Self indulgent parent thread

groan wrote:

A vid of my son and his new kite. Dual line trick parafoil, so awesome!!!
We had a blast now I have to go out and buy more, expensiver ones!

Are you coach or a teacher Groan?
Positivity is evident.

You're one step away from a kite board.

Ghostship wrote:
groan wrote:

A vid of my son and his new kite. Dual line trick parafoil, so awesome!!!
We had a blast now I have to go out and buy more, expensiver ones!

Are you coach or a teacher Groan?
Positivity is evident.

You're one step away from a kite board.

Ghosty, I know. I will be getting the trainer in a week or so and I expect the Kite Surfing bar will be a quick purchase after that.
No not a teacher, just a proud dad that his son was able to pick it up so quickly. I had doubts that I could handle it and when I saw how easy it was i handed the lines to him and was pleasantly surprised.
He'll be getting a new one in a few weeks after I try out the HQ one.

wordsmythe wrote:
lostlobster wrote:

My five year-old daughter, Ella, woke up at 3 a.m., Saturday morning throwing up. She was able to get more sleep but was lethargic and running a slight fever all day long. I was holding her on the couch when she asked, "Daddy, can I go to the birthday party today?" The party was for one of her best friends who lives across the street from us. She'd been looking forward to it for weeks. "Oh honey," I said, "I'm sorry but you're too sick." She let out a sob and then wailed, "YOU RUINED MY LIFE!"

As much as I assume I'll be the "cool" parent, I also realize that I would respond to that not only with laughter, but also with, "Honey, I think you mean 'You have ruined my life.'"

I had to stop myself from saying "Well, I'm sure it won't be the last time." I am also not the "cool" parent. But I try. How I try.

Maq wrote:
lostlobster wrote:

My five year-old daughter, Ella, woke up at 3 a.m., Saturday morning throwing up. She was able to get more sleep but was lethargic and running a slight fever all day long. I was holding her on the couch when she asked, "Daddy, can I go to the birthday party today?" The party was for one of her best friends who lives across the street from us. She'd been looking forward to it for weeks. "Oh honey," I said, "I'm sorry but you're too sick." She let out a sob and then wailed, "YOU RUINED MY LIFE!"

I shared a look with my wife and started laughing — so hard that Ella was shaking. She looked at me with horror in her eyes — how could I laugh at her pain!?!?

Which only made laugh harder.

Parp?

I admit; I laughed really hard for 'parp'.

My 3 year old bombing down the back yard.

[quote=FlamingPeasant]My 3 year old bombing down the back yard.

The video won't play, it is labeled as private.

Doh! Hopefully works now.

FlamingPeasant wrote:

Doh! Hopefully works now.

It works now, and what fun. I look forward to those days in a few years.

WEE! I wish my 8 year old were that comfortable on 2 wheels!
Good on ya!

Chumpy_McChump wrote:
Maq wrote:

Parp?

I admit; I laughed really hard for 'parp'. :lol:

I've never see that before and I had to stop reading and almost lost it in the office. This was inflict pain to yourself to keep from bursting out loud laughing funny.

MonoCheli wrote:
FlamingPeasant wrote:

Doh! Hopefully works now.

It works now, and what fun. I look forward to those days in a few years.

Making odd noises as you bounce + going way too fast = joy!

momgamer wrote:
MonoCheli wrote:
FlamingPeasant wrote:

Doh! Hopefully works now.

It works now, and what fun. I look forward to those days in a few years.

Making odd noises as you bounce + going way too fast = joy!

Right now I get a bunch of grunts as he pulls himself up and then giggles as he is standing up. While giggling he forgets to hold on and falls to his butt and gets frustrated he isn't standing up anymore.

I'm loving this thread, it reminds me how cool it can be having toddlers around. My youngest is almost 7, and he's at the age where he doesn't want us outside watching him play with the neighbor kids. So I told him I'd go in the house as long as he promised to watch for cars and strangers.

Trying to reassure me, he said "Don't worry, I almost never get kidnapped."

Thanks, I feel so much better knowing it almost never happens to him..

Running Man wrote:

I'm loving this thread, it reminds me how cool it can be having toddlers around. My youngest is almost 7, and he's at the age where he doesn't want us outside watching him play with the neighbor kids. So I told him I'd go in the house as long as he promised to watch for cars and strangers.

Trying to reassure me, he said "Don't worry, I almost never get kidnapped."

Thanks, I feel so much better knowing it almost never happens to him..

awesome.
things kids say.
awesome

Kind of like when my son, while playing in the tub, said fuc*idy.
I had to have him repeat it 3 times to be sure what I heard then I told him he shouldn't say it. He heard the 8th graders say it.
Fuc*idy. sounds fun to say though!

Would have worked in my day..
"You don't want that boom-box. The bass is all fuc*idy."

Decided to start teaching the boy to drive last night...

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Sheazy wrote:

Decided to start teaching the boy to drive last night...

Nice! Very nice!

Edit for my poor quoting skills...

Sheazy wrote:

Decided to start teaching the boy to drive last night...

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No seatbelt? Well at least he has the 10-2 going for him.

Seatbelts,
BAH!
When i was his age there were no seatbelts! And everywhere we drove was uphill! And we smoked in the car! and we gave our kids sips of our beers!

He does know how to concentrate. See him watching that car merge on the right?

93_confirmed wrote:
Sheazy wrote:

Decided to start teaching the boy to drive last night...

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No seatbelt? Well at least he has the 10-2 going for him.

Now teach him to say Fuc*idy while driving.

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SELL!

My boy Zachary trying on his suit for his Aunty's wedding. He went straight for his phone; emulating daddy, I guess!

Random strangeness: when my mum was cutting the label off, we discovered that the design was called "ZAC"

^ A mini jeff winger already texting away on his play-phone in a suit vest.

About 19 weeks left for baby girl:

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Are you sure it's a girl? I can see three or four things in that picture that could be a penis.

Is she throwing the horns?

iaintgotnopants wrote:

Are you sure it's a girl? I can see three or four things in that picture that could be a penis.

Doctor was quite sure about it.

Dr_Awkward wrote:

Is she throwing the horns?

Off to a good start I'd say.

Just remember, when they're wrong, it's usually about it being a girl. Buy yellow.

Ghostship wrote:

Just remember, when they're wrong, it's usually about it being a girl. Buy yellow.

Unless you're completely awesome at keeping it a secret, you're probably going to end up with a whole bunch of pink anyhow. We tried so hard, but there was so.. much... pink...

We got a lot of hand-me-down stuff from the wife's cousins. Including a lot of pink. Seeing as we're very Right On like that and seeing as how they were the only ones that fit, he spent a month or two out and about with a pair of pastel pink mittens.

This was the conversation that invariably ensued:

"Ooh what a lovely little girl"

"He's a boy actually"

"But... But... He's wearing pink!"

"Yeah, I know. We're raising him gay cos I hear they get more rights"

Pink used to be a man's color. True story.

Maq wrote:

We got a lot of hand-me-down stuff from the wife's cousins. Including a lot of pink. Seeing as we're very Right On like that and seeing as how they were the only ones that fit, he spent a month or two out and about with a pair of pastel pink mittens.

This was the conversation that invariably ensued:

"Ooh what a lovely little girl"

"He's a boy actually"

"But... But... He's wearing pink!"

"Yeah, I know. We're raising him gay cos I hear they get more rights"

That is great! We are big fans of neutral colors. I have said it before but we didn't tell (or know) anyone the gender of our son and plan to do the same in the future. We got lots of yellows/whites from most people. My mother-in-law couldn't handle it. She got us sets of boy and sets of girl cloths "how else are people going to know?" She struggled with us dressing him in the gender neutral cloths because they didn't tell the gender. We have no plans to buy new clothes for any girls we have until they are older. I am sure my mother-in-law will take care of it for us anyway.