All Girl Slumber Party

[Tollbooth Willie]

Sorry, didn't take any. (Grabs daughters hand and runs away from Ravioli)



Sure, Tollbooth Willie, i'll invite you to the next Old Ditties Sleep Over at the local Convalescent home. MY brother in laws girlfriend works there. I'll be sure to get you an invite. The below pic is of the winner of last years Miss Convalescent Home pagent.

A girl, well Congrats! Even though they are a handful, I SO badly wanted a daughter & so I talked to "her" while my wife was preggo. And she had a girl!! We didn't know until she was born. I pray the birth is fast. MY wife was in labor for...for.. 76 hours. I'm not kidding either or being dramatic. The Docs had the OR prepped for an emergency C-Section, if it wasn't natural within the next 10 mins. Too much stress on my wife. Ended up being Last minute natural.

OMG.. why did I tell you that? I so don't want to worry you. I'm sorry.

However, Congrats!! Children are a blessing. I'm sure everyone is giving you advise & suggestions to the point of you wanting to scream at them to STFU!, but regardless of that, I have some advise for you;

Don't stand on the sidelines & watch. Be an involved parent.

-MRG

**** YEAH ADOLESCENT HOME!











wait wat

 

[VirusType2]

So desirable.




Is that Woodie Allen's older sister?

 

[highlander]

That is the picture of failure.

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

You are the picture of shitdicks mongering people.

 

[DreamThrall]

A girl, well Congrats! Even though they are a handful, I SO badly wanted a daughter & so I talked to "her" while my wife was preggo. And she had a girl!! We didn't know until she was born. I pray the birth is fast. MY wife was in labor for...for.. 76 hours. I'm not kidding either or being dramatic. The Docs had the OR prepped for an emergency C-Section, if it wasn't natural within the next 10 mins. Too much stress on my wife. Ended up being Last minute natural.

OMG.. why did I tell you that? I so don't want to worry you. I'm sorry.

However, Congrats!! Children are a blessing. I'm sure everyone is giving you advise & suggestions to the point of you wanting to scream at them to STFU!, but regardless of that, I have some advise for you;

Don't stand on the sidelines & watch. Be an involved parent.

-MRG

Haha, its cool... My wife's actually going to be delivering at a natural birthing center, and we're going to be planning on 100% natural (epidural or other drugs, etc). I'm not too worried about the delivery though - her mom delivered both her and her sister naturally, and her grandmother had easy deliveries as well. Same on my side of the family.

I am definitely going to be an involved parent... It seems like just about any time we go out, we see someone with kids acting out or doing something stupid and think "who thought it would be a good idea to give YOU kids??". I shudder to think who my child's peers are going to be... but I suppose we'll deal with that when it comes.

 

[CptStern]

Haha, its cool... My wife's actually going to be delivering at a natural birthing center, and we're going to be planning on 100% natural (epidural or other drugs, etc). I'm not too worried about the delivery though - her mom delivered both her and her sister naturally, and her grandmother had easy deliveries as well. Same on my side of the family.

lol I can tell it's your first ...my wife delivered both with an epidural ..we knew she made the right choice when during her first hour of delivery she kept mashing the remote control they give you so you can self administer (it cuts off after a certain dosage) ..the look of pain on my wife's face was enough for me to recommend an epidural ..but to each his own, good luck

I am definitely going to be an involved parent... It seems like just about any time we go out, we see someone with kids acting out or doing something stupid and think "who thought it would be a good idea to give YOU kids??". I shudder to think who my child's peers are going to be... but I suppose we'll deal with that when it comes.

intentions dont always live up to reality: it's difficult to always do the right thing ..wait till your child hasnt eaten well in a few days and you're tempted to get him mcdonals cuz you know he'll eat the fries ..even if it kills you to feed him that junk at least it's better than eating nothing

i think you'll be a great dad ..you sold your mini before the baby came in to this world ..I have a ferw friends who couldnt even do that after the kid came ..surprising how 2 seaters make terrible family cars

 

[Sgt.Tibbs]

wow...

i love kids, and they love me. i have no idea why i like kids but i think its their innosence. They dont know anything of the internet or Halflife2.net. which is a good thing. this place changes you...

 

[DreamThrall]

lol I can tell it's your first ...my wife delivered both with an epidural ..we knew she made the right choice when during her first hour of delivery she kept mashing the remote control they give you so you can self administer (it cuts off after a certain dosage) ..the look of pain on my wife's face was enough for me to recommend an epidural ..but to each his own, good luck

It is our first, but we've done a lot of research about natural child birth, and she's 100% positive it's how she wants to do it. We've discovered that when women deliver in hospitals, especially large onces, doctors tend to induce labor using the drug pictocin. The resulting laboring pains are magnitudes more intense than natural laboring pains, which is why women delivering in hospitals also generally receive epidurals. The drugs given through the epidural in turn can cause even more complications - once you receive an epidural, you have something like a 50% chance of ending up getting a cesarean section. Sometimes, the mother will have trouble pushing due to numbness/weakness, which requires the baby to be extracted using suction/forceps/etc.

We have absolutely no interest in any of that, which is why we're chosing to go the natural route.

intentions dont always live up to reality: it's difficult to always do the right thing ..wait till your child hasnt eaten well in a few days and you're tempted to get him mcdonals cuz you know he'll eat the fries ..even if it kills you to feed him that junk at least it's better than eating nothing

Yeah... I have no delusions that it'll be easy... but at the same time, there is so much information out there to help parents deal with problems like that. For example, I was reading in the "Parenting" magazine a few weeks ago that toddlers will sometimes refuse to eat like that, but it's not actually that big a deal - at the age where they typically do things like that, their bodies are developing a bit more slowly than, for example, when they were infants. As such, they may not want to eat as much as you think they should, but its really just their bodies regulating what they really need.

i think you'll be a great dad ..you sold your mini before the baby came in to this world ..I have a ferw friends who couldnt even do that after the kid came ..surprising how 2 seaters make terrible family cars

Thanks, I hope so!

 

[Solaris]

Was gonna make pedo joke, but now have serious respect for mrg.

 

[CptStern]

It is our first, but we've done a lot of research about natural child birth, and she's 100% positive it's how she wants to do it. We've discovered that when women deliver in hospitals, especially large onces, doctors tend to induce labor using the drug pictocin. The resulting laboring pains are magnitudes more intense than natural laboring pains, which is why women delivering in hospitals also generally receive epidurals. The drugs given through the epidural in turn can cause even more complications - once you receive an epidural, you have something like a 50% chance of ending up getting a cesarean section. Sometimes, the mother will have trouble pushing due to numbness/weakness, which requires the baby to be extracted using suction/forceps/etc.

We have absolutely no interest in any of that, which is why we're chosing to go the natural route.

well to be fair my wife pushed for almost 2 hours before they gave her something to induce labour ...also with all the complications we've had I wouldnt have dreamed to do without life support being right there ...there's just so much that can go wrong ..but dont listen to me as I dont want to scare you away from doing what you feel is right for your family

Yeah... I have no delusions that it'll be easy... but at the same time, there is so much information out there to help parents deal with problems like that. For example, I was reading in the "Parenting" magazine a few weeks ago that toddlers will sometimes refuse to eat like that, but it's not actually that big a deal - at the age where they typically do things like that, their bodies are developing a bit more slowly than, for example, when they were infants. As such, they may not want to eat as much as you think they should, but its really just their bodies regulating what they really need.

hard to do when your child is sick which leads to not eating food which leads to being sick again ...also try not to fully accept everything you read in parenting magazine ..my wife reads it as do I and I often feel they're oversimplying issues ..mostly for article length so they can stick in extra diaper ads


also for the first little while everyone and his mother will give you advice ..to the point where you'll have to restrain yourself from telling them to stfu ..my advice is just to nod and agree ...your parents/her parents will be at the forefront of always giving advice

surprisingly enough I find that people without children are the first to give you an opinion as to how you should raise your kids ..it's really annoying but not worth the ensuing argument ..oh and you'll have a lot of those: arguments ..mostly because you're irritable from lack of sleep

oh and for the love of god dont be one of those parents that simply must stamp gender on their babies ..like the babies without hair that some mothers feel should be wearing a headband/earings to identify the gender of their daughters (my daughter had a full head of hair when born so there wasnt a problem) ...my son was pretty much bald till his first birthday


also make your wife sign up for a parenting/mother's group ..it really helps to have an extended network of people going through the same thing you are ...4 years later and my wife still gets together with them on a regular basis

 

[DreamThrall]

well to be fair my wife pushed for almost 2 hours before they gave her something to induce labour ...also with all the complications we've had I wouldnt have dreamed to do without life support being right there ...there's just so much that can go wrong ..but dont listen to me as I dont want to scare you away from doing what you feel is right for your family

Yeah... I didn't mean to say that everyone should do it. It's not right for everyone, especially the pregnancy is any kind of elevated risk. We're fortunate to have a completely low-risk pregnancy, and due to that and the rest of the situation, a natural birth is a perfectly viable option. That's not to say we're completely stuck on it - if things start going wrong, there's a hospital like 3 minutes away (having a hospital nearby is a legal requirement for birthing centers), and obviously we'll get clinical care if it is needed.

hard to do when your child is sick which leads to not eating food which leads to being sick again ...also try not to fully accept everything you read in parenting magazine ..my wife reads it as do I and I often feel they're oversimplying issues ..mostly for article length so they can stick in extra diaper ads

Yeah, I'm definitely taking whatever I hear/read with a grain of salt, because I know there's a lot of misleading and/or half information out there. Obviously, I wouldn't allow my kid to starve herself... but you know what I mean.

also for the first little while everyone and his mother will give you advice ..to the point where you'll have to restrain yourself from telling them to stfu ..my advice is just to nod and agree ...your parents/her parents will be at the forefront of always giving advice

Yup, got that already. Don't forget grandparents. oyvey.

surprisingly enough I find that people without children are the first to give you an opinion as to how you should raise your kids ..it's really annoying but not worth the ensuing argument ..oh and you'll have a lot of those: arguments ..mostly because you're irritable from lack of sleep

I've heard that ... I think I'm probably going to have a really hard time not giving a causticly sarcastic response...

oh and for the love of god dont be one of those parents that simply must stamp gender on their babies ..like the babies without hair that some mothers feel should be wearing a headband/earings to identify the gender of their daughters (my daughter had a full head of hair when born so there wasnt a problem) ...my son was pretty much bald till his first birthday

Ha, well it might be a little late for that judging by all the clothing we've received from the baby shower. Lots of pink fluffy things... But yeah, we're not going to be piercing ears or anything that early. Putting a hairband on a bald head seems kind of silly.

also make your wife sign up for a parenting/mother's group ..it really helps to have an extended network of people going through the same thing you are ...4 years later and my wife still gets together with them on a regular basis

A good idea, though I think we might wait for that until we move out of Louisiana. On one hand, there aren't a lot of people in our circle of friends that have kids - at least not ones that we'd want to get parenting advice from - but on the other hand, I'm not sure I'd want to get advice from a lot of the parents in this town either, judging from what I've seen so far. Meh, we'll see.

EDIT: holy long post, batman!

 

[CptStern]

Yeah... I didn't mean to say that everyone should do it. It's not right for everyone, especially the pregnancy is any kind of elevated risk. We're fortunate to have a completely low-risk pregnancy, and due to that and the rest of the situation, a natural birth is a perfectly viable option. That's not to say we're completely stuck on it - if things start going wrong, there's a hospital like 3 minutes away (having a hospital nearby is a legal requirement for birthing centers), and obviously we'll get clinical care if it is needed.

ya perhaps I'm just being overly cautious due to my family history

Yup, got that already. Don't forget grandparents. oyvey.

unfortunately we dont have surviving grandparents ..but they're most likly like my european parents anwyas ....I mean my mom is just full of old wives tales "iyou should give the kids more juice ..


"here's a $12 bottle of juice handpicked and squeesed by monks in a little village in south eat gineau overlooking the shores of ..."

"mom the doctor said he should only be drinking milk at this point or water"

"..oh what do they know? they're just to busy with other patients to care"

my dad is surprisingly just as bad ...which is odd cuz he was always tough with his kids

"Make sure the baby has a coat on before going outside!!!"

"really dad? was the 3 feet of snow your first clue?"

I've heard that ... I think I'm probably going to have a really hard time not giving a causticly sarcastic response...

but then they think you come across as a jerk because all they're trying to do is "help" ..it's infurating sometimes as their "help" is most often something you've heard from other people at least a dozen times ..people's intentions are good however they're often convinced they know best ..I had to tell my brother to shut up a few times

Ha, well it might be a little late for that judging by all the clothing we've received from the baby shower. Lots of pink fluffy things... But yeah, we're not going to be piercing ears or anything that early. Putting a hairband on a bald head seems kind of silly.

it's near impossible to avoid pink ..I hate pink as a colour and it really is hard to buy any other colour for a girl

A good idea, though I think we might wait for that until we move out of Louisiana. On one hand, there aren't a lot of people in our circle of friends that have kids - at least not ones that we'd want to get parenting advice from - but on the other hand, I'm not sure I'd want to get advice from a lot of the parents in this town either, judging from what I've seen so far. Meh, we'll see.

EDIT: holy long post, batman!

what I meant is a mother's group with women who have their baby at the same time: it's almost always strangers



also this will happen to you: you will have feelings of paranoia around the safety of your child/wife ..you'll rack your brain with possible scenarios if your wife is even 5 mins late from the doctors or whatever ..men, at least those involved with their kids from an early age develop the lion protecting the pride complex and it's overwhelming at times


edit: shit I'm starting to sound like the people who consistently give would be parents advice ...disregard the above .unless that is ..you want advice from a seasoned pro ..In my opinion ....

 

[Geogaddi]

I just had my first pregnancy scare and this is the first thread I see.

 

[CptStern]

I just had my first pregnancy scare and this is the first thread I see.

pro tip: nothing says "zero responsibility" like a well placed kick down a flight of stairs



you didnt hear that from me

 

[Pulse]

I just had my first pregnancy scare and this is the first thread I see.

Who was the lucky guy?

 

[Vegeta897]

Your mom.

 

[Pulse]

Your mom.

 

[Eejit]

I respect these kids.

 

[Crushenator 500]

I love how many views this thread has :shh:

 

[Vegeta897]

lol? Normal amount. The posts to views ratio is usually 1:10. This is about right.

:shh:

 

[Bad^Hat]

I am definitely going to be an involved parent... It seems like just about any time we go out, we see someone with kids acting out or doing something stupid and think "who thought it would be a good idea to give YOU kids??". I shudder to think who my child's peers are going to be... but I suppose we'll deal with that when it comes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u2ZsoYWwJA

Damn you embedding, why'd ya hafta to leave meh. ;(

 

[[Matt]]

There's too much 4chan related tomfoolery in this thread for my liking :/

 

[MRG]

This is what I told my daughter,
but for some reason, she told me no.

 

[Pesmerga]

Why the hell is CyberPitz a tag to this thread. Oh gosh, they're hilarious though.

 

[The Monkey]

Do any members here have children, namely daughters?

I have 1 & she turned 11 yesterday.

No naturally she has a bunch of friends over from school for a slumber party since they are on Easter Break. So now I have a house full of screaming, giggling girls, which is fine since I love kids & can easily act just as silly as they do. (My daughter pulled me aside an hour ago to tell me that all of her friends love me & now don't want to go home tomorrow.. :O ) I have a single child & boy is she a hand full, as all girls are, but I only have 1 girl. Last week a friend from work let me in on a little secret of his. He has 14 kids, 7 of which are girls. Seven!! OMG, I don't know what I would do with more than one girl running around. As it is, i'm the only male in the family & there are 5 of us here. (2 female cats & a girl Turtle) So the estrogen is thick here where I live.

Now I have a house full of girls on top of that. Well a buffet dinner of pizza, pizza & more pizza, not to mention all the soda-pop they could drink & ice cream they could eat later, they wanted to watch a scary movie. Told me in no uncertain terms, that if I didn't let them watch a scary movie, that they would wait until I fell asleep & then put makeup on me as I slept. But i'm a man damnit & I put my foot down. I begged them to please not paint-me-up to look like my wife. Of course they all cracked up, while I got a scowl from the missus. After much talking & screaming, the scary movie was out, but now they all settled on the movie "Terminator 3". Thats a rated R movie. So after each child screaming over the next that their parents let them watch rated R movies (Yeah Right) I asked them if they thought their parents would say yes, if I called them. Thinking they would back douwn they all screamed yes. So I spent the last 30 minutes on the phone talking to all the partens of the kids over here asking them if they could watch a rated R movie & "Terminator 3" in particular. I got the OK from all parents. I thought the roof was gonna blow off from all the excited screaming.

They begged me to come out & watched the movie with them, batting their eyelashes saying they might get scared of the dark......

Girls....

-MRG

When reading this post I knew with all my heart that the first responce would have something to do with pedophilia.