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06-07-2018, 07:47 AM | #46 |
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Don't raise your kid to be the next David Hogg
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06-07-2018, 07:50 AM | #47 |
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Congrats, dude. Yes, your life, at least how you've lived it until now, is over. No more spur of the moment trips to Vegas, no more unplanned sex romps whenever you feel like it, and you will wonder where all your money went.
But there's some good tips in this thread. I'll tell you to get involved, but don't be a helicopter parent. Step up when your kids need it. Be a man, those dirty diapers don't change themselves. If you have a son, show him how to treat women by how you treat your wife. If you have a daughter, show her what she should look for in her own mate by how you treat your wife. Oh, and buy a shotgun, you'll need it sooner than you think Last edited by oldman; 06-07-2018 at 08:25 AM.. |
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06-07-2018, 07:56 AM | #49 |
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Second, I'm right there with you. My first little one is due in October and I absolutely cannot wait!
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06-07-2018, 08:27 AM | #51 | |
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06-07-2018, 08:29 AM | #52 |
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Congrats! Your life is just beginning. A few initial tips:
1. Don’t use baby talk or talk down to your kids. Okay that wasn’t a very big list. If I think of anything else I’ll check back in. |
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06-07-2018, 08:32 AM | #53 |
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I've got an 8 year old daughter and a 1 year old son. It's awesome, terrible, awesomely terrible and terribly awesome all at once.
My only real parenting "advice" is to love your kids and don't withhold love and affection just because they misbehave. A lot of my generation was raised on bullshit Skinner behavioral psychology in which parents withhold love until kids obey/behave. This has created a full generation of people that constantly need validation through extrinsic sources like FB, Instagram, etc. I think just being around is the most important thing. Be a good person and do things for the right reasons and kids will pick up on it. |
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06-07-2018, 08:33 AM | #54 |
You think you can get by this?
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06-07-2018, 08:34 AM | #55 |
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I've been trying to think of a really simple way to explain parenthood.
A year from now, you'll be holding two little feet, the size of the end of your thumb with one hand, elevating a tiny bottom into the air so you can slide a clean diaper under a freshly wiped little butt. You're probably going realize the new diaper is going to be loaded before you've even strapped it on and you'll catch yourself slipping your hand under the butt and catching a palm full of tapioca. In short, in a few months, another human might shit in the palm of your hand, and you won't even care. Once you learn about choking you'll be more afraid of an uncut grape than a shady guy in a dark parking lot. Also, all new parents please do this one thing for me...Go get certified in child CPR. |
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06-07-2018, 09:35 AM | #57 |
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You must not know very many women.
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06-07-2018, 09:36 AM | #58 |
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Love 'em, feed 'em and keep 'em clean. The rest will work out on it's own.
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06-07-2018, 09:44 AM | #59 |
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