Jen skipped doing a sappy post. I had to pick up the slack.

[bengaffleck]

I never used to believe that I would ever be capable of being a father. I grew up in what pretty much amounted to a single parent household. My own father had a lot of things he had to work out when I was younger. Because of this, he was gone more than he was around. He wasn't a bad parent. He was just an absent one. Our relationship now is fairly

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[johnrzeznik]

How can you help spoiling a kid that unbelievably gorgeous? I love all three of you, and I'm happy for you.

[bengaffleck]

No, you really can't. I shudder to think of how it's going to be when she gets older and learns how to make puppy eyes.

And all three of us love you back.

[g_gershon]

You shouldn't worry about conclusions that are already forgone. She's spoiled rotten and will continue to be at every birthday and all those days in between.

That's my surface-like comment. The rest is for your ears only.

[bengaffleck]

It was a good surface-like comment. And the rest was even better.

[madamon]

I never could have imagined you being a father, but I think that you're doing a pretty damn good job.

Tomorrow should be wild. Screaming children, soiled diapers and boozed up parents. Good times.

[bengaffleck]

Thank you, and likewise. Life is funny, isn't it? Who ever could have imagined that this is where we would be?

[brianlittrell]

I do think being a parents come naturally to some people. You learn things along the way of course and it's a new experience. But seeing how much you worry about doing the right thing and being a good fathers who how much you will be.

Time goes by way too fast, one day your holding them in your forearm and the next they are running up to you asking you to come play with them. Every day though is amazing in it's own way, isn't it? I am sure Violet is going to have an amazing birthday. Don't worry, it's perfectly natural to spoil them in their first few years. At least that's what I keep telling myself.

[bengaffleck]

It seems like every day, another barrier that I thought would keep me from being a good parent just . . . dissolves. People always told me that you don't really know what kind of parent you're going to be until you are one, but it was hard to believe. Now, of course, I know it's true.

I can't believe how fast time flies after you have a kid. It barely even seems like it's been a year, and I can already imagine myself saying the same thing when she's a teenager.

[teddythompson]

Because of my past experience with my father I have a hard time thinking I would ever be a good one. Like you never had a good example of one so how can you play one? However, you seem to be doing really well. Congratulations on making it to her first still in one (sort of) piece.

[bengaffleck]

Exactly. I think I have my mom to thank for why I've turned out to be a decent parent. She's been such a strong force in my life, you know? I can say without the slightest hesitation that I wouldn't be able to do this if it weren't for her.