The problem with fatherhood is that there's no application process. The only prerequisite is keeping yourself clean and smelling good enough so that someone will sleep with you. The result: a whole lot of guys who are barely holding it together as it is find themselves with a baby on the way. Guys who, despite their good jobs and nice moms and nice wives, figure getting back into therapy sometime soon is probably for the best. Music: The Hunting Party (http://www.thehuntingparty.com/)
This is the big HOSPITAL episode in which the baby is, well, born. It's Todd's big chance to apply all his practice being emotionally available as the Real Thing unfolds. (There's really another episode that should come before this one, thus the skip to #4. We'll see if the show's editors can find the time to actually get it up!)
posted by thirtythrees @ 11:27 AM
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A "Newborn Neurotic" aside. Telling Todd's friend (Newborn camera guy, Scott!), his sister, and his parents that Kerry's pregnant.
posted by thirtythrees @ 9:11 AM
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The much anticipated second episode (part 1) about Todd, the neurotic Dad-to-be. Now it's just three days before Todd's wife, Kerry, is to be induced. Todd is worried he won't have what it takes to step up when the time comes, and occupies himself with home improvement and equipment checks until finally staging a practice labor to wake up his atrophied compassion muscle. When this bombs, Kerry is left to console and reassure her freaking-out husband that everything will be alright. Wait, which one's pregnant again?
posted by thirtythrees @ 7:09 PM
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Todd's wife is in her 9th month of pregnancy but he's hanging with Scott when the idea for a "fatherhood vlog" hits. In Episode 1 of what becomes "Newborn Neurotic," Todd spontaneously calls his wife, Kerry, to get her permission for the project itself, but subsequently ventures into dangerous territory with the question: "How have I performed my father-to-be duties so far?"
posted by thirtythrees @ 3:19 PM
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