Fatherhood anonymous; an open discussion on being a dad.

[JimmyCarter]

Thanks all. This thread has been great to follow in the past. And knowing and meeting a bunch of awesome father's from this forum (hatch, ISBDs, SkiLyft, buster, others...) has always been an inspiration. Looking forward to future stoke.




Sent it to the wife. Her immediate response "That's going to be tough one for you."

I think I suggested that approach to my mom once. It did not go well for me.

[yeahman]

While challenging at times to wrangle a toddler solo outdoors, I do recommend it just because it was sweet to spend time together just the two of us in a quiet place.

Yeah it's always lots of extra work to get out and do stuff when they are little, but it'sbetter than sitting at home and going nuts.

Congrats doebedoe!

[skaredshtles]

The boy decided that he wants to do some yard work. My weekends are about to get exponentially better.

And then they move out and you're back to it... well, it was a good 15 year run.

[skaredshtles]

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Sent it to the wife. Her immediate response "That's going to be tough one for you."

Start practicing now.

[mcphee]

Yeah it's always lots of extra work to get out and do stuff when they are little, but it'sbetter than sitting at home and going nuts.

Congrats doebedoe!

^this this this this and this!

Still a work in progress on my end but the CTFD method is the way to go. Whatever is stressing you out about a process, behavior, or situation just CTFD about it. The process, behavior, or situation is going to change rapidly and you’ll have to adapt and CTFD about it all over again.

If you thought time was flying currently because that’s just how it goes as you age, it increases exponentially with a kid. Buckle up and grab the oh shit handle! It’s the best ride!

Also when the time comes, check out my post in here about sleep training if that’s what you want to do. It works!

[waveshello]

[SkiLyft]

^^ hahahahaha so true.

“Dad, why do these taste like pee” “shut up and eat the damn goldfish”

[for the times we didn’t quite make it to a bathroom while driving]


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[406]

Big fan of keeping potty onboard the rig...have used them countless times and can pull off highway or into parking lots (in town) at moments notice. Also have some pretty scenic bumper dumper photos :-). These from ikea are awesome:

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/lilla-c...reen-30193163/

But my kids get car sick, so vehicle and car seats still destroyed, but by vomit.

[riser4]

Big fan of keeping potty onboard the rig...have used them countless times and can pull off highway or into parking lots (in town) at moments notice. Also have some pretty scenic bumper dumper photos :-). These from ikea are awesome:

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/lilla-c...reen-30193163/

But my kids get car sick, so vehicle and car seats still destroyed, but by vomit.

Sea Bands. Thing #2 needed them just to even look at a car.

[basinbeater]

For the car seat....
I like the whole album. So do my kids..
https://youtu.be/h_bGt5BSuzk

[Dromond]

Sea Bands. Thing #2 needed them just to even look at a car.

After cleaning up a lot of car seat vomit in the last year, I’d take any help we can get. This sentence sounds a little fluffy though.

“They work by applying pressure on the P6 or Nei-Kuan acupressure point on each wrist by means of a plastic stud that work to restore balance in the body”

https://www.sea-band.com/product/child-pack/

[riser4]

After cleaning up a lot of car seat vomit in the last year, I’d take any help we can get. This sentence sounds a little fluffy though.

“They work by applying pressure on the P6 or Nei-Kuan acupressure point on each wrist by means of a plastic stud that work to restore balance in the body”

https://www.sea-band.com/product/child-pack/

Maybe it; s a placebo effect, however, they work for a lot of people.

[alpinevibes]

Maybe it; s a placebo effect, however, they work for a lot of people.

They’ve helped me with sea sickness on sailboats. I think it would be hard for a kid to keep them on the pressure point, but certainly worth trying

[riser4]

They’ve helped me with sea sickness on sailboats. I think it would be hard for a kid to keep them on the pressure point, but certainly worth trying

Worked for my kids. Probably age 5 and up.

[Todd Zander]

After cleaning up a lot of car seat vomit in the last year, I’d take any help we can get. This sentence sounds a little fluffy though.

“They work by applying pressure on the P6 or Nei-Kuan acupressure point on each wrist by means of a plastic stud that work to restore balance in the body”

https://www.sea-band.com/product/child-pack/

We are dealing with this in the 3 year old, since 18 months or so.

Doctor suggested ginger ginger ginger, well it didnt do the trick.

Going literally in any direction is a 25 minute ordeal and his timer goes off at the 20 minute mark very regularly, only prolonged if he goes to sleep.

[riser4]

We are dealing with this in the 3 year old, since 18 months or so.

Doctor suggested ginger ginger ginger, well it didnt do the trick.

Going literally in any direction is a 25 minute ordeal and his timer goes off at the 20 minute mark very regularly, only prolonged if he goes to sleep.

Give the sea bands a try. Also maybe a hood over the head and zip tie the hands like a gitmo detainee?

[54-46]

There’s nothing like seeing your kid have fun jumping off a waterfall in Costa Rica. Best travel buddy ever!


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[SkiLyft]

Snip snip time!

Glad to be on the other side!




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[schuss]

Grats! Enjoy the frozen peas. Hopefully your kids don't headbutt you in the groin a day after the surgery like mine did.

[riser4]

And may your stitches dissolve on their own, may you not have to pull out any of your own scrotum stitches.

[muted reborn]

Friend went riding before the doc recommended it because he was feeling great - he got elephantiasis of the balls for a few days.

[grskier]

That shirt... lol.

Love it.

riser4... sounds like a horrid story.. but we'd all probably laugh.

[riser4]

I've told it before. Not much to it. Doc said the stitches would fall out. I had a couple more stitches than most because I have highly retractile testicles and needed to be done under general anesthesia. I'm always the outlier in just about everything. They really had to tug to get at what they needed. I was hella sore after. Time went by with the frozen peas and me wearing tight white underwear. One of the stitches kept poking at my taint, partially because I couldn't wear boxers. A good two weeks after he said the stitches should have fallen out I snipped it and slid it out. That fucking stung a bit.

[SkiLyft]

Brutal @riser

Yeah strict no-nut for 14 days protocol here. I’ll take a week off the bike and ease into it.


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[anotherVTskibum]

Couldn't swallow the retail price on a new swingset, so I bought a used one. After several days of staining, cutting PT lumber to fit to replace rotten boards, buying new hardware to replace what was missing, and spending a day assembling it, I have a swingset in the back yard. I do need to go buy one more bolt, because the four I have left and not the right size for the missing one.

I have no intention of buying another one, but if I do, it will either be something I can transport without disassembly or it will be new. The $500ish I saved was not worth the amount of effort or the month it took to get everything done between life and weather getting in the way.

However, my kids will be psyched when they see it.