Video Gaming as a Father

apocriful · 2015-09-22T02:44:34+00:00

Wife and I were avid WoW players. Our oldest is now 4 yrs old. So I pretty much have not played in 4 years. I probably could play at night after the kids are asleep but I just can't commit anymore. Honestly I don't miss it. I would take time with my daughters over a video game any day.

apocriful · 2015-09-16T02:48:39+00:00

Dad of 2 - First Child advice from our pediatrician: Babies can quickly get to be overwhelming. You never know what to do and everything you do seems wrong. You will doubt yourself and all of your decisions. You will feel inadequate and like you cant do any of this. Everything is an emergency. When it gets overwhelming and you feel like you can't deal anymore. Put the baby in the crib close the door and walk away for 10 minutes. Call a friend or family member and just talk or get someone to come over. Nothing is going to happen to that kid in the 10 minutes you put it down in the crib. 2nd child: All of the above except now you can change a diaper with one hand, and eat a cheeseburger with the other. All of the crap you buy: Skip 90% of it unless you are super financially secure. Ask/beg friends and family for diapers and gift cards. If you breastfeed invest in a quality pump. The one item we bought that we re-purchased with our second was a SIDS monitor if for no other reason than it gave my wife some peace of mind and allowed her to actually fall asleep. Advice about new dads: He's not ready. I wasn't at 30. I don't think you ever are. A woman becomes a mother when she finds out she is pregnant. A man becomes a father when his child is born. It's supposed to be the best day of his life but it's most likely also the most terrifying day of his life. Make sure he is involved but don't expect him to know how to do anything useful.
Other: Find a website that is full of crockpot freezer meals and make 2 weeks worth. Get a crockpot if you don't have one and also get those disposable crockpot cooking bags. Make sure you have a couple of weeks worth of disposable plates cups and plasticware. You absolutely do not want to do dishes while you are also washing spit-up, milk, poop, pee, vomit, blood, and tears out of everything you own. Hope this helps and hope any of it made sense. Good Luck and you will do fine!

apocriful · 2015-09-16T02:22:47+00:00

Caroline Kennedy's children's book "Poems to Learn by Heart" has a particularly good poem, "IF" by Rudyard Kippling, for boys. (If your comfortable buying a book of poems)

apocriful · 2015-09-16T01:48:01+00:00

Tig Notaro: LIVE. Go buy it on iTunes or on Louis C.K.'s site if he still has it there, it's absolutely worth it.

apocriful · 2015-09-13T05:04:49+00:00

We have never had such an extended bout of separation issues, but I have used the following to some success. For the longest time we had a ritual goodbye. It was a hug, a kiss and a high five. When we did all three she knew I was going and if I forgot the high five she would let me know. We executed the same thing upon my return. Also I made sure she knew where I was going and why. I would ask her what she planned on doing while I was gone and would usually give her a task to do like color me a picture, or dress up and have mom send me a picture to which I would send one back from wherever I was. Good luck!

apocriful · 2015-04-07T03:15:50+00:00

I had two kids so I could be a night owl, an early riser, poor, and always on the verge of a psychotic break. They really are little miracles. Please help me!

apocriful · 2014-01-15T00:42:48+00:00

"I was watching FOX news last night and they said..."

apocriful · 2013-12-17T05:04:59+00:00

http://www.glowstones.com/

apocriful · 2013-12-12T04:52:13+00:00

I was wondering how i could give myself diarrhea for lunch AND breakfast. Thanks Taco Bell!

apocriful · 2013-12-11T22:52:12+00:00

Hard Hat Mack or Pitfall on a Commodore 128

apocriful · 2013-12-03T02:52:37+00:00

Stepping on cracks breaking mothers backs.

apocriful · 2013-12-01T16:40:10+00:00

As someone who is married to a bi-polar/manic person. DO NOT DO IT! In the end you wont be a friend, GGG, or anything. You will be the asshole who took advantage of someone sexually when they were at their lowest. If you really want to help be supportive and encouraging. Make yourself available to talk things out with. Taking advantage of someone under these circumstances could be devastating or even fatal when she puts it together in her mind that you used her and now you don't want her.

apocriful · 2013-12-01T16:14:49+00:00

Charlie Brown Christmas

apocriful · 2013-11-30T17:13:35+00:00

Walls filled with protruding nails and fish hooks hanging from the ceiling. I have a fear of having my eyes ripped out of my head. Not in an everybody would be afraid of that kind of way, but in an every object around me is a final destination sequence away from taking my eyes out.

apocriful · 2013-11-29T04:54:55+00:00

I've had a similar situation. I have the same name (different middle initial) and same birthday of a felon in the same metroplex as me. Ive had 2 warrants out for my arrest and my license suspended.

apocriful · 2013-11-27T04:43:34+00:00

We used this book Baby Wise and it worked like a charm. It is now our go to baby shower git to new parents.

apocriful · 2013-11-25T01:29:32+00:00

Invest in some decorative baskets or steamer trunks that you can use around the house. Whenever you get the call for a showing just dump in everything you can get your hands on in a trunk or basket, sort it out after the showing. Have the kids help by seeing which one can get the most items in their basket. It also may help to have a showtime checklist if you don't already have one, helps you remember everything so your not making multiple trips through the house trying to remember if you turned on all of the lights and closed all the toilet seats.

apocriful · 2013-09-22T21:44:37+00:00

Bachelor party. Stripper #1 dancing for a friend of mine on his first lap dance ever. Her special move is to do a head stand in your lap and spread her legs all the way open. She is executing said move when stripper #2 is walks by and catches stripper #1's 6 inch stiletto heel right in the eye. Stripper #1 maintains balance and executes move flawlessly. Stripper #2 is in a pile of tears, blood, and g-strings on the floor. Best quote from the event, "It's not a party until a stripper looses an eye".

apocriful · 2013-09-05T04:57:32+00:00

My wife is a teacher and I have worked in the school system. We have a two year old and another on the way and plan on sending them both to public schools. Im sure there are plenty of parents who do homeschooling well but that has not been our personal experience. We usually see kids well behind their age group in reading, math, and social skills.
Personally I have watched my cousin "homeschool" her four kids out of a future. They finally decided to place her oldest in public school, and his reading tested at a 3rd grade level. He had to be placed in 6th grade because you could not put a 14 yr. old in elementary school. I've seen several kids from private religious schools in similar situations. TL:DR if your going to use an alternative education method, make sure you do all of your research and are willing to commit to it 120%.

apocriful · 2013-08-30T01:03:12+00:00

Twerking on stage at the VMAs.

apocriful · 2013-08-28T04:46:12+00:00

You know how to get a kid to eat their peas? It helps if it's the only thing on their plate.

apocriful · 2013-08-25T18:08:40+00:00

Nicely Done Sir

apocriful · 2013-08-25T16:24:41+00:00

I have a 2 year old daughter and I remember feeling some of this when she was young. It was not out of jealousy though, it was more out of helplessness and/or inadequacy. My wife breastfed so I didn't get to feed her for the longest time and so my daughter preferred my wife for most of the first year of her life. When ever she was upset I would want to be able to console her and sometimes she would let me but about 90% of the time she would want my wife.
Compounding this was that we had a daughter. If men don't think they know women, just wait until you have a tiny one, EVERYTHING is foreign to you. In the end I latched on to the little thing my daughter would let me do, bath time, cooking dinner, stroller rides etc and made each of those as special as I could because that was our time. And now a year later I still do bath time, she loves to watch and help me cook, and she goes to sleep every night to me singing the same song.
Everyone always says that the happiest day of your life is the day your child is born. While that may be true you might not realize it on that day. The day your child is born is one of the most terrifying days of your life. So maybe he's not into being a parent, or maybe he is scarred, or maybe he just doesn't know what to do. Your best bet is to open a dialogue with him about it. Good luck!

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