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Beloved Son, I Am Going To Be Your Father!!
by Reynaldo Pareja
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book review by Jonah Meyer

"Feel awaited and loved even before you are born; grow inside Mom knowing that your presence already illuminates and fills us with such happiness . . ."

Pareja’s unique book—a collection of letters from the expectant father to his unborn baby—is a beautiful expression of the love and anticipation the author experiences during the months that he and his wife are experiencing the arrival of their first child. Pareja writes about the daily goings-on of the future parents, and specifically their preparation for the child’s birth, as well as sharing with their future baby boy all of the changes and nuanced emotions both parents feel as they prepare for their child to enter the world. He writes with candor about the stages of fetal development the unborn baby is going through, the “miracle that nature” has given the couple, preparation of the nursery in their home, emotional ups and downs his wife experiences, frank descriptions of the bodily changes his wife is going through, and all of the movement and kicking around that the baby performs, especially as the delivery date nears.

While often it is the mother who may write pregnancy journals, this book is exceptional because it is completely written from the point-of-view of the father-to-be. One can empathize with the author’s excitement and concern for the health of the child as well as his absolute amazement with the miracle that is childbirth. He writes in an entirely accessible and plainspoken voice, rather like diary entries. In this sense, the reader cannot help but share in Pareja’s exhilaration. This is truly a tender book. It is joyful to imagine that one day in the future the child, when old enough to read on his own, will have a special keepsake in the form of a manuscript of what are essentially love letters from his father, all written while the child is in utero.

WEBWIRE – Monday, November 8, 2021 One of the greatest joys a person can experience is bringing a delicate life into the world. It is a tumultuous period in which everything seems strange and overpowering. Carrying the child in their womb creates an unbreakable bond for the mother and the child. Women may wear their hearts on their sleeves because societal norms allow them to be emotional. However, many soon-to-be dads find it difficult to communicate their genuine sentiments. Men should be tough, emotionally distant, and never weep, whether they are happy or sad.   While his wife shared the sensations, emotions, and experiences about the birth of their first child with him a few years ago, Reynaldo Pareja, a Ph.D. in Communication and Sociology, allowed himself to write freely and without shame about the thoughts that filled his heart and mind. He did so by writing letters to his unborn child in which he expressed his thoughts as a father-to-be regarding his wife’s pregnancy. Beloved son, I am going to be your father: Letters from an “expecting father” to his unborn son, is presented by Pareja.   May reading this book helps everyone value the Miracle of Life. The bearing of a child is judged to be “so natural” that at times it losses the best it has to offer: a direct contact with the Act of Creating Life when we have this attitude, that is, that procreating a child is no “big deal”, we become insensitive and lose altogether the possibility of becoming fully conscious of participating in the renewed Miracle of Life when we become fathers. -Pareja writes. Dr. Pareja is also presenting the book to a diverse audience and has made the Spanish version of the book, “Querido Hijo, Voy a ser Papá…!” available through his website. Get your copy of this heart-tugging book.   Buy the book here: https://books-reynaldopareja.com/buy-the-book/   Beloved son, I am going to be your father: Letters of an “expecting father” to his unborn son Author: Reynaldo Pareja Publisher: Your Online Publicist Published Date: September, 2021 Book Genre: Memoir   About the Author:   Reynaldo Pareja, PhD in Communication and Sociology from Ecole des Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris. Master of Communication from Cornell University, USA. Bachelor in Philosophy Art and Literature from Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia.