2010. Year of changes.
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Nice one, Squig. 
I too would like to give you advice but most of it comes from any standard obstetrics textbook (ask your local bookshop 
) and deals with what medications to take and what not to take, etc. as opposed to any actual fatherhood tips. (And I HATED obstetrics. 
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Keep us posted on your progress.
I too would like to give you advice but most of it comes from any standard obstetrics textbook (ask your local bookshop ) and deals with what medications to take and what not to take, etc. as opposed to any actual fatherhood tips. (And I HATED obstetrics. )Keep us posted on your progress.
Are there any other babies in your family yet - if not then the disapproval will probably get completely drowned in the joy for the first grand-child
This is true. My younger brother is gay. My mother's younger brother is a life long bachelor with no kids. At least until my brother shapes up and Tennessee (for some reason) makes a titanic leap in liberalizing adoption for homosexuals the family line rests with me.
Wow, good luck, Squiggy! My wife and I were in a similar situation once, though things were flipped around a bit. We planned to get married and then start a family, but due to various issues, we expected the second part to be a bit arduous, so we started early. It ended up not being as difficult to get pregnant as we expected, so the schedule got moved around a lot. 
Anyway, as for fatherhood, one thing to remember about babies is that they're not made of glass. They're made of rubber. Sling 'em under your arm like a football, and go about your business. They're pretty hard to damage. Just don't shake it, it's not a snowglobe.
Anyway, as for fatherhood, one thing to remember about babies is that they're not made of glass. They're made of rubber. Sling 'em under your arm like a football, and go about your business. They're pretty hard to damage. Just don't shake it, it's not a snowglobe.
Congrats on the the new Squigling!
Congrats!
Being a dad is great and horrible all at the same time. My little girl is the best thing to ever happen to me. After you have them you can't imagine life without them.
Being a dad is great and horrible all at the same time. My little girl is the best thing to ever happen to me. After you have them you can't imagine life without them.
This, couldn't have said it better myself.
Good luck Squig man, and remember no matter what you do just do your best and the hell with anyone else.
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Congratulations. Future Mrs. Finn and I still have several years before Little Finn Jr. comes along. She just decided to opt for graduate school after working as a teacher assistant next semester and I'm still in school toward my second BA. It has been an amazing year for me too
Are there any other babies in your family yet - if not then the disapproval will probably get completely drowned in the joy for the first grand-child
This is true. My younger brother is gay. My mother's younger brother is a life long bachelor with no kids. At least until my brother shapes up and Tennessee (for some reason) makes a titanic leap in liberalizing adoption for homosexuals the family line rests with me.
Herein lies your solution to breaking it to your folks. When you see them at Christmas, use cryptic remarks to set them up into thinking you're about to come out, too.
Get them nice and worried, then at the last moment, rise and announce, "My robust seed has taken hold, and after the woman is bound to me in godly matrimony, my heir will come forth and we shall call him CUNNINGHAM!"
Then tell them where you're registered.
A thousand times this. And get the reaction on tape. We want to see.
I have no advice to offer, but congrats anyway!
Congrats on everything Squiggs! (Though the idea of you having sex will be giving me nightmares for a month! )
Biggest change for me in 2010? Will probably be me starting to say "Twenty-year" rather than "Two Thouand-year."
That's me living it on the edge.
)Biggest change for me in 2010? Will probably be me starting to say "Twenty-year" rather than "Two Thouand-year."
That's me living it on the edge.
For me, it's less the idea of him having sex, and more picturing the image of his face contorted in the throes of sexual ecstasy.Congrats on everything Squiggs! (Though the idea of you having sex will be giving me nightmares for a month!
I cannot have children, so I can offer no firsthand advice. However, from close observation of friends, I'd say you'll have no time, no money, and no time. However, you will be goofily proud of just about anything the tadpole does, and that's not so bad. And I'm told, rather satisfying.
And congrats!
And congrats!
It is.
You can be pulling your hair out, screaming at the bank on the phone over a $1 screw up on their end, and worrying how you're going to fix the car, but as soon as the kids cuddle up to ya' then all is right in the world.
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Absolutely!
And after dealing with people at work (which thankfully I don't have to do right now!) it's a pleasure to deal with young children for whom every problem can be solved with a hug or a bowl of corn flakes. (The corn flakes may be specific to my son though )
Absolutely!
And after dealing with people at work (which thankfully I don't have to do right now!) it's a pleasure to deal with young children for whom every problem can be solved with a hug or a bowl of corn flakes. (The corn flakes may be specific to my son though
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I've had two life rocking years. The first was 1985/86, the second was 1996/97.
The first was my senior year in high school. It started with me being hopelessly in love with someone I never thought would/could return the feelings (she was my high school track coach). I then found out that she loved me too. In the spring of 86 she had an accident and moved in with my family for a short time. She then moved in with her father who took ill with cancer, he died a few months later and she moved back in with my family. And finally we both moved out and into an apartment of our own.
The second was when she decided after 9 years of marriage that she didn't really love me and left me (for another man). I lost the only happy home environment I had ever known (even though the last few months hadn't been that great). Slowly lost everything I owned (including my massive math library and my Porsche) mainly due to my apathy after she left. Friends took care of me (giving me a place to stay), some how I ended up as an assistant track coach for a college. I slowly disassociated myself from the remaining people I cared about (family and friends), and finally packed a bag and armed with a bus ticket and $20 I moved across the country.
I don't think I've experienced as much in as short a period of time as those two cases. And looking back, I don't think I could have even conceived of the events that were to unfold the day before either of those years started. And in the second case I remained in a state of shock for years after my life started over.
So I have absolutely no advice other than to hold on tight!
Are there any other babies in your family yet - if not then the disapproval will probably get completely drowned in the joy for the first grand-child
This is true. My younger brother is gay. My mother's younger brother is a life long bachelor with no kids. At least until my brother shapes up and Tennessee (for some reason) makes a titanic leap in liberalizing adoption for homosexuals the family line rests with me.
Herein lies your solution to breaking it to your folks. When you see them at Christmas, use cryptic remarks to set them up into thinking you're about to come out, too.
Get them nice and worried, then at the last moment, rise and announce, "My robust seed has taken hold, and after the woman is bound to me in godly matrimony, my heir will come forth and we shall call him CUNNINGHAM!"
Then tell them where you're registered.
I'm writing this down, but with my name.
Clearly, the next step is to find a student you coach to marry, and then the circle will be complete.
All Seeing Eye
Admiral
I would like to add my congratulations. Having a child is a precious thing, many people can try for years and be unsuccessful, many can fall pregnant but lose it in the first few weeks. Being pregnant and becoming a parent is an absolute blessing and I wish you all the best.
