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The teenage girls these days just have no idea they’re born. Regardless of class, status or familial wealth, they still expect to have everything. From a young age, these girls have rooms that are kitted out with pink plastic that has been moulded into TV’s fancy bedroom furniture, every possible toy they could want and all the gadgets that make them feel older beyond their years such as DVD players, Sky TV and mobile phones.

What is about young parents these days wanting to turn all their children into little mini me’s? Whatever happened to those comfy, pure looking white babygros that were easy access for nappy changing, easy handles for picking your baby up with and easy outfits - chuck on a cardy over it and look like you made an effort?

The continuation of life is a fundamental part of our purpose on earth. At some point or another we will be obsessed with the thought of passing on our genes to another generation. Without this inbuilt force of nature, there would have been no continuation of the human race after the first set of parents discovered the joys of teenagers.

Of course, with life as complicated as it is, the news of an impending birth is not always welcomed with open arms as it can bring difficulties that we are ill prepared for. However, for the majority of people, the gift of a new life is something that brings on an unexplainable joy. From the moment a woman realises she is pregnant, she feels an affinity with that baby that breaches the realms of normal bonding.

This is an article for all you parents out there. This is written to let you know that you are not alone and that this hair raising phase of your cute little child’s life will pass. The time to look out for this phase is about one year into high school. The first year is always daunting and they are finding their feet. The second year they are seasoned high schoolers with the newbies in a lower year that look up to them.

This is a guide for expectant fathers. Not what to expect from the impending birth of your beloved offspring; that is relatively straightforward. No, this guide is about what to expect from your wife, girlfriend, partner, significant other over the coming months. Once you’ve planted your seed and that baby is on its way, there’s every probability that it will be some time before you see the woman you know and love again.