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DADDY BRAD: Your wife or partner is expecting, so she’s quit smoking, drinking and of course
drugs. DADDY CLAY: Which has you thinking: to compensate,
should I double up. DADDY BRAD: That’s right, this week in the
lab we’re talking about pregnancy, vices and dads.
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But it couldn’t hurt. BabyBjorn. DADDY BRAD: So here’s the question, and
I’m right in the middle of this right now, if she’s pregnant and has to quit all these
things, alcohol, shouldn’t a good dad do the same.
DADDY CLAY: Before I offer an opinion on that subject, I really think we should get some
data. Let’s hear from our favorite author moms.
DADDY BRAD: Chicken DADDY CLAY: It’s loaded question. Roll those
interviews. DADDY CLAY: So moms can go two ways, either
the “I’ve got to suffer, so you should suffer” School, or the “at least one of
us should be able to drink” school. And you just kind of hope you get the latter.
And you may think you know which one your spouse of going to be, but pregnancy changes
things DADDY BRAD: How about just getting it out
of her face. Retreating to the manhouse. Beers at poker night. That kind of thing
DADDY CLAY: But doesn’t that just drive you apart.
DADDY BRAD: Not if you do it right. DADDY CLAY: Or how about this idea: you cut
down the amount of beer you drink, and in exchange you get really, really good beer.
BRAD Most of the moms we’ve talked to seemed pretty tolerant of dad having the occasional
beer, but take advantage of the Impregnated and Designated program too often, and you
might find your privileges revoked. DADDY CLAY: Did you quit drinking when your
spouse was pregnant? Or have an opinion on this subject? Please join the conversation
at DadLabs dot com. We’re talking it over , and we want to hear from you on the best
dad’s forum on the web. DadLabs.com. DADDY BRAD: We want to thank our sponsors,
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