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Zack Grafman's avatar

Wow man. As a dad, I can just begin to imagine what you're going through. You're in my prayers, and I hope that doesn't sound trite to you because I don't mean it that way. Thank you for this, it encouraged me.

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Lyle McKeany's avatar

Thanks man, it doesn’t sound trite at all. I’m glad this helped you.

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Leslie Petersen's avatar

So happy to hear about Em’s swallow study results! Another great story Lyle.

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Lyle McKeany's avatar

Thank you, Leslie! I’m so proud of Em. Allison is excited to try different foods and flavors with her now too.

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Swarnali Mukherjee's avatar

This post had me in tears, Lyle. Thank you for sharing these life-changing experiences of fatherhood with us.

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Lyle McKeany's avatar

Thank you for reading and for the comment, Swarnali! You made my day 😊

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Chandler Helmholz's avatar

Well said Lyle, we are hoping to start a family soon and I’ve always felt like I needed to be “ready” for it. Thanks for providing some insight into what first time fathers feel like. I would want my kids to be proud of me and I don’t always feel like that about myself. I appreciate you opening up, it makes it easier for me to feel “ready” even though we never really are…

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Lyle McKeany's avatar

I'm glad my piece helped you in some small way. Fatherhood is a whirlwind, especially early on. Mothers tend to have a deeper connection with the child right off the bat, but that's partly because they carried the child for all those months. So, in a way, fathers are playing catch up. I don't think there's such thing as being truly ready for fatherhood, but you can figure it out, I'm sure. :)

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Cole Feldman's avatar

This is such a powerful story, Lyle. I was almost too afraid to comment because I couldn't find any words, but I just want to let you know that I read it and felt it and appreciate you for writing it.

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Lyle McKeany's avatar

Thank you, Cole! And thank you again for sending me those notes, they helped a ton.

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Cole Feldman's avatar

My note-taking addiction is at your service anytime 😊

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Lyle McKeany's avatar

😆😆😆

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