The Confessions of a Daddy

"The Confessions of a Daddy" by Ellis Parker Butler is a funny story that happened a long time ago about what it's like to be a dad. It's a bunch of short stories that look at the funny and sometimes hard parts of having kids, and the things families care about, like love and dealing with problems every day. The way it's told makes you smile as it shows you how amazing it is to raise kids, and the smart things the writer sees about how families act. The main person, Hiram, goes from not having any kids and not really understanding them, to having his own daughter, Edith L., and learning what it's really like to be a parent. At first, Hiram and his wife, Marthy, are happy just the two of them and kind of make fun of other people's kids. But when Edith L. is born, they start to see things differently. The book shows how they change from not getting kids to loving being parents, with lots of funny moments and times that make you feel good, like when they have to teach Edith L. right from wrong, and how much they love her. In the end, "The Confessions of a Daddy" is about how great family life is and how being a parent changes you with love and responsibility.