RANT: Fatherhood

[flaninacupboard]

i understand it only lasts until they're about twelve though, and then boys, make up, shopping and girlfriends ruin it all.

Yea... from 12 until their 20 you won't see her... then she'll buy house and she need a new toilet, sink, bathtub, carpet, deck, etc, etc, etc.... and that's were Dad comes in.

suddenly you hear "daddddyyyyyyyyy?"
Isn't that when you tell her she needs a real man who can do those things for her......?

[tekkieman]

i understand it only lasts until they're about twelve though, and then boys, make up, shopping and girlfriends ruin it all.

Yea... from 12 until their 20 you won't see her... then she'll buy house and she need a new toilet, sink, bathtub, carpet, deck, etc, etc, etc.... and that's were Dad comes in.

suddenly you hear "daddddyyyyyyyyy?"
Isn't that when you tell her she needs a real man who can do those things for her......?

So your intention is to inform your daughter that your not a real man???? Don't shatter the image of her hero like that! Besides, at that point you'll do anything just to get to spend some time with her again.

[fmctm1sw]

My twins are 4 right now. I've been crapped on, pissed on, kicked, scratched, among many other things. Most recently, one of them in a local restaraunt. That was embarrasing. I caught most of it in my hand. I wouldn't trade it for anything though....

[Treebeard]

My twins are 4 right now. I've been crapped on, pissed on, kicked, scratched, among many other things. Most recently, one of them in a local restaraunt. That was embarrasing. I caught most of it in my hand. I wouldn't trade it for anything though....

Theres nothing like trying to act as a bowl for your childs vomit! been there done that a few times myself. Life of the family man is great !!

[Capmaster]

One side benefit after being shat upon, pissed on and vomited on raising kids - you can watch Fear Factor without being grossed out by the eating stunts

[tekkieman]

Last week, mine had food poisoning. Her and the mrs at the same time! I felt like the priest in The Exorcist!

[Capmaster]

Last week, mine had food poisoning. Her and the mrs at the same time! I felt like the priest in The Exorcist!

It's the rotating head that is a baaaaad sign ......

[tekkieman]

Last week, mine had food poisoning. Her and the mrs at the same time! I felt like the priest in The Exorcist!

It's the rotating head that is a baaaaad sign ......

yeah, kept rotating in my direction whenever it spewed!

[Treebeard]

Last week, mine had food poisoning. Her and the mrs at the same time! I felt like the priest in The Exorcist!

It's the rotating head that is a baaaaad sign ......

yeah, kept rotating in my direction whenever it spewed!

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Daddy I dont feel so goo..

[tekkieman]

Last week, mine had food poisoning. Her and the mrs at the same time! I felt like the priest in The Exorcist!

It's the rotating head that is a baaaaad sign ......

yeah, kept rotating in my direction whenever it spewed!

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Daddy I dont feel so goo..

Except at 20 months, she doesn't speak much yet, so there's no warning!

[Capmaster]

Last week, mine had food poisoning. Her and the mrs at the same time! I felt like the priest in The Exorcist!

It's the rotating head that is a baaaaad sign ......

yeah, kept rotating in my direction whenever it spewed!

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Daddy I dont feel so goo..

Except at 20 months, she doesn't speak much yet, so there's no warning!

At least at that age it's still pretty much baby food and milk-based and no lumps of corned beef or peas in it

[DVD_Ripper]

Although nothing is as bad as curdled milk chunks spewed everwhere....

[flaninacupboard]

Although nothing is as bad as curdled milk chunks spewed everwhere....

nice..........................

Cap, i remember you posted a pic of yourself tinkling the ivories with your niece, do you have kids of your own?

[Capmaster]

Although nothing is as bad as curdled milk chunks spewed everwhere....

nice..........................

Cap, i remember you posted a pic of yourself tinkling the ivories with your niece, do you have kids of your own?

Yep - two boys Chips off the old Cap
Convenient since our family name stopped with me. Now we have an "heir and a spare". Like I tell them, in case one of them turns out gay, we're still covered 8)

[tekkieman]

Although nothing is as bad as curdled milk chunks spewed everwhere....

That's what is was....

[Doramius]

my son's been on solid foods for quite a while and his vomit is not the best. I miss changing breast milk poopy diapers. They didn't smell or go all over the place. I don't mind changing the cat littler so much anymore. I got my son carrying the family name and his father's name, as he really is a JR. Some call it ego, my wife thinks of it as a great telemarketing deterant.
"Hello? I'm sorry, Doramius is only 2 years old and cannot apply for a skymiles card legally."
I do want a daughter, but I do want another son, too. I want the daughter next though. This way I have an older son to do things with when my girl is in her puberty hormonal stage, and a younger one if he gets married early on.

[tekkieman]

I see this thread turning into "So what makes the best baby vomit?"

[Capmaster]

I've got a recipe I can share ......

[tekkieman]

I've got a recipe I can share ......

But you will incur the wrath of northcat again.....

[Capmaster]

I've got a recipe I can share ......

But you will incur the wrath of northcat again.....

Northcat has some issues. The recipe sharing hit a nerve I think. Maybe it's best not to explore that area

[Doramius]

My sons been hiding his milk bottles lately and he brings them out after a day or 2 sucking on curdled milk. We immediately grab the bottle away and practically force him to drink as much water and/or orange juice as possible. Sometimes we'll feed him a ton of applesauce. It'll make him vomit or poop quickly to get as much of it out of the system as possible. I hate it when he does that. Lately we've been keeping an eye on him when he drinks milk. We're also looking into getting a bit of that gelateria milk that doesn't need refridgeration. It's a bit expensive, but I'm sick of worrying about my kid hiding his milk bottles. He does it with juice too, so when we give him a juice bottle, we usually give him the powdered mixes to run off with while we keep an eye on him while he's drinking the Real Fruit juices. Nothing like finding a week old bottle of orange juice to throw in the sink. And you HAVE to open it to rinse it. It reeks like crazy and it's got mold spores all over it. We've also learned most of our sons favorite hiding spots, too, so it's not happening as often. I'm just glad we don't have an insect problem with all of the food he throws everywhere. We have a budjet set aside for vacuum bags.

[tekkieman]

Good news! That stage doesn't last long. At 20 months, now instead of hiding the bottles and sippy-cups, she brings them to us and asks for "more"!

[Doramius]

Another thing I'm worried about is when my kid gets upset, he starts bangning his head on the floor to make himself either cry or cause some sort of physical pain. The bad part is when I'm holding him and he tries to do it. His head is HARD. He's already given my wife a bloody nose and a bruised cheek. That's one thing he's learning early. The funny thing is he'll start to test the hardness of the floor before he does it, so we try to pick him up before he does it. Then we throw him in his crib for a TIME-OUT. When he calms down, we'll give him a kiss and a hug and then chase him around the house.

Anybody got a clever way to keep the metal on the buckle clips of a childs seat from getting really hot in the car. I've been dipping them in one of my son's bottles because they've given ME burns and blisters from being in the sun or just in a hot car. I've had it quickly sizzle drops of water from being so hot. Don't want to burn the poor kids legs.

[DVD_Ripper]

My sons been hiding his milk bottles lately and he brings them out after a day or 2 sucking on curdled milk. We immediately grab the bottle away and practically force him to drink as much water and/or orange juice as possible. Sometimes we'll feed him a ton of applesauce. It'll make him vomit or poop quickly to get as much of it out of the system as possible. I hate it when he does that. Lately we've been keeping an eye on him when he drinks milk. We're also looking into getting a bit of that gelateria milk that doesn't need refridgeration. It's a bit expensive, but I'm sick of worrying about my kid hiding his milk bottles. He does it with juice too, so when we give him a juice bottle, we usually give him the powdered mixes to run off with while we keep an eye on him while he's drinking the Real Fruit juices. Nothing like finding a week old bottle of orange juice to throw in the sink. And you HAVE to open it to rinse it. It reeks like crazy and it's got mold spores all over it. We've also learned most of our sons favorite hiding spots, too, so it's not happening as often. I'm just glad we don't have an insect problem with all of the food he throws everywhere. We have a budjet set aside for vacuum bags.

Just think of it as partially produced cheese

Normally the nipples will get slightly clogged and they won't get much out of it....

I'm just glad we don't have an insect problem with all of the food he throws everywhere.

One word... Dog (albeit, a FAT one)

Our dog has been around for 3 kids (5 years) and walks around the kitchen table like a shark in the water.... The only think he wont eat is bananas and corn.... he cleans the floor very nicely.

[tekkieman]

Agiain, that stage doesn't last too long. They quickly learn that you run to them and comfort them when they hurt or cry, so they learn to hurt themselves when you don't give them what they want. My girl slammed her head into the concrete once doing that. She doesn't do it much anymore!

On the carseat, it depends what yours looks like. Ours has a single chestplate with one metal clip. Since the metal clip goes into the slot, it never touches her legs. However, we have made it a point to flip the chestplate behind the carseat when not in use. Then it sits between the seat and the carseat. This may work for you as well.

[Doramius]

our carseat has the 6 point harness. The buckle is in the crotch area. then there are 2 straps, one going over each shoulder. Each strap has it's own half-a-clip that goes into the buckle. The clip is made of metal and it's right around his legs. With a boy that kicks, it's hard to keep it from touching when buckling him in. Theres a plastic chest clip too which gives additional support. In an accident, his seat is safer than mine. All it needs is a headstrap to prevent, basilar fracture or whiplash, and it's the perfect driving seat. All I get is a 3 point harness and a head rest that comes to my lower neck, at it's highest. I get rear ended too hard and i could be decapitated.

[tekkieman]

If the seatcover is removeable, are the strap long enough to fold inside of the seatcover between the seat and the cover?

[Doramius]

It is, but it's a pain in the butt, to do either way. I'll see if I can find our model and a pic and post it. It's got these funky little clasps to hold the cover in place, that are really difficult to remove or put on. What I've been thinking of doing is just keep a baby blanket on the carseat when it's not in use. like I said, right now I just take a baby bottle of water and dip or spray the metal to cool it down.