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We have all met men who have the Peter Pan syndrome. Many of these men are also narcissistic and self-absorbed simply by the nature of the Peter Pan syndrome. A man who is stuck in his path through life as a boy never matures emotionally. He carries around his childhood sense of himself throughout his life. In many instances, his tastes do not grow or change. The way that he interacts with others does not grow or change. He is still stuck as a 12-year-old boy, or sometimes even younger, in his emotional development.

Follow writer Dan Marshall (“Home is Burning”) as he shares his hilarious and blunt journey from “Peter Pan” man-child to full-blown adult, finally hanging up his tights to become a dad. Dan's dirty mouth is only outweighed by his big heart as he narrates his adventures, from being distracted by fantasy football while waiting for their first pregnancy test to realizing he's never going finish that “White Men Can't Jump” digital rental while in the delivery room. Dan's voyage into parenthood is his own but will ring humorous and nostalgic to many new and long-time parents.

Many people have heard about the Peter Pan Syndrome. Dr. Dan Kiley used the term in his book The Peter Pan Syndrome: Men Who Have Never Grown Up. He fondly referred to the women who were involved with these Peter Pan types as Wendy, Wendy Complex, or Wendy Syndrome. Wendy is the character in the Peter Pan story who falls head over heels hopelessly and romantically in love with Peter Pan, even though he will never be a suitable partner for her.