Waiting for Godot
We wait. We are bored…. No, don’t protest, we are bored to death, there’s no denying it. Good. A diversion comes along and what do we do? — Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot We are now T-minus 6 days to…
Male Nesting Behaviors
A few days ago, Hipmom remarked to me that dusting off ye olde blog, incidentally a few days away from the arrival of my second child, is a hallmark nesting behavior. I was taken aback. Here I was, for months accusing…
The Hipdad Rises
It might seem like I’ve secluded myself in my sprawling Hipdad estate for years, away from the limelight. Some may feel abandoned — even betrayed — by my abrupt reclusivity. The truth is that Hipdad has been busy being a…
8 months later…
My daughter is now a very precious 8-month-old. This site, along with some of my other pursuits, have been laid by the wayside, but I think I’m back. In truth, every day in that time period deserves a post of…
21 hugs
Short and poignant.
A Labor Story
“[Watching a baby being born] is a little like watching a wet St. Bernard coming in through the cat door.” — Jeff Foxworthy “The old system of having a baby was much better than the new system, the old system…
And so it begins
Two weeks ago today I became a dad. In truth, I meant to write this post a long time ago. But between soiled diapers, sleepless nights, and paradigm shifts, I couldn’t find the time to write a concise summary of…
I and Thou, Fetus
I am somewhere between a few hours and a few days of becoming a dad, and righteously becoming this blog’s eponym (my hipness, it should go without saying, is already well-established). I have never met my daughter, and I’m not…
A false alarm
My wife just turned to me a few minutes ago and said she’s feeling contractions. I momentarily felt lightheaded and weak. Could it be finally happening? Is my life as I’ve known it thus far coming to an end in…
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