Quote Originally Posted by altagid
One thing about being a man and having kids. Kids make you vulnerable emotionally and physically in a way that one isnt used to. Men like to feel that they can take care of themselves and suddenly there is this little child and every time he get sick or gets hurt it wounds your heart. It never goes away - you are always going to be attached to them and share their joy and pain. It's great but its hard to be a tough guy
Absolutely true. I think that we, as men, also have a tendency to want to fix things. We can't fix everything though, and suddenly feel totally helpless when our little one is crying in the middle of the night because she's sick and we can't "fix" her.