What I thought childbirth would be like, and the reality

I was 24-years-old when my son was born. I can’t say I felt ready to be a father. I still don’t know if I’m very qualified. However, I had a lot of assumptions as to what childbirth would be like. Most of them were wrong. Really wrong. Here are a few examples.

Joyous: I assumed that having a child would be a very happy occasion. And you know what, having…