I had a child last year. I've read about a million parenting books, but I still feel like I'm completely lost.
That makes me sad! Don't feel lost. Maybe you should talk to friends or professionals. Lots of people feel the way you do!
It's definitely a learning experience! A lot of friends and family help out, and that definitely makes a big difference.
good! I don't think anyone is ever 100% ready to become a parent or have a child. Luckily they're so little they'll never know you feel lost. By the time they're conscious enough, I'm sure you'll have it down!
Someone told me once that humans used to raise children in big communal groups. It would definitely make it easier for the parents!
Oh gosh I can imagine how different things must have been back then. I bet people were so much closer then and treated each other with so much more respect!!
I agree! It makes me interested to learn more about the history of parenting. 
I didn't even know but apparently in Australia in the 70s, there was an organization founded for the rights of Fathers!
Really? I wonder what kind of rights the fathers were looking for?
Fathers' rights movement
The fathers' rights movement is a movement whose members are primarily interested in issues related to family law, including child custody and child support that affect fathers and their children. Many of its members are fathers who desire to share the parenting of their children equally with their children's mothers—either after divorce or as unwed fathers—and the children of the terminated marriage. The movement includes men as well as women, often the second wives of divorced fathers or other family members of men who have
got around to releasing, but there's lots of different kinds of songs too. I have a feeling people like me better sad, but I hope they are in my corner now I can feel and try to express happiness and a sense of fulfillment.
"It’s still new for me, I've built up a vocabulary over 45 years of sadness and maybe five years of joy, I'm still finding my way. On my last album I tried to write a song of love about my daughter but it