Unknown territory...

So there I was, after deciding that I was definitely going to start writing my own blog, just staring at a blank screen waiting for a fantastic idea to wander, fully formed, into my subconscious....nothing! I looked at blog after blog after blog for that little bit of inspiration to wash over me....still nothing! I created, and was soon after suspended from a newly developed Twitter account in my desperation to lure people to a blog aimed at absolutely nothing! It was no use! To say that it was all a bit vague would be an understatement! I then took to trawling the darkest corners of my mind (which didn't take long) for a subject that I could not only talk about, but a subject that that I could also see people being interested in, something that could help people. I like to think that I know a fair bit about a pretty varied range of subjects - Mr Current Affairs...hardly! Turns out that my knowledge base is about as broad as my 3 year old daughters shoulders!

I had to change my tack, I started to draw upon my own experiences. What would've been useful to me? What could I see myself reading day after day? Once again, nothing! It was at this point that my daughter came to me & asked me what I was doing. If only I knew! Suddenly, it hit me!

Only once in my life had I felt so absolutely clueless, so utterly bewildered. THE BIRTH OF MY 1ST CHILD! Of course! What a life changing event! Bar none, the most memorable, emotional & challenging time of any young persons life. Countless times I have been asked to put into words just how it made me feel! From the second I found that I was to be a father, to this very day. Every single moment as special as the next!

This being the 21st century, Google provided me with a wealth of information with regards to bringing children into this world. However, as a young man of 22 years, a biology lesson was not what I needed. The info that I wanted to be reading seemed pretty hard to come by, almost impossible it seems. I wanted 1st hand advice, a no holds barred account, blow by blow, bones n' all! I had no friends or immediate family with babies & absolutely no experience in caring for children whatsoever! I had to go it alone...I was forced to face the challenges of parenthood uneducated, unarmed & totally underprepared!

So here we are...4 years on & i've found myself a subject to blog about! I'm here to write about my experiences, however limited they may be. The happy, the sad, the highs & the lows. My philosophy is...if I can provide just 1 person with advice, however big or small then it's a job well done!