Child, please
ho would have thought that the greatest piece of parenting advice would come from the never-respected Rodney Dangerfield: “The best thing about kids… is making them.” I may not remember when I made mine, but since he was born, fatherhood has been one of the biggest challenges I’ve ever faced — but one that brings me joy. • When my son was born, his cries were like gale-force winds tearing through our apartment, his squirms like a baby octopus trying to slip out of a straightjacket — damn you, burrito-style swaddle! And because human beings are born with a
