Hello All,

I am 23 years old and have been married for almost 3 years to my high-school sweetheart. We graduated together from Angelo State University in West Texas and just moved to Fort Worth, TX and had our first child; our son, Noah. We are obviously young parents but could not feel any more blessed than we are. Our son is our pride and joy and being a father has been the most rewarding experience of my life so far.

I can't stand when people judge young parents. You just know, when you see it. It's all I can do to not walk up to that person and say, "Look lady! I graduated with my Bachelor's and MBA in a total of 4 years with a GPA of 3.72. My wife graduated as a certified teacher with a GPA of 3.95! We have been together for 6 years and married for 3! I make enough money to support my little family, comfortably!".....but I don't...usually

Anyway, I look forward to taking part in healthy parental debates and learning lots of useful "dad stuff" here!

-Austin

Welcome, young dad. Sounds like you guys are more squared away then my wife and I when we had our first kid, and we were 30!

I really look forward to hearing your perspective on the issues that come up here. We want to be helpful to young dudes starting out, so let us know what you are thinking, what you'd like to see more of here.

And more Texans are always welcome...Fort Worth is a great town.

You could say all those things, but as someone who's 37 and expecting his first any day now, I think a more effective retort would be, "When Noah's off to college, I'll be in my early 40's. Perhaps I'll take up surfing or learn to be a pilot."

Congrats and good luck!