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Originally Posted by Nancy1999

On Brad and Emily's last date, and she asked him, "Do you really know what being a father means?" I think it was a very fair question, and in NO WAY should that question "blow it." She needed to be reassured he could handle it. Instead of using his strength and being calm for her, he got all flustered and said, he was not yet mad, but "almost". Why? She needed to know he had realistic ideas of what being a father meant, and it's not just fun days in the park. His words were good, but all his body language and emotions showed him as a very scared boy, not a strong protective father figure. Emily would have to be the strong one in this relationship, and I'm not sure Brad has it in him to be strong enough.

I did not think she was out of line AT ALL asking that question. They're talking about being in a serious relationship and having him come into her daughter's life. She wanted to make sure he was really ready to be in it and wasn't just going to throw in the towel when he realized parenting is hard. He should have been able to reassure her instead of getting upset. I felt so bad for her when he was acting that way because she felt like she did something wrong.