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Should I be depressed?

Apparently, as the father of a nine-month-old baby, I am twice as likely as other guys my age to be depressed. Who knew?

The article gives no indication of what I’m supposed to be depressed about; I guess I’ll have to come up with something.

I suppose it takes lots of dads a while for the reality to sink in that their lives have changed forever. But I tend to think that most of the changes (having this completely wonderful creature in my life, for example) are for the good, and the rest are easily surmountable - so what if I can’t stay out very late if I get to see this cutie sleeping beside us at night?

I’m sure it helped, too, that I acquired three great step-children before the one great child.