Fatherhood

[Yeti]

My son is due in August and it seems that people are constantly giving me advice. When they give me helpful hints random thoughts run thru my head.

The other day a good friend told me that my life will drastically change. He said---"you will live for your child". All I could think of was---I hope my kid likes to drink and smoke weed.
My brother told me that I had better get ready to change diapers and he could not wait for his sons to get potty trained. I never thought that my life goal would be to teach another human being to piss in a toilet.

[befsquire]

i think the biggest thing that made things a whole lot easier was when my kids learned to hold their own bottles.

[Yeti]

People also mention that kids are really messy. My wife is already challenged when it comes to picking up after herself. It will be like I am back in the college dorm with roommates living in a pigpen.
Beth mentioned that a great moment was when her kids starting holding their bottle. I see kids at restaurants throwing their "sipy cup" all over the place. I will probably freak out and wrap the damn bottle around his hand with duct tape.

[enree erzweglle]

Ah, just aim to enjoy your kid. Each one's is different and just love & enjoy him up. The time will melt away. Some days might drag, but the months and years will be gone before you know it and you'll be like what the FUCK happened?

Obligatory kid story: I got a letter from my kid, who is at Ft. Benning doing basic training (boot camp for the ROTC) and I will quote part of what he said: "Ma, I love you and thanks for the letters. Each time you put a smiley on one, I have to do 200 4-count sit-ups so could you limit that some.") :D :D

[wanton wench]

People also mention that kids are really messy. My wife is already challenged when it comes to picking up after herself. It will be like I am back in the college dorm with roommates living in a pigpen.
Beth mentioned that a great moment was when her kids starting holding their bottle. I see kids at restaurants throwing their "sipy cup" all over the place. I will probably freak out and wrap the damn bottle around his hand with duct tape.
someone told me about kids being messy........................they were right. your car will be full of crumbs, you garbage will stink beyond your worst nightmare and you wont see your floor for a few years. but if the house is messy and the kids are happy then who cares. :D

[mickill]

Ah, just aim to enjoy your kid. Each one's is different and just love & enjoy him up. The time will melt away. Some days might drag, but the months and years will be gone before you know it and you'll be like what the FUCK happened?

I agree.

When I get home from work each day, my daughter usually does one of two things: runs into the room to see me or waves at me from her high chair, smiles and goes "dadth?". Either one is enough to thoroughly make my day. And each time I'm like, just a year ago she was immobile and bald. Now she's eating solid foods, walking around the house with a doll in each hand, mimicking things we say and do, singing, dancing, playing games with us and trying to make us laugh. A couple of days ago I looked over at her and she was laying on her back, flipping through one of her books.

If there's any advice that you should heed, it's enjoy/cherish it. The time will fly by.

[Qdrop]

I agree.

When I get home from work each day, my daughter usually does one of two things: runs into the room to see me or waves at me from her high chair, smiles and goes "dadth?". Either one is enough to thoroughly make my day. And each time I'm like, just a year ago she was immobile and bald. Now she's eating solid foods, walking around the house with a doll in each hand, mimicking things we say and do, singing, dancing, playing games with us and trying to make us laugh. A couple of days ago I looked over at her and she was laying on her back, flipping through one of her books.

If there's any advice that you should heed, it's enjoy/cherish it. The time will fly by.

man....i gotta have a kid soon....

[enree erzweglle]

someone told me about kids being messy........................they were right. your car will be full of crumbs, you garbage will stink beyond your worst nightmare and you wont see your floor for a few years. but if the house is messy and the kids are happy then who cares. :DThere is a trail of drops and spills that leads from the kitchen to where my kid used to eat his meals. I used to enjoy watching him carry his food in. He'd try so hard to not spill anything and his eyes were locked hard on the plate and glass and he'd move in ultra-slow motion, barely taking real steps, and you could tell that he was struggling with when he should look up to see if anything was in his way and whenever he did that is exactly when another drop or two or bunch would get added to the drop trail.

Some people have museum-like houses and their kids aren't free to live in them comfortably, you know? It's like the parents are always complaining about how this was broken or that got stained and I think...fuck, I'm glad that I don't have a museum home. My kid and I used to laugh that if we connected the dots in that stain trail, we'd uncover the secret of the universe. :) :D

[fucktopgirl]

yea,man it will be awesome and when they are tiny is the best,just a smile and they smile back andlaught,so pure and innocent.

You will have a blast and dont stress,it will all come naturally!

[wanton wench]

There is a trail of drops and spills that leads from the kitchen to where my kid used to eat his meals. I used to enjoy watching him carry his food in. He'd try so hard to not spill anything and his eyes were locked hard on the plate and glass and he'd move in ultra-slow motion, barely taking real steps, and you could tell that he was struggling with when he should look up to see if anything was in his way and whenever he did that is exactly when another drop or two or bunch would get added to the drop trail.

Some people have museum-like houses and their kids aren't free to live in them comfortably, you know? It's like the parents are always complaining about how this was broken or that got stained and I think...fuck, I'm glad that I don't have a museum home. My kid and I used to laugh that if we connected the dots in that stain trail, we'd uncover the secret of the universe. :) :D
my sister had the museum like house. when she would come to visit i could tell she couldnt stand the state of my house. she would never say anything cause she loves me but i could tell. when my daughter would throw a fit she would say things like "my child will never do that" "my child will listen to me all the time" i never said anything about it cause i knew she didnt know. hahahahahah her boy is a little over a year now and she has another one due any day. i went to see her a few months ago. her house was trashed and her boy was running around all wild and crazy. i sat there with the biggest grin on my face :D

[ms.peachy]

The other day a good friend told me that my life will drastically change. He said---"you will live for your child".

Oh, just. you. wait.

Three months into the pregnancy, in a slightly drunken unguarded moment, mr.p said to me "I'm sorry I'm so crappy and unsupportive, I don't mean to be, it's just that I feel like my whole life is going to be ruined." He felt really badly that he'd actually said that out loud, but I knew it was just something he needed to go through. We jokingly started to call the baby (when she was still inside, not now) "Ruweena" as a result.

You should see him now, flying her around the room and making squeaky noises and spritzing her little belly. Every once in a while I ask him "So, is your life ruined yet?"

[beastiegirrl101]

You should see him now, flying her around the room and making squeaky noises and spritzing her little belly. Every once in a while I ask him "So, is your life ruined yet?"

I love that!;)

[enree erzweglle]

I love that!;)
Me too! I love that he was comfortable enough saying what he said, too. That says a whole lot about him and you and your relationship and that's just so cool.

Ruweena. :) :)

[Yeti]

man....i gotta have a kid soon....

The day you are married everyone starts asking---so when are going to have a baby?

[enree erzweglle]

The day you are married everyone starts asking---so when are going to have a baby?
Then you'll have one and several months later, they'll ask when you're going to give him/her a brother or a sister. They'll keep up with that for maybe 20 years before they get the idea.

[Documad]

Yeti, you're a little OCD about cleanliness, right? I think your baby was sent to help you out with that. :)

Growing up, my best friend's house was covered in plastic -- plastic runners in the halls and through the main living spaces, couches covered in plastic, etc. My mom was a neat freak but she just gave up and let me and my friends play. (She would sometimes swear when scrubbing messy hand prints from the white walls though.)