Parenting

[Oaktavia]

@EdH Oh yes, our classes start next month at the Women's Clinic with a group of parents in our birthing group. We are going to miss the first one because Amanda will be in California but should be able to make the others.

[SKT]

@EdH congratulations to you and your wife. 2 is a whole new ballgame!

[Brian]

Congratulations @EdH

Although I would have thought the stop after 1 and just buy a bigger TV rule would have come into action

[endo]

@EdH congratulations! Parenthood only really begins with the second child.

[EdH]

Thanks @SKT @Brian and @endo. I understand that the effort levels required rise exponentially rather than proportionately.

@Brian Luckily, we got a bigger telly in the post-Xmas sales this year, so me and my PlayStation are all set on that front!

[goosehd]

@EdH Our first one was easy and I thought that parents were exaggerating about their experiences…our second one damn near broke us.

I love them both and things have gotten progressively easier…although the oldest is now a teen (whole new list of things) and the other one will be in a few years.

Not going to lie though, I love being a dad (most days).

[motojobobo]

Congratulations @EdH ! Look forward to your new-baby pics.

[Nocturama]

@EdH - congrats man!

Re your Pro Tip, mine and my wife’s social lives revolve almost exclusively around the people we met at the parenting/baby group, and our eldest is now 22yo!

However, be very careful if the partners meet up for coffee every week. All 6 of the ladies in our friendship group got pregnant with their second child within the same 12-month period!! Apparently they discuss things…‍️

[EdH]

@Nocturama said in Parenting:

got pregnant with their second child within the same 12-month period!!

Would've been the same in our case, but for the fact that we had some difficulties. Little Miss H is the eldest among our parenting group, but Baby H II is also going to be the youngest!

[GraemeE]

[Oaktavia]

@GraemeE I can't wait to do nice, flat nature walks like this

[GraemeE]

My wife took this one yesterday on our fathers day outing that pretty well captures the diverse vibes of our posse

[Matt]

The kids keep saying they’re raw dogging stuff. Like “there were no chairs so I had to raw dog it on the floor.” or “I don’t want to wear a sweater I’ll just raw dog it.” WTF.

[goosehd]

@Matt enjoy the innocence

[Danimal506]

@Matt You ever raw dog a plane ride? No books or iPads or anything. Just staring at the back of the seat in front of you.

I think that’s where the phrase was updated. I can’t wait until my son starts with these new fangled phrases (no thanks)

[Brian]

If Jacob ever starts using phrases like that the bar of soap will be coming out for mouth washing

[northsouthdenimguy]

Nothing is as funny — or uncomfortable — as sitting at the dinner table with one or all of your teenage daughters (three teens and one 12-year-old) and their boyfriends, and watching them act like every tenth word that comes out of my wife’s mouth is some kind of innuendo. Or at least that’s what I assume, judging by the way they try to hold in their laughter while glancing over at their boyfriends. Of course, all of this goes right over my wife’s head, and I don’t have the heart to explain it to her.

[EdH]

@Matt Yeah, I noticed that the kids had adopted "raw dogging" to mean "going without" about a year ago. I'm just grateful that they didn't go with "bare backing".

[Matt]

I may start using that one. Maybe if I’m really behind on something at work I’ll start saying I’m really doggy style at work this week.

[endo]

@Matt said in Parenting:

doggy style at work

that calls for HR, doesn't it?