At first, he was intimidated about becoming a parent as he had absolutely no experience or previous interaction with babies, and viewed kids as a nuisance.
After many seasons skiing in CO, esp.in Crested Butte, and standing slope - side while kids raced in New England, you can not beat Sorels, but, as others have said, you don't need the tall ones which look cute but are a nuisance to get on and off.
While the «rich white kid with a narcissistic father who sees them as a nuisance» trope is dreadfully trite stuff (have we forgotten «Crazy / Beautiful ``?)