I Always Wanted To Be A Dad: Men Without Children

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A man of 72, who always dreamed of becoming a father, explores in memoir form the pain and regret he went through when this didn't work out. In I Always Wanted To Be A Dad, Robert Nurden unravels the complexities of this neglected issue and shows that the grief of childlessness can affect men as much as women. In the introduction, he prepares the reader for the rawness and honesty of the material. The 17 short chapters, in which humour is never far away, are interspersed with the heartfelt testimonies of other men who also find themselves childless-not-by-choice. A distinction is made between being childless due to circumstances and childless because of infertility. In a series of more reflective passages, the narrative finally arcs away from hurt towards acceptance and a belief in an optimistic future. There is, in addition, a page of acknowledgements and two pages of positive reviews from established fiction and non-fiction authors whose theme is childlessness. The book concludes with an appendix which provides a statistical analysis of the issue as it affects men, plus a comprehensive list of resources and organisations offering support.