I realize what you're thinking. What on earth does a dad have to say about baby showers? Most men look at a room teeming with women opening baby gifts just like they would a hospital ward treating people infected with the bird flu. Get me as far away from there as possible!I must admit that I've only ever been dragged to a couple of co-ed showers. The men decided to avoid the festivities and hide out in the basement where we watched football and ate the snacks that the ladies barely touched.
Now here's the ridiculous part. Believe it or not, I actually LOVE baby showers. It started in the pre-parent days when I used to spend my evenings obsessively researching anything that I was considering purchasing. If you can believe it, I would read reviews on cars, cameras, technology, etc just for the fun of it. Each purchase my wife and I made was meticulously researched and had fantastic reviews. This made the shopping process extremely slow and painful for my wife. We started to pick up some super cool stuff that most people either we hadn't seen, or had seen however didn't know enough about it to make a buying decision. Because of this, I started getting phone calls every week from friends and family asking what products would be right for them. This gave me the chance to research new products, which I love to do, and help my loved ones at the same time.
Fast forward five years to my wife's announcement that she was pregnant with our first baby boy. After the initial excitement, we realized that we'd need to get some things for our future child. We had absolutely no idea what babies needed let alone what the best things to get were. This is what I'd been 'training' for.
I began researching without abandon to the find the best, safest, most practical, top rated products for the baby. I loved this process and it became somewhat of a hobby for me. My wife and I gradually got the reputation for having all the best baby stuff. Eventually, complete strangers began asking me what we would suggest for their babies or to give as gifts. Word was getting out that I was a baby gear geek and I desperately hoped none of my buddies found out. It gave me great satisfaction to help these people figure out what to buy for their loved ones.
My passion to help others combined with a bizarre baby product knowledge has led me to actually like baby showers. Don't misunderstand me. I would much prefer sticking a fork in my eye than go to another baby shower. They simply give me the chance to help gift buyers choose great products that improve parents' and babies' lives. I want parents and babies to love, and actually use, the gifts they receive at their baby shower.
Now here's the ridiculous part. Believe it or not, I actually LOVE baby showers. It started in the pre-parent days when I used to spend my evenings obsessively researching anything that I was considering purchasing. If you can believe it, I would read reviews on cars, cameras, technology, etc just for the fun of it. Each purchase my wife and I made was meticulously researched and had fantastic reviews. This made the shopping process extremely slow and painful for my wife. We started to pick up some super cool stuff that most people either we hadn't seen, or had seen however didn't know enough about it to make a buying decision. Because of this, I started getting phone calls every week from friends and family asking what products would be right for them. This gave me the chance to research new products, which I love to do, and help my loved ones at the same time.
Fast forward five years to my wife's announcement that she was pregnant with our first baby boy. After the initial excitement, we realized that we'd need to get some things for our future child. We had absolutely no idea what babies needed let alone what the best things to get were. This is what I'd been 'training' for.
I began researching without abandon to the find the best, safest, most practical, top rated products for the baby. I loved this process and it became somewhat of a hobby for me. My wife and I gradually got the reputation for having all the best baby stuff. Eventually, complete strangers began asking me what we would suggest for their babies or to give as gifts. Word was getting out that I was a baby gear geek and I desperately hoped none of my buddies found out. It gave me great satisfaction to help these people figure out what to buy for their loved ones.
My passion to help others combined with a bizarre baby product knowledge has led me to actually like baby showers. Don't misunderstand me. I would much prefer sticking a fork in my eye than go to another baby shower. They simply give me the chance to help gift buyers choose great products that improve parents' and babies' lives. I want parents and babies to love, and actually use, the gifts they receive at their baby shower.
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