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Paul's son Huck[/caption]

Since we've had our first child, our priorities have shifted.

That's an understatement. Priorities have been turned on their head, thrown out, recalculated, and reformed. Not much in parental life resembles our lives pre-child.

The feelings we have for each other, likewise, have deepened, changed and have taken on new life. What my wife meant to me before we had our child is quite different from what she means to me now. The intensity of the feelings has increased, and it seems like there is a lot more at stake now than before.

At this point, a lot of life seems like we are just trying to keep up with everything that has to be done for our son. It wouldn't be surprising if we kind of forgot about each other and our relationship.

That's why it was very nice to read an article written by my unique friend, Andy Malinski. He is unique because he is a male that writes for a doula website. You don't encounter those too often. He also writes a blog and speaks to groups about being a dad, and calls himself the Dadvocate. Great name.

His article is a simple look at keeping the husband/wife relationship healthy.

After I saw it, I wanted to rap with him about what made him think of writing the piece, and what it is like to be such a unique figure in the parental community.

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