A marketer at heart, a storyteller, ambitious cinematographer and photographer. I was born and raised in Athens, Greece. I currently live in London working in AdTech and capture London in stills or videos in my spare time. More
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In July 2021, my wife gave birth to our beautiful daughter. Nine months later, I took almost three months off work to temporarily become a stay-at-home-dad and help raise our daughter for a little while. With me back to work full time now, I wanted to share some of my learnings and key moments so if you ever end up in the same situation, you know what to expect. Spoiler alert, I’d do it again!
It’s been two months since my life changed once and for all. Everyone warns you as soon as they find out that you’re about to become a new father. But nothing is capable of preparing you for what’s next. At the age of 37, when you think you know almost everything, you soon realize that what you knew so far doesn’t apply anymore, and you need to adjust and keep an open mind on how you go about your life. Let me explain…
Will Smith once said; “The new TV I had recently bought came with a 100-page manual. I now had a baby in my arms and not a single page of instructions.”. When I first heard this I laughed thinking it can’t be that hard caring for a baby. Of course, we’re not born knowing how to raise a child, but we’ll figure it out when the time comes. And then, 13 weeks before my firstborn is due, it hit me. I’m nowhere near competent enough to raise a child. So I took on reading.
