Dear Dáithí: I'm a new dad — and I feel like my friends have abandoned me

"A lot of people, not only men, bury their head in the sand, hoping that something like this will go away, but it also rarely does until you do something about it and take action."

Dáithí Ó Sé: "When one couple in a gang have a baby, it is a great and exciting time for those two, and the world around them has changed, but for everyone else, it’s the same outside of their friends having a baby, so they just get on with their own lives." Pic: Domnick Walsh.

Dear Dáithí,

I am first a time dad, my little girl is 11 months old, and she is the best, most gorgeous little girl my wife and I could have asked for.