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    • louisboscoL
      louisbosco
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      cheers lads!

      i think it's neither a worry nor having a reason to believe so. i just want to understand the logic, because being my first child, i wouldn't have much experience, or rather none at all, in reacting to such situations compared to some of you more experienced blokes. i also understand that different upbringings can result in different answers but it's definitely nice to hear the different views.

      i suppose with the way he's growing so far, he's very outgoing and gets along well with most kids, that it shouldn't be a problem. i guess the worry on my mind is that, at 5 or 6, they might not understand divorce really well and they might react differently because of their feelings.

      anyways, i supposed it's normal nowadays with kids outside marriage/divorced etc, but you know kids these days have a quick mouth and even if it's a normal thing, they probably wouldn't know better. anyways, he's currently living with his mom as well, and i see him whenever i'm back in singapore.

      "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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      • UnTuckedU
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        After a LOOOONG hiatus from shopping, I've grabbed a modest few items for myself over the past month…

        With that came a sudden request from Maddy for a purse... from Yves Saint Laurent  ???

        At least it's dropped from her original request a year ago for a Chanel bag... Maybe if I can get her to wait another year, I could placate her with a nice OGL tote, lol!

        *For you fellas that aren't familiar with high-end women's bag, you'll be stunned f you choose to Google them...

        In search of:
        IHV-04, med.
        IHSH-185, large
        IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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        • GilesG
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          Look on the bright side, she could have wanted a Hermes Birkin….

          http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43239037

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • Matty123M
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            @UnTucked:

            After a LOOOONG hiatus from shopping, I've grabbed a modest few items for myself over the past month…

            With that came a sudden request from Maddy for a purse... from Yves Saint Laurent  ???

            At least it's dropped from her original request a year ago for a Chanel bag... Maybe if I can get her to wait another year, I could placate her with a nice OGL tote, lol!

            *For you fellas that aren't familiar with high-end women's bag, you'll be stunned f you choose to Google them...

            My condolences buddy. Or maaaaybe you can have @tfahey00 run by canal street in NYC… plenty of affordable YSL and Chanel bags there  😉 I jest

            Maybe so. Maybe not

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            • ColeC
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              @louisbosco:

              i'm curious to know what you guys would do as parents.

              my son started kindy this year and not being from a 'perfect family' (where mom and dad are still together) sometimes i feel he might get bullied by the other kids who of course do not know better.

              That makes me think of a comedy strip that was in the local radio a while ago. It was about kids getting bullied in school because their parents where still together and not divorced, like the majority. 🙂

              My favorite bullying line was: Your father is to ugly to find a younger woman!  😃

              My tip as a father of two. Relax and see what's going to happen. No need to panic now for no apparent reason. With divorce rates as high as they are, your boy will most likely be just one of many kids with such a background.

              WTB:
              IHJ-96-OLV Size L
              IHE-13

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              • ColeC
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                The train trip from Frankfurt to Darmstadt is supposed to take about 19 minutes.

                1 hour later I‘m sitting in a train standing at the ass end of nowhere, far away from the destination I should have arrived 45 min ago with a group of twelvegraders besides me who talk bullshit all the time.

                I‘m so pissed right now.

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                WTB:
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                IHE-13

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                • ChrisC
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                  @Cole:

                  My favorite bullying line was: Your father is to ugly to find a younger woman!  😃

                  Ouch.  That hits a little too close to home for me…

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                  • piranhaP
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                    Something that just gets me completely wound up is when I hear "have went."  If anyone is reading this, it's "have gone."

                    Thank you.

                    Instagram: djdonniepiranhie

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                    • manufc10M
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                      @Cole:

                      @louisbosco:

                      i'm curious to know what you guys would do as parents.

                      my son started kindy this year and not being from a 'perfect family' (where mom and dad are still together) sometimes i feel he might get bullied by the other kids who of course do not know better.

                      That makes me think of a comedy strip that was in the local radio a while ago. It was about kids getting bullied in school because their parents where still together and not divorced, like the majority. 🙂

                      My favorite bullying line was: Your father is to ugly to find a younger woman!  😃

                      My tip as a father of two. Relax and see what's going to happen. No need to panic now for no apparent reason. With divorce rates as high as they are, your boy will most likely be just one of many kids with such a background.

                      @cole has nailed it @louisbosco, and this is exactly my tip as a father of two as well.  I'm in your same situation as their mother and I have been separated for 7 1/2 years now.

                      Don't overthink it.  I think that's a common problem with a lot of younger parents today is overthinking things.  You're worrying about a problem that doesn't exist yet and IMO will never be a huge issue.  The reality is it's a far too common scenario like Cole stated.  Just chill  😎 😉

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                      • madmondayM
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                        @gaseousclay good on you for giving a sh1t and seeking out information

                        check this out for no other reason than its interesting and kind of related to your concerns in a round about way

                        https://www.thecut.com/2018/03/teaching-our-sons-to-be-good-men.html

                        head high, middle finger higher

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                        • FinksterF
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                          • DionD
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                            Means more time to wear heavy IH gear 8).

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                            • organisysO
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                              Pride of Japan :-)

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                              • AppfaffA
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                                Last wednesday, I started up my truck and it immediately made a terrible sound… Thought I had diagnosed it to either an Exhaust Manifold Crack (Common in my car) or Intake manifold gasket deterioration (common, but less common.)

                                on Friday: Took it to the shop, turns out it was a failed bearing in the cooling fan bracket. Left it overnight, picked it up the next day

                                Saturday: I hadn't made it 12 meters from the driveway of the shop, some idiot rear ended me. Wouldn't normally be a big deal, but considering that my Land Cruiser is almost 20 years old with an accident free auto history, it's a pretty rare gem... so I was pissed. This was Saturday.

                                Sunday: Wife took the truck to the grocery and managed to completely destroy the KeyFob. Stuck with the spare now.

                                Today: Woke up and a mouse (can't find it, probably got in at the shop) managed to chew up my speaker housings.

                                Tomorrow: FOR SALE: 2002 Land Cruiser - alot of recent service work, needs new speaker housings.

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                                • Clint_DC
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                                  That sucks!  Hope your luck improves this week!  It always seems to be a series of events like that…

                                  ATX IH Hoarder

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    Damn, what a bitch (the series of circumstances, not your wife)…..

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    • AppfaffA
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                                      Thanks gentlemen @Clint_D @Giles - to be fair, the key was cracking already. I'm sure I can fix it with super glue, but after having to fix the fan bearing, my wife has placed a freeze on anything "unnecessary" for the Cruiser (Which is fair).

                                      To make matters worse, I just tried to find the culprit (Mouse) and it seems he managed to chew both of our car seats nearly apart (straps, rockers, etc.) My biggest fear is that he is hiding under the floorboards, only to die and stink up the place - which Clint knows, I worked hard refreshing the interior after the Marlboro Man owned it previously haha.

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                                      • AppfaffA
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                                        Also - if you are going to get rear ended, make sure you have a pretending tailor hitch [emoji41]

                                        The LC after impact:

                                        The VW that hit me (my hitch and exhaust tip pretty much went straight through his bumper lol)

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                                        • louisboscoL
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                                          @Cole @manufc10 cheers for the advice lads. greatly appreciated!  😘

                                          "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                          • AppfaffA
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                                            THE MOUSE SAGA CONTINUES:

                                            Yesterday, after taking the car apart and noticing it has pretty much entirely chewed apart out car seats ($800 worth of damage), I set additional traps to catch the mouse that has taken refuge in my truck. I knew it wouldn't come out in the daylight, but luckily, I coached late last night, so I was hoping he would take some bait once the sun goes down.

                                            Take the bait he did, and he also managed to drag the trap away, and I can't find the damn thing.

                                            Not only did he manage to move the sticky trap (a small one because I thought it was a field mouse) and "hide" it from me somewhere in the bellows under the front passneger seat, but he also managed to break free.

                                            While he was free last night, he decided to begin to tear apart my rear bench seat - effectively chewing apart a seat belt (the clip part, not the belt part) as asll we tearing a HUGE hole in the leather and removing a ton of the padding ($700 for the leather to re-upholster the seats + $300-500 to install them).

                                            So now, my total damage from this mouse in my truck in nearly $2000.

                                            WTF did I do in this world to deserve this?

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