The normally very private Edward Burns recently sat down and discussed marriage and kids with The Showbuzz while promoting his new film "The Groomsmen". Here's a wrapup of the interview:
Did you have cold feet before you got married?
I didn't have cold feet before getting married but before my daughter was born (in 2003) I definitely wrestled with, "God, I still feel like such a kid." I still hang out with the same guys I hung out with; we still play our dopey Saturday afternoon softball game. We all still feel like 22-year-olds. Do I know how to be a good dad? You discover you do because you have no choice. You kind of figure it out and do it.
You just welcomed your second child, a son, Finn, in February. Have you figured out fatherhood?
I'm absolutely in love with it. I'm just so thankful that I had kids at this age. I didn't want to be the 42-year-old guy who … you should be coaching little league at 42.
Why do you think guys in their 30s get cold feet before getting married or having kids?
For people getting married in their mid-20s, you're really just out of high school and college. You don't really have time to think and reflect, you were kind of thrown into this adult situation. Once you have kids, it's, like, "I need to get that job, I need benefits, the house, I need the whole nine."
When people put (marriage or kids) off, there’s more time to reflect. You’ve grown used to this adult life, your habits. You really mourn the loss of that freedom and you’re in a different place financially. Then you recognize kids will change that.
Source: The Showbuzz
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