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If you can identify where your father went wrong, and are able to come up with a better way of handling it, you’re good. If you end up reacting the way he did, then you didn’t figure out that better way.
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If you can identify where your father went wrong, and are able to come up with a better way of handling it, you’re good. If you end up reacting the way he did, then you didn’t figure out that better way.
chaos
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every day is a new start. Worthwhile advice to keep in mind with kids. And with pregnancies.
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Yea, I'm typically not very sympathetic to her hypochondria or other people's complaints after being a FF/EMT. I tell her to toughen up regularly. She was definitely a hardass through labor though, and had nothing left when they started recommending a C-section. Freaked me out because she hadn't eaten in 36 hours, was shaking violently and kept passing out from sleep deprivation during the surgery. Scary stuff.
All's good now, though, and baby girl is calm and very curious and mama is happy in between naps.
Baby's initials are SJW, much to my dismay. We just couldn't agree on a middle name that wasn't a J.
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Congratulations!
Take away her internet.
NOW!
I can't count the times where the wife would mail me about some stupid shit that might go wrong and end up with us having a horribly disabled child.
Later the mails turned into phone calls where you'd hear that she's on the verge of crying in panic because some cunt on some website said if you eat salami during pregnancy your kid will turn out like a mixture of the notre dame dude and donald trump.
Take away her internet.
Now.
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Arative
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Pregnancy hormones are a bitch. Be prepared for crying and laughing in about a 30 second span. Don't necessarily treat your wife with kid gloves but don't be dick either. You're going to make mistakes, learn from them. Don't put too much pressure on yourself to not let her down. Be there for her, be involved in the pregnancy and learn to give good foot massages in the 3rd trimester.
The fact that you recognize how bad your father was, means you're already ahead in the game.
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Plus some women get very horny in their second and third trimesters. Have fun!
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My wife and I just read the What To Expect The First Year book, and I picked this up as a dad's survival guide
As for your dad and the cycle repeating itself, as long as you don't act like your dad on the regular you should be ok. If you do, then now is the time to start practicing patience and self control because when kids hit 2.. no 3 .... no 4 .... no 5... they test the fuck out of your patience to see what they can get away with.
As for your dad and the cycle repeating itself, as long as you don't act like your dad on the regular you should be ok. If you do, then now is the time to start practicing patience and self control because when kids hit 2.. no 3 .... no 4 .... no 5... they test the fuck out of your patience to see what they can get away with.
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Careful what you wish for. My son farts on me all the damn time. He especially likes blasting my hand as I"m wiping his ass. He thinks it's the funniest thing in the world. I told him not to start a war he can't finish. Time to eat a pint of Ben & Jerry's and send him into orbit.
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tyen
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went to a parade today. This fat lady and tall asian man kept standing directly infront of my 3yr old. After about 30min of it we had a showdown. Wasnt too bad but I had to inform both of them that they are insanely rude for standing infront of a child to snap 100s of pictures.
I had to be an asshole about it, shrug. The city blocked off an entire quadrant of the city so its not like room was sparse.
I had to be an asshole about it, shrug. The city blocked off an entire quadrant of the city so its not like room was sparse.
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Tuco
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So im sittint here at mcds eating my usual biggiesises 1 pounder meal (really a gauc grilled chicken sandwich, no ranch and with water a++++) doing some work and checking on my 3 year old every 15 minutes or so. Sometimes he is visible immediately sometimes he isnt. Tons of people here, would be auper easy for him to wander off or get kidnapped, lol.
Who here wouldnt put an gps tracking implant in their toddler to alert them when their kids fucks off somewhere?
Who here wouldnt put an gps tracking implant in their toddler to alert them when their kids fucks off somewhere?
Woefully Inept
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No thanks. I'd rather just pay attention and watch my kid. Better exercise for me that way.
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Tuco
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One thing I do is listen to audio books while my kid is playing at the park. That way I can actually keep eyes on him and not be bored out of my mind.
Tuco
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also don't bullshit me, you've got to pick one option here:
1. You don't actually take your kids to playgrounds.
2. You are a helicopter parent who follows their kid everywhere.
3. You let your kid leave your LOS and just hope nothing happens.
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I actually do play with my son at the playground because he asks me to. Crazy he actually enjoys playing with his father. lol
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I take my kid to the park / McDonalds an average about 5-6 hours a week. I generally only play with him if there's no other kids there that will play with him. I'm not judging you or anything, but I figure it's better if my kid gets a little independence and plays with other kids without me watching over his shoulder.
But I definitely want to put a parole ankle bracelet on him so I can get a jump start on re-enacting Taken.
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We only do a couple hours per week at a playground. Other days we meet with an outdoor/in the woods playgroup at least once per week we go for a hike at Purgatory Chasm which is a relatively short drive for us.
I'll definitely concede your point if I took him to a playground 6 hours awake. I have a few audiobooks I'd like churn through as well.
I'll definitely concede your point if I took him to a playground 6 hours awake. I have a few audiobooks I'd like churn through as well.