look forward to?” Yes, yes I do. Then again I tend to make everything I do something to look forward to. I’m what you might call “ridiculously optimistic.” Remember the movie Saving Private Ryan? Remember that scene where they are storming the beach at Normandy and they are in the boat and are hearing the bullets of the enemy ping the side of the boat right before the gate opens and they jump out into the water? Well I’d be the guy sitting in that boat going, “Ooh! This is so exciting! I’ve never been to Normandy!”

The truth is, fatherhood IS something to look forward to. It’s unbelievable. Remember how much fun it was to have a gigapet that started out as a little digital egg and then hatched and grew and you could train it and feed it and stuff? Well a baby is WAY more fun than that and totally more lifelike.

It is so hard to describe exactly how good it feels to be a father. Then again, I’m having a hard time right now determining if I love Chandler so much it is making me tired, or I am just tired because he still doesn’t sleep through the night.

And now to your third question. “Along with the tumblr that will be created with the birth of my son?” Your wife is giving birth to a blog? Congratulations! I look forward to reading it someday.

Thanks Josh for your insightful questions. And as for the rest of you, don’t forget you can always ask me a question by going to http://improvisingfatherhood.com/ask . Do it! I dare you.