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Anderson Cooper Gets Personal About Fatherhood: ‘I Wish I Had Done It Sooner’

American journalist and television host Anderson Cooper had a personal conversation on SiriusXM’s Quarantined with Bruce on Friday where he talked about wishing he’d become a father sooner in life.
The 53-year-old CNN anchor welcomed his first child, son Wyatt Morgan, via surrogate on Monday, April 27. He co-parents Wyatt with his former partner Benjamin Maisani.
“I don’t think I would have made the decision if I didn’t feel I was really ready, and I definitely feel like this is absolutely what I should be doing. I wish I had done it sooner,” he said on the show. “I’ve been able to spend whole days, all my time with him really, during this pandemic. It’s been amazing.”
He added, “I’ve never woken up early in the morning, but I now bolt out of bed at 7 without an alarm clock and I want to be there when he wakes up at 8:45,” he said. “I just love every aspect of it. It’s truly the greatest thing ever. I feel like what was I doing before? I don’t know.”
The incredible bond between father and son
Via: 📷People#parenting #andersoncooper pic.twitter.com/KLSjQJEYJL— TheDaddest (@TheDaddest) December 21, 2020
Thanks for the cover @EW! pic.twitter.com/bk5dYEggMx
— Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) June 5, 2019
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