Official Dads of TMB Thread

Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by Boo MFer!, Apr 9, 2015.

  1. Cooler

    Cooler A mans gotta eat
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    Have had a nanny for the first year of my daughter's life and this August will be the first time we drop her off at daycare. It's gonna be hard as shit bc she hates strangers and regularly cries as soon as we let anyone else hold her.
     
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  2. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    When we moved states, the daycare change was rough. My daughter had been in the same daycare since she was 3 months to a bit over 2 years old. She had really bonded with the teachers and some of her classmates. Then when we got to Kansas we had her in one daycare for about 2 weeks, then had to switch to a different one. It was like six weeks in total of absolute meltdown at morning drop off. Fortunately she acclimated and would zoom off to go play as soon as we stepped into the classroom. When she changed to the preschool room awhile back, she made the adjustment in like 3 days.

    It'll get better.
     
  3. infected donkey

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    About to change daycare’s in a couple weeks so looking forward to the melty I’ll have come july 11th.
     
  4. Bruce Bowen

    Bruce Bowen Well-Known Member
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    Todays my day and boy is it glorious. Just rode Iron Gwazi. Having a beer break then hitting Sheikra and Tigris. Life is great.
     
  5. War Grundle

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    Sounds awesome.
     
  6. Marbles

    Marbles Trudging the road to happy destiny
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    My son who’s about to be 7 still stops after I drop him off in the car rider line and waives till I waive back. He try’s to act so tough and what not and those moments help remind me he’s just still a little boy that needs his parents. It’s adorable and warms my heart. Especially since I’m the step dad and sometimes feel like I’m just his play buddy or baseball buddy. He’s not that close to me like my wife but I love those moments.
     
  7. duc15

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    We are now on 3 straight nights of our son sleeping all the way through the night. Feels so great
     
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  8. Dr. Mantis Toboggan

    Dr. Mantis Toboggan Well-Known Member
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    God damn teach me (he’s actually doing okay but not through the whole night)
     
  9. Snakes

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    Our 7 week old wakes up 3-4 times a night. Brutal
     
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  10. duc15

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    we are just approaching 8 weeks. I definitely feel lucky
     
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  11. The Blackfish

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    Just had to have one more didn’t you Icarus
     
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  12. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    At least 4-5 time a week during her nightly shower, my daughter will announce she’s gotta poop. Doesn’t need to immediately beforehand even though I ask.
     
  13. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    Kansas State WildcatsSeattle Kraken

    Also got her first Pfizer shot yesterday morning. No tears and no side effects so that’s gone about as well as I could have hoped for.
     
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  14. Rabid

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    We would have been the same but the youngest two developed natural immunity over the last 2 weeks.
     
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  15. Sub-Zero

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    This country is so fucked when it comes to daycare. Our kids actually do well thanks to our our teachers but they just raise rates like every 6 months because they know they have a massive waiting list since demand is high in our area. And we’ve never gotten a note or email or anything directly from these owners which made me think they don’t give a shit about child care.

    and man I still didn’t think I was as right as I was but then I noticed an owners profile on the website. And again keep in mind this is a bio for a guy who owns daycares

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  16. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    A lot of childcare centers are owned by private equity. It’s just pathetic.
     
  17. Sub-Zero

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    Not shocking but still. The system is so fucked up that daycares are just great investments and you can gouge all you want. Really great. And we know they underpay the shit out of staff and even promoted the director from the front desk basically. So there’s no way they have any well paid staff.
     
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  18. BJ

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    Got my son who will be 3 in august the Pfizer shot this morning. So far no side effects but I got them exactly 12 hours my first shot. Hopefully tonight goes well.
     
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  19. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    Daughter is saying her body hurts and she is tired, 48+ hours after the shot. She might just have to shit. It’s almost bath time so I’ll find out soon.
     
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  20. kezarmyaj

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    4 year old got his today, all is well so far :ohdear:
     
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  21. bigred77

    bigred77 Well-Known Member
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    The director of ours had a disagreement with the owner and left.
    I later saw her at home depot working there and she told me she makes more at HD then she did at the daycare
     
  22. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    It was poop.
     
  23. steamengine

    steamengine I don’t want to press one for English!
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    My two year old pooped in the pool tonight for the first time after getting the vaccine. I’m going to start a go fund me to raise awareness.
     
  24. ButchCassidy

    ButchCassidy Well-Known Member
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    When did everyone first take their kid swimming/ in the pool?
     
  25. killerwvu

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    Started swim lessons at 7/8 months. Kid will be 2 in August and go to the local pool at least once a week. It has a giant jungle gym in the shallow end with a couple slides. He loves it
     
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  26. a.tramp

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    It was about 10-14 days. Started lessons at 3 months.
     
  27. Simon Templar

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    Well, heading to get X-rays today. Looks like he may have broken his thumb this time.
     
  28. The Blackfish

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    Wow check out this big pool guy
     
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  29. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    Kid1 about a year and a half
    Kid2 four months

    Kid2 going in the pool consists of finding a little water jet in the kid area and sitting there letting her splash her feet.
     
  30. bigred77

    bigred77 Well-Known Member
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    We know he's the pool guy, no need to comment on his waist size
     
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  31. ButchCassidy

    ButchCassidy Well-Known Member
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    She's 4 months, I'd like to get her in a pool.
     
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  32. Simon Templar

    Simon Templar Well-Known Member
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    Broken thumb, need to see hand specialist, may need surgery for a pin.

    This is just fantastic!
     
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  33. Pile Driving Miss Daisy

    Pile Driving Miss Daisy It angries up the blood
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    Tell him that's God's punishment for trying to have premarital sex.
     
  34. CF3234

    CF3234 Fan of: Bandwagons
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    can't reccomend the babywise book enough for those trying to get their kid to sleep through the night. Little CF has been sleeping 10-12 straight hours since about 2 months.
     
  35. kezarmyaj

    kezarmyaj eat your floor cereal
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    day after and no issues other than a low grade fever overnight. also had a dtap and mmr shot so pretty sure Im going to have to buy him an actual car to ever go to the doctor again
     
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  36. Sub-Zero

    Sub-Zero ALL THE TOSTITOS!!!
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    Just dealing some cards

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  37. Bruce Bowen

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    This morning for breakfast I made breakfast potatoes and eggs. No one else ate it. 4 year old ate a bagel and fruit. Then made some chicken sausage for 1 yo that of course everyone wanted so had to make more. Coffee maker fucked up so had to make that twice. I think 1 yo is teething bad and was basically screaming on and off all morning. Holy shit by the time they went to daycare (<2 hours from wake up) had me feeling like V. Don't know how stay at home parents do it with 2+ kids.
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  38. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    They do it with a lot of stress and anxiety and depression.
     
  39. a.tramp

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    Big day today. Can’t believe he is already 2. Over 10% of the time he will spend in my house has passed and now I am crying.

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  40. bigred77

    bigred77 Well-Known Member
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    You hope it's over 10%
     
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  41. Simon Templar

    Simon Templar Well-Known Member
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    You know you’re a real asshole for making me figure out how much percentage of time I have left.

    Happy birthday to your little guy!
     
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  42. Snakes

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    Watching toddlers/babies all day long is harder than any office job. Like it's not even close.
     
  43. Sub-Zero

    Sub-Zero ALL THE TOSTITOS!!!
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    My office job is my relaxation time from when im not watching/playing with my kids
     
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  44. Snakes

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    i have friends and co workers who have convinced themselves and their wives that they are the ones making the huge sacrifice so their wives "get to stay home" with the kids. Takes like 15 seconds to deconstruct that one.
     
  45. Sub-Zero

    Sub-Zero ALL THE TOSTITOS!!!
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    During 2020/2021 when my wife was still taking time off from having a "real job" to watch our kids at home before they went back to daycare was quite the case study. I got to go upstairs to work and that was by far the more relaxing of the 2 options.
     
  46. Pile Driving Miss Daisy

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    It's amazing how much I loved my job more once I had a kid. :laugh:
     
  47. Rabid

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    Yes, I have a relatively high stress job and it’s still way easier than my weekends.
     
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  48. BuckeyeRiot

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    Wife has Covid, I “worked from home” all day today and watched jr. I don’t know how she does this shit the two days a week she works from home. I feel like I got hit by a truck and I got almost nothing done.
     
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  49. PaulKemp

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    I know we've touched on the subject of toddler flying a few times. My little guy has done pretty well on the few short flights we've done, but we finally had to do a longer one. The in-laws put together a family reunion of sorts in Hawaii. Used every tool in the box and result was basically the equivalent of a bad acid trip for me. I thought I had issues with anxiety previously, but having him not be able to sleep at all, scream regularly, throw shit at people, hit us, and say things like "all done flying" 1.5 hours into a 5.5 hour flight was not worth the payoff. There were cool moments while we were there, but they were fleeting because it was all really too overwhelming. Not his fault at all, obviously. His 5 year old cousin had an absolutely amazing time. Anyway, unless you've proven Benadryl works previously, I'd put that kind of trip off a bit. I'm shell-shocked enough that I'm committed to not leaving my house for the next 2 years unless the trip can be done by car
     
  50. PaulKemp

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    I'll be calling my representative to propose a ban on kids under 5 from flying over 2 hours to prevent parents from succumbing to peer pressure from their family members (hardship waivers and other exemptions possible through application)