Rhodar wrote:Oh, and to the 'he'll remember all the things you did'... Well, I keep telling that to my 13 year old daughter, who gives my 10 year old son a hell of a time (most of the time), but add, "he's going to be bigger than you one day..." Ahhh, you know what? Perhaps I won't have to worry about my 13 year old bringing home the wrong guy after all, my 10 year old will most likely be scheming up some goods stuff to ensure that never happens!

I hope when I have a second child, its a boy, and I'll be in the same situation as you with my daughter. Shes only 8 months... so I guess I have time to plan the anti-boyfriend tactics. =)

I plan on using my older son too... I can pay him to intimidate any prospective candidates, should they get past my younger son's antics...

My kids...

Well I have a 10 year old daughter going on 16 I swear.. She has my temper and attitude which is not very good as a child.. Drill Sargent would be a better fit.
My son as some of you know is in the guild also. He is just finishing up high school and is the most laid back easy going kid ever. When he was born we thought "Wow, this is not so bad." He slept 8 hours from day one from the hospital. He threw all of (1) temper tantrum, once he realized that the wife and I were laughing at him he has not thrown one since. My daughter did not sleep for the first 2 years I think. Son plays football and has great hands and my daughter has the gift for theater. She can memorize lines in record time and has no fear on stage. Both are great students..

Now to Gargoyles fear.. We actually have a book that we keep for when they have said things that strike us funny.. For example..
The kids were playing HORSE.. and my Daughter response to when I asked who was winning was "I am.. I am a HO and she is a HOR" no she did not spell it out, she sounded it out.. I spit soda threw the nose and ran to record that in the book. When my son was very young he saw a Frog on a building like Frogs Gym or something and he said Frog.. But he had a very strange speech inflection and it sounded like F**k. We about had a heart attack and he saw the look on our face and decided that was his new favorite word and said it ALL THE TIME.. we had to explain it over and over to people. Looking back on it was very funny.

My son Gargoyle.. I think his shinning moment I can think of is either when he bent over to pick up his clothes on the floor when he was around 4.. Farted and then shit on the floor.. or maybe it was when he decided to take of the diaper and finger paint the walls.. Oh it could be the day he thought he could jump from the Electric box outside to the green phone box, missed and ended up in the emergency room with an ice pack on his twigg and berries.. yes it dropped and I should have grand kids some day. (Not to soon! You hear me kiddo.. Wrap that Willy before you get Silly)


Seriously I am very proud of the kids and wonder how the hell the wife I did this.. They are both great, well adjusted, and comfortable speaking with anyone. Other than the 2 years in prison

We both knew we wanted kids and never looked back.

We headed the words of friends....

1 - you have them them outnumbered
2 - it's even odds
>3 - you don't stand a chance...

We stuck with one. He's six now and much like Lorddrow, we record for prosperity. On his wedding day he will have literature, movies, and an epic mini series to watch.

Rhuu wrote: Shes only 8 months... so I guess I have time to plan the anti-boyfriend tactics. =)

Sammie is only four and I have one of three scenarios planned for when she brings home a boy for the first time.

1) I will let my wife answer the door. I will be calmly sitting at the coffee table in the living room, in full view of the front door. I will be taking apart/cleaning the old bolt action .22 I got from my grandfather. It says "I know my way around a gun. I will not hesitate to use this on you."

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2) I put on my best bib overalls. Lose the shirt and skip shaving for a few days before he comes over. Don my best backwoods accent, and when the doorbell rings, grab him in a bearhug, swing him around while hootin' and hollerin' "Welcome to tha' famleee boy! HOOoooooweeeee! Yehaw!"

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3) Find and purchase a large caliber bullet. Large and shiney enough to make a necklace that stands out on any shirt. And large enough to write the name of the offendi...er I mean the young man on it's casing. And turned so he can see his name on the bullet.

lorddrow wrote:My son Gargoyle.. I think his shinning moment I can think of is either when he bent over to pick up his clothes on the floor when he was around 4.. Farted and then shit on the floor.. or maybe it was when he decided to take of the diaper and finger paint the walls..

Your son is not allowed in any buildings in the guild's keep unless you promise to clean up after him! LOL

Well I still have a long way to go on things that my child does and do, he will be 2 next month. And sometimes I wonder where he gets some of the stuff he says.

About a month ago, I was laying in the floor, note this is a mistake with a smile child, he comes running in and jobs on my back. And says "My bitch." now I am in total shock that he said this, because, neither my wife nor I cuss around him, (ok I try not, wife does not at all) I get up and look at him and say what did you say??? And I heard "My bitch" Yeah I am pretty much floored, but thought well he is saying something else. The next day I get home from work, and ask the wife about it, she said "yeah he said that today it took me a mintue to figure out he was saying My fish" as in gold fish crackers.

Also he is already a little devil, he will fake being hurt, he will walk over to a pretty lady, and act like he is crying, saying "Finger, Finger" she then kisses it, and he laughs and runs away.

So you all with the daughters, good luck

Well my kids are too old to share stories of that nature...unless getting stupid drunk from too much tequila is a funny story.

My granddaughter; however, is a wealth of nice moments. She is currently seven and into the spelling thing. Whenever she gets mad at her mom, I'll ask her "what's wrong honey?" and she turns to me all grown-up like...hand on dipped hip, and points over to her mother..." duh...it's that M. O. M. !" spelling it out of course.

I hate to laugh, but I'm an ass that way.

My 3 year old son Haiden likes to pull down his pants and rub his naked butt on me then proceed to tell people he stinkied Daddy.

I got a 20month old son and his newest thing he loves to do is come get me at my pc chair and say "Up, Up" and grab my finger and drag me to whatever he wants. Everyday there is something new that he does. He has a great vocabulary for his age. (credit to his mother who is a teacher) He loves backyardagains for some reason...and his favorite character is pablo. Nothing like being a father.

I am in the same boat as you Rhuu. My daughter is 8 months old this month. Hoping our next is a boy. I don't really have any funny stories yet but I have to say, they sure do grow fast! I can't believe all the stuff she is learning every day it seems like.