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Becoming a dad

Time bearing down said:
Got it me marra😂
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Have to keep in mind, he wasn’t actually the evil one.

I was a delight growing up and in my early twenties. I probably caused my parents more damage afterwards than my brother did from 14-20.

Now we’re both in our 30’s and can look back, and we get to hear it from their perspective, it’s eye opening.

We’ve decided they wanted both of us regardless and what they were actually doing in both instances was teaching us autonomy.

He’s a good lad my brother, there are times my parents and me wanted to kick fuck out of him but in my experience it all works out.

Just keep in there, she’ll appreciate it in the end…
 

Seaham Towny said:
Have to keep in mind, he wasn’t actually the evil one.

I was a delight growing up and in my early twenties. I probably caused my parents more damage afterwards than my brother did from 14-20.

Now we’re both in our 30’s and can look back, and we get to hear it from their perspective, it’s eye opening.

We’ve decided they wanted both of us regardless and what they were actually doing in both instances was teaching us autonomy.

He’s a good lad my brother, there are times my parents and me wanted to kick fuck out of him but in my experience it all works out.

Just keep in there, she’ll appreciate it in the end…
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The road will be hard brother, and that is experience. Will be there with support, but there will be more knocks along the way. They are good, if learning takes place.
 
Seaham Towny said:
He has somehow gained the ability to launch himself from the crib with no foothold. Which now means nap time has to be supervised in person because neither of us can get upstairs before he’s able to pull himself up.

Fun though, I am enjoying the ‘exploration/may die if he falls’ stuff…

Right? I definitely am? :lol:
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We’ve got quite a deep bath, which we thought was surely enough to contain him if going to the toilet, cleaning teeth etc. Turned round one day to the sight of him diving head first out of it and clattering to the floor :lol:

He’s still not quite walking yet, which is probably for the best.
 
Seaham Towny said:
He has somehow gained the ability to launch himself from the crib with no foothold. Which now means nap time has to be supervised in person because neither of us can get upstairs before he’s able to pull himself up.

Fun though, I am enjoying the ‘exploration/may die if he falls’ stuff…

Right? I definitely am? :lol:
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After the second time my eldest girl did that, we put her in a bed instead.
 
JAZZMANB said:
Mines 21 now and living with his lass ,so no film nights etc anymore .
Big miss for those nights like lifting him up was a miss when suddenly he was 6 foot.
Go to the pub with him though so pros and cons
Just watching Man on fire and there's a traditional petulant teenager scene and I've never ever had one . He's a diamond.
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Its amazing when theyre babies, toddlers, junior school, adults.

The early years were so manic I hope I enjoyed them as much as possible. I think so. Rarely missed a schoolrun/sports day/nativity.

Soft as shite now I think I might bubble when my youngest leaves school in a couple of weeks. Ive no idea why.

As you say though its great when they become adults, meals, match, pints, hols. Next month got daughter in new york n lads in bologna (kanye west cancelled tho ffs).

Enjoy dads!
 
Memories- our first, a girl, was a delight until she was 12. A few mood issues, nothing serious, and was keen to talk when young. I suppose she became an apprentice woman!
Money was mogey
Curtains were kernits
Dressing gown was arse down, this startled her grandma.
She sat in the trolley at supermarkets, no problem.
She was a cracking footballer until a friend dropped her on the school gym floor where she landed on her knee!
The second, and last, was a boy who at 2 months was drinking more milk than his sister did when she was a year old.
He was a bugger in the supermarket for trying to get stuff off shelves. We had to park the trolley in the middle of the aisle. He used to chew the side of his cot which was immaculate when he got if after his sister.
We had a microwave and only used it to heat up his milk, so when his gran used it for something else, he crawled to the kitchen and was disappointed there was no milk for him. He used to love sitting in front of the washing machine when it was on.
Both turned into decent adults but are like chalk and cheese.
Both season card holders for over 20 years and the eldest goes to most of the away games.
My first grandchild has just turned one and it is great to see young ones again and knowing you can hand them back after a short while.
 
That's mine off to Uni in September. Only 17 as well due to the stupid school system up here (Scotland). Think I'm more worried about it than he is!
 
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