According to The Journey to Parenthood: Myths, Reality and What Really Matters, the newest parenting manual by Diana Lynn Barnes and Leigh Balber, it’s OK to not be blindly enthused about the stork pecking down your door. In fact, it’s even OK to resent the change a bit. Other people do, even if they don’t admit it. This is what Barnes and Balber set out to explore the gap between what new parents say they think and what they actually think. It is wider than you might believe.

Read the excerpt posted today on the Early Show Website and take solace.

There is also an interview with Barnes, available here.