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Anderson Cooperis getting honest about parenthood!
In the first episode ofEllen DeGeneres' EllenTube “Dad Confessions,” the 54-year-old CNN anchor talked about the challenges and rewards of being a new father.
“I got all these books about being a parent, and I didn’t read any of them. It turns out you actually have to read the books,” Cooper said with a laugh. “Just buying the books themselves, and having them around doesn’t work. You actually have to read them.”
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The dad of one even got candid about diaper duty. While most parents dread the messy task, the journalist admitted he actually enjoys it. “Diapers aren’t even that hard. I’ve heard people complain… it’s sweet,” Cooper said.
When asked directly about his biggest parenting fail, he laughed, saying, “I don’t know, I actually think I’m doing OK!”
Despite the learning curve, Cooper said that he’s loved “everything” about fatherhood.
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“I love being there in the morning when he first opens his eyes and he sees you and he smiles, and sometimes he smiles so hard that he can’t stand it, and he buries his face in his bed or looks for a toy in his crib, and then dives on the toy because he’s so like overcome with feeling happy. There’s nothing better,” he said.
Cooper shares his son with ex Benjamin Maisani. In September heopened up to PEOPLEabout finding a groove in co-parenting with his former partner.
“It’s awesome,” he said. “It’s probably an unusual setup, but I knew he would be a great dad, and he is. We’re exes, but we’re family to each other, and we love each other as family and as co-parents.”
“There’s the usual bickering that any two people have when there’s a kid involved, like what time should he go to swimming class, or should he wear the overalls, or whatever,” he admitted, adding, “But all silly, minor things. We get along great.”
Cooper explained, “I’ve always believed that if you’ve been with somebody and that ends, in terms of an intimate relationship, if you love somebody, there’s no reason why that love shouldn’t continue.”
source: people.com
