Awesome! Okay, so we've concluded that all of life's problems can be solved by alcoholism and child abuse!
EDIT: I feel slightly guilty going off on parenthood to a new parent. I think it must be listening to the new couple below me. Their 2-3 y.o. cries constantly and the wails somehow travel up the heating pipes into my bathroom. It's not what I need when I'm taking my morning dump. That time is sacrosanct.
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Hey, I'm not a new parent YET. We've still got a few months to get our acts together. But yeah, it's going to be hard work, and I'm scared as shit, and I'm also disappointed that my wife has already asked me to stop buying so many guns, because I thought she would at least wait until the baby was born to put her foot down.
Ironically, I am heartened to hear you'll be bringing a child into a house full of guns. With all the crap about being sensitive to your kids and not damaging their fragile little egos people forget that 1) you can't learn to love your kids from a pop-psychology book and 2) above all, kids need their father to be a man, not some neutered emofag.
So don't worry- you'll do great. Not that you needed my assurance.
That's my attitude. Guns are dangerous, but I don't think shielding my kids from them is going to make them less dangerous. Teaching them how to treat them in such a way to minimize that danger will. My own parents tried to shield me from guns (my dad, who is a retired Marine, would only let me shoot .22s) and you know what happened? I found his .38 when I was twelve and accidentally shot the TV. I had zero experience with the mechanics of firearms, never really learned safe handling skills, and had no idea how destructive they could be. If I had I would have never played around, and I know that for a fact because I was so gunshy after that experience that it took me 15 years to get over it.
So, yeah, I'm not going to shield my kids from challenges, because how the hell are they going to learn to problem solve?
Congrats and blessings to your family, Pipes! Keep us updated and know that we're rootin for ya! BTW, I think this is still the internet record to beat:
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tl;dr - Much beloved NYU professor jumps to his death after arguing with wife about their preemie twins. Psychologist blames post-partum depression.
Okay, if men can have post partum depression now, can we admit it's not some weird hormonal thing, but more like "OMGWTF was I thinking having kids?" Srsly- for every one happy parent I meet, I meet 10 more who are quietly blinking "S.O.S" from behind a forced smile. I just think being a parent requires a degree of selflessness that most people (myself included) are just incapable of.
Far be it from me to encourage you to reproduce, but I honestly don't remember having a hormonal imbalance during my wife's post partum. I can remember being sleep deprived and therefore ornery, but nothing hormonal.
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Hey, I'm not a new parent YET. We've still got a few months to get our acts together. But yeah, it's going to be hard work, and I'm scared as shit, and I'm also disappointed that my wife has already asked me to stop buying so many guns, because I thought she would at least wait until the baby was born to put her foot down.
Congrats, CP. You are in for a BIIIIIIIIG change. The only thing I wasn't ready for was the sleep deprivation. My twofold advice: 1) ask for diapers and nothing but diapers at the baby shower. 2) take a fucking nap when the baby does. The sleep deprivation blows. Sleep whenever baby sleeps!!!
A newborn can push you to the edge of sanity, but pretty soon they start sleeping through the night. And childbirth isn't all that disgusting. Sure, watching a newborn's head and shoulder pop out your wife's hoo-ha is quite a sight, but then you can always ask the doc to put in a few extra stitches for you.
Congrats, man. Be sure to post pics of that youngster! And don't jump out of any buildings, mkay?
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