The Late Mic Podcast - Parenting, Stories and Sarcasm · Dan Hancock (UK) with his wife, Sarah (USA) - Married couple with kids, challenges and sarcasm

Becoming Parents For The First Time - Henry’s Story

·1 hr 3 min·5 clips
Driving home after Henry's birth, I cried thinking: I'm a dad now, and I'm fucking driving an hour away from my newborn.
A couple shares the emotional story of becoming first-time parents with their son Henry, covering pregnancy, his birth during COVID-19, and the father's struggle to bond amid hospital restrictions. They reflect on Henry growing up and starting school.

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A tender parenting conversation about how fast four years can disappear.

A school-uniform delivery opens into a tender parenting conversation about how fast four years can go, what pregnancy and labour felt like, and how Henry and Emmy still hang around the room in memory.

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Press play for a blunt, tender look at becoming parents and watching the first four years go by.

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