REAL MAN TRUCKWORKS & SURVIVAL
GENERAL TOPICS => Parenting => Topic started by: Bigdave_185 on September 09, 2015, 10:50:35 AM
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I'll start a sort of build thread on this. From the top. Me and the wife wanted twins. Figured it would be good to kill two birds with one stone, sure enough we were blessed with twin boys that came eight weeks early. Three weeks in the nicu and they have been home for two weeks now.
I am going to be the stay at home dad for the next few years as can be a full time student also. While the wife is fortunate enough to be doing really well at work.
Yesterday was my first adventure solo with the kids. I would say it was successful and left me feeling accomplished. (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/09/80a05b0f857321066e316aca8fef0fda.jpg)
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Wow, congratulations! And welcome to the site!
You should head over to the Intros section and introduce yourself as well.
Great to have you here (Dave?)
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I guess I forgot I haven't done a intro on this site. Been reading the square body build since the beginning on the diesel forum site.
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Congratulations! Welcome and good luck, nice to have you aboard.
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Hey congrats! Pretty cool. Enjoy the time when they aren't/can't move around much. That will end soon enough and you'll have to learn a whole new set of skills! ha! ;) "Hey get down from there! What are you doing?" LOL
My oldest is a girl and she would sit down and read books quietly....it was awesome....but we didn't know any different....and then her brother came along....my wife walked into the kitchen one day to see he had climbed to the top of the bakers rack. :o "Oh....this one's going to be different...".haha!
Enjoy!!
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Welcome and congratulations Dave- in a couple of years when they won't sleep- benadryl and a ride in the car with the heat on will do the trick!
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Welcome and congratulations Dave- in a couple of years when they won't sleep- benadryl and a ride in the car with the heat on will do the trick!
For your sake they take it lol.
I almost forgot about vitamin "B"..
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Or the baby carrier on top of the dryer while running...
Congrats. There is no greater blessing from the Lord and no greater responsibility to Him, that to bring children into the world. Raising children according to His word in today's world is really difficult and will challenge both you and your wife.
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Looking forward to all, as I see it now I am sure the blessings will be visible in the distant future and at the moment will feel like pain and agony. By their fruits ye shall know them
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Welcome and what a great build thread.
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I like that.
Dedication, Love, being a father, caring
What's not to like here
You have obviously learned another lesson, that being partner up with lots of good men. Men and some women who place Christ first. Do that and those boys will be covered in prayer and protection against the designs of that prowling wolf, just out there in the shadows who is watching even now for a way in...
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in a couple of years when they won't sleep- benadryl and a ride in the car with the heat on will do the trick!
HAHA! I remember shortly after my son was born....wife was home with him and totally exhausted. My oldest daughter was just having one of those frantic meltdowns....exhausted, cranky etc etc. so I decided to take her for a ride to help her sleep. I was riding around....it was a really nice day outside but I had the heat on trying desperately to get her to nap. At one point she looked at me and said in this totally sad voice "Daddy....its so hot! Get me out of this place!"
I thought..."uh oh....I am going straight to hell." LOL
but it usually worked for sure!
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Last night was met with max (the larger of the two ) feeling that he can't swallow but had no issues gulping it up. I decided to use his lower lip as a string instrument to the tune of old McDonald, it rather easy to make up what ever words you want to that tune. Plus it was playful enough he forgot about stressful eating and I was able to be back in bed with in 45 min. Gotta keep that schedule
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I guess I can add some photos of the family here. Show you what all I am working with.
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The first photo is of me and my second son. And the dog. He feels really left out since he used to be attached to me 24-7.
The second photo is of our family trip to the Unitas we rented a six seater sxs and that darn thing would climb any thing and the sights were amazing!!
The second is the motorized shaking device that holds the boys while I get my SSS on in the AM
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Today I found time to fix the hole left in my hvac system from the removal of my ltz center console, (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/11/cce993d8adef20d1c576f35999012f1e.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/11/defe69e1c9f3eb656fbb199c0636b888.jpg)
I had some clear plexiglass from another project. I traced the shape and the weapon of choice was the air saw, the downside is the speed of the saw. It melted the plastic more then a cutting action but a the disk sander cleaned it up ok. Add a little double sided sticky tape and whalla!
I previously converted the truck to a six passenger to save me from another vehicle in the drive and a possible car payment. I found that the jump seats from 2000-2013 are a direct fit. No mods required and the dash parts are pretty easy to find on line or junk yards. I have yet to figure out my power issue from my 12V power that is under the jump seat and the two factory power sources in the dash. Another day I assume
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Well week had been successful. Both boys are a inch longer then birth 19.5 inches. And both gaining weight My arms are getting tired
The other excitement this week was my eight year old lied for a older boy in the neighbor hood and blamed one of his other friends for stealing candy from a little girls house.
Yes they went into the house, took the little girls candy, ate it then blamed it on the other little kid. I think there was five of them total involved. When the Dax asked where the candy went my boy lied about it. The dad discovered the truth and talked to me.
In repentance the boy got to work the spray booth with me for the weekend and earn $ to pay for new treats for the little girls. And then of course the formal apology to the offending parties
How do you explain honor to a youth? I know you show them with time but that's not helping me at the very moment?
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I got taught with a paddle my Grampa made for my folks out of 3/4" plywood LOL... Called it the Board of Education :)
But i learned from my dad, with good stern talkin to, consistent messaging, and stories of him as a kid I could relate to.
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My dad used a saddle belly belt or his pointed toe boot. I can't say which one I preferred.
Dave, you couldn't have handled it any better. good job.
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I think you got it right with working it off too. Make it personal, restitution for the candy he ate, for the lie he told, for how he made the girl feel, but keep it on a level that he can understand. Make him relate to the feeling he caused so he can understand why it's not good.
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Well, you could set the stage for "next time" by explaining the scourging Jesus took for our sins, such as lying, and you could propose "x" swats with a belt as a reminder of his sacrifice for our behalf and count them out. It isn't easy, and of course dependent upon what you're comfortable with etc. - but a suggestion that you could use to tie it to a Biblical lesson and illustration.
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I'd say good job Dad.
You showed them what they did that was wrong, and you gave them a way to make things right. That is crucial to "Healing" after a mistake.
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Thanks all. We will continue it
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dave, hopefully you have done something with that chin hair.............ROFLMFAO
http://www.duramaxforum.com/forum/off-topic-forum/130611-putting-face-name-12.html
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Well the photo isn't accurate. The chin hair has a little more length
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just messin with yah a little ;D
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Well considering I haven't shaved my goat for more then six months. It gives my kids something to yank on when I am holding them
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If I let mine grow I'd look like colonel Sanders...grey
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If I let mine grow I'd look like colonel Sanders...grey
But do you have a secret recipe of herbs and spices to make a tasty fried chicken?
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Dave,
Don't worry about Nate's chin hair issues; it appears that he can't grow any and is extremely jealous. I'm betting 2 weeks after he's into civilian life he's got a full beard.
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Dave,
Don't worry about Nate's chin hair issues; it appears that he can't grow any and is extremely jealous. I'm betting 2 weeks after he's into civilian life he's got a full beard.
Yep, probably right
Sudden freedom, no overwatch...no sense of loyalty, Loss of personal control, no longer caring...
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Kiddin' Nate...
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Nate, here's the standard...
Years after Velcro, as a "Civilian, well sorta a civilian"
No beard, shaven, haircut...
It's up to you. Your heritage or the ways of the world...
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;D
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honestly guys, even before i joined the army i kept my head almost shaven. i cant stand havin hair on top, because then i have to waste time grooming it, cutting it and it keeps too much heat in. so keeping the close shaven head is something that will continue.
now as far as the face armor, that most likely wont happen because the facial hair after a few days starts interfering with my cpap machine.
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;D
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^^ I like it!
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How are the TWINS doing? Have they started plotting against you yet by staggering diaper changes so your constantly wiping and diaping, or are they taking it easy on you?
Hint: 10-15 lbs. is a FIT thing, not a load capacity rating!
(all this DOTing up a new guys Family Build Thread with whisker talk!) :)
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If I let mine grow I'd look like colonel Sanders...grey
But do you have a secret recipe of herbs and spices to make a tasty fried chicken?
As a matter of fact....yes. I watched my granny in Louisiana snap the neck on 2 chickens at once, clean and cut up and soaked in buttermilk on the counter. Then some good old down home flour and spices and voila! Best fried chicken ever. I preferred cutting their heads off. I never could get their necks to snap like she did.
Nate, here's the standard...
Years after Velcro, as a "Civilian, well sorta a civilian"
No beard, shaven, haircut...
It's up to you. Your heritage or the ways of the world...
SEE!! THERE HE IS! ITS HANNIBAL FROM THE A-TEAM!
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Hmm. I think you're on to something tex. Maybe we have a star amonst us. hahahaha
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Yup, just needs that cigar! Honestly, that is about the best pic I have seen of him. Scarry how much they do look a like!Much less sitting in a huey.
Hair? I couldn't grow a beard if I tried. After a week I just get stubble, but I like a little stach. Gotta have a little on top.
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Good morning boys. You all got busy with the beard talk
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I like my beard. The 15 Daughter said I should grow the no shave November thing. I laughed and said real men grow beards when they want not waiting for some hipster to tell me to. So now it's been a few months. Every time the wife asks me when I am going to clean it up I add a few weeks of growth
The boys, I still have control of my army, Yes indeed.
I started to adjust my sleep to being up till 2ish so my wife can sleep a bit more consistently and I'll sleep in the morning. It's working well so far.
I picked up a new hobby last week or so. Rc cars been building this in my spare time in the wee hours of the night (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/29/0a60c6627a523925332db4647495ead4.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/29/ad7e93703a7cd6abe63b4b95668ca40b.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/29/0e61611ff15c1b912b2d246d6beecd29.jpg)
Keeps me less stressed
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Don't mind the hole in my wall from the dog tripping over my sitting chair.
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Rock crawler?
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Don't get me started on RC. I still have an orginal Axial with a Castle brushless,,,,,,,,,,,
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Axial wraith spawn. Waiting on the esc and controller now. Almost painted
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I'm diggin' those flares on that. Nice paint work, air brush?
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Good ol masking tape. The lines are kinda sketchy but if you step back six feet it looks really good. I think the flares are going to get cut. Or a lift kit
My boys have grown to love the sound of a vacuum. I put them down and needed to clean the carpet. They slept right through it. In the same room!
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Oh the small victories are sometimes great!
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We took Sophie EVERYWHERE with us. Dinner parties were a weekly thing for a while and now she sleeps better with background noise.
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They have good days and bad. Some days they are just happy to be held. You put them down and it's a screaming cat in a disposal. The others are give me a blanket and leave me be. I prefer the leave me be. But with two I can only jiggle one at a time. It's another day
Done. Wife is home :)
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They have good days and bad. Some days they are just happy to be held. You put them down and it's a screaming cat in a disposal. The others are give me a blanket and leave me be. I prefer the leave me be. But why two I can only jiggle one. It's another day
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You're a brave man!
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Good ol masking tape. The lines are kinda sketchy but if you step back six feet it looks really good.
Kinda like professional cheerleaders. "20footers"
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Just a little poser pic for my free time
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Kinda like professional cheerleaders. "20footers"
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Good from far. Far from good!
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"Looks good from 20ft on a galloping horse"
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Just a little poser pic for my free time
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Kinda looks like you have the Stig behind the wheel ROFL
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The Stig...
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Lol!
I need to catch up on Top Gear again.
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Ya, little refresher is all that is needed.
Like you are "Mr. Sammcon" and Lieutenant Dan is Lieutenant Dan, the white helmeted guy who is faster than any man alive is "The Stig"
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Just getting ready for bed. Got my bottles lined up!! (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/03/09fc8901b9f3c4f495a9b0c5d953e0da.jpg)
You got yours?
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No bottles, but I have the coffee lined up!
Oh, and the American top gear was a bust. Nothing compares to the original.
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This weekend has been really good
My daughter teens 16 tomorrow am. It's exciting!
My wife had some good neighbors that put on a baby shower for us. Boy the generosity is so great. Between cloths and diapers and food we are in a good place for a few more months.
My eight year old and I had a serous talk about honor again. ( caught him telling me a lie or two this weekend) it's odd how fast the mental state changes when you wake them up in the middle of sleep to discuss things of importance. Less of a busy mind and more room for calm thoughts. Anyway I think he understands a little better then our previous talks
Being Sunday it was shower time for the twins. It's less pain for me to shower them instead of lean over a tub on my knees. Today I noticed they are growing!! Little pot bellies and arms that are now larger then my feet. They can grip my finger and hold on for dear life when that water first hits. Other then that it was nice to see progress. Size does matter!!
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How goes the "Twins Build" thread there Dave?
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How goes the "Twins Build" thread there Dave?
Don't bother him, he's changing some diapers!
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and probably pondering how to inflict pain on the hormonal pubescent boys chasing after his 16 year old daughter
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A mature father doesn't chase. He lays in wait.....
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Fortunately for both me and her. She has two dads laying in wait for the little Peter better boys. The twins man oh man the cry boxes are getting louder and louder. Poopy diapers are more regular and boy I don't like this at all. I need to dig out my 3m respirator.
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I have faith in your abilities. But, I sure am glad it's you and not me...I think I just gagged a little! lol
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I loved my girls even when changing diapers. I don't think they smell as bad as boys.
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Now if you just had something to use the "green glue"on.
Best times is when they fill the new diaper before you get it on.
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growing up on a dairy farm, you are subjected to all kinds of putrid smells. but I can honestly say that when a child goes from milk/formula to real food..............that was probably the one and only time that I had a reaction.
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I generally LIKE the smell of a Dairy farm, HOG farm......NO.......bluuuukkk,UUUURP!
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Well this conversation has surely taken a turn for the worse...just ruined my quoffee!
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lol
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Well nothing like the smell of sheit in the mornin fellas. Sun is out boys are wrapped up and I am trying to catch up from last nights scream fest !
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I hung some shelves yesterday
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OOhh, look! The boys first motivation to climb- stuff on a shelf! Before you know it, they'll be doing "Flying Welendas" type stuff!
A suggestion for your scream fest- CEREAL........ya, doctors might pooh, pooh it, but when my 3 would start waking up every night at the same time, hungry, I started giving them a small amount of really heavy on the formula, cereal mix- gotta watch it so you don't bind them up, but a little of that and they'll usually start sleeping through the night......well at least the middle part of it!
Obviously, check with your health care professional first, but it worked for all 3 of mine
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dave, I agree with mike here. give them a little something heavy in the tumm tumm when you put them to sleepy and they should be good thru the night.
also, you may want to check your level for warpage.....those shelves look a little off?
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I'll have to give that question for the dr for sure. I can see why that would work well.
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dave, I agree with mike here. give them a little something heavy in the tumm tumm when you put them to sleepy and they should be good thru the night.
also, you may want to check your level for warpage.....those shelves look a little off?
I hung them off the square on purpose. That way they can swing to the next higher level, they are about four inches different
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HAHAHAHAHA
getting em an early start
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I had to take the baby monitor away from the wife about a year into it. The little one had trained her to get up every night at 2 am, crying. I took the monitor and turned it almost off and put it next to me. She cried about 20 minutes and then went back to sleep. Slept through the night ever since. Crying for them is like talking. Dont let it be a Pavlovian response.
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Tonight we tried a bit of heavy mixed formula. So far one is still sleeping since ten. The other has been up twice. Good thing about twins is having a test pilot readily available
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dave, i thought i would share this with you.........
http://www.howtobeadad.com/2011/4034/types-diaper-loads
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Man that's terrible
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That's funny. Until it's you.
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Oh how accurate some are!
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My favorite was the squirrel tail
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The sequel "part Duece" was good....the Time Bomb! Remember, with babies, there's always one in the chamber!
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Now I didn't scroll down, that's a good chuckle. Man
So yesterday I tried to drop max. I managed to drop him and in the same moment of thinking catch him by the seat of his pants so he didn't land on his head. It worked out good for both of us
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Like in drinking, two fisting it only works for a little while, then you need a soft couch! Good catch and be careful because they'll be changing yours some day and you don't want to hear that, "remember when you dropped me on my head?" story! :o
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The Log Jammer was the one that freaked me out. I bought a kindergarten potty for the kids when they were young. (its the miniature version of the adult toilet often used in daycare/kindergarten) and one of my daughters seemed to always forget to flush. I saw some stuff in there that was impossible to explain how it came out of her....
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LOL- my youngest can clog ours sans paper on occasion!
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In no time they will be climbing outa those cribs. Before my oldest could walk, he would just appear and we thought, uh he can't do that. He was a master at flipping over the side, watching it was scary!
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I have never clogged a toilet in my life. That being said. My eight year old sure has some troubling eating habits that cause some scary things
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Is it a bad thing to roll over nudge the wife and ask. "Did you feed the boys at all last night?" Her response was great " no I don't think I did at all" as in the bed room I hear the boys screaming like they were going to die. You know that death scream kids get. Well turns out my body was going to sleep through anything and she was on the same plan
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Kind of like when I drove off once and realized I might have left one of mine back there...Like that??
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Yep. Just like leaving a child in a store lol
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yup
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How old are your kid Don?
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How old are your kid Don?
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I have 6!
Ones in question are 11-13
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So this week i got suckered into buying some fancy bottles. Bottles wit breathers in them claiming they eliminate bubbles and the need to burp said baby. Well both of my boys still get bubbles, still unload there while belly of food about every third bottle just as I was having with the previous el cheapo bottles. Thought or experiences?
On the other hand. We got to stop and see great grandpa. He flew the b52 I believe, grandma was a bank manager. Anyway.... Grandpa is the only son of an only son, my father was his only son I am my dads only son. I killed the tradition by doubling down allowing our family lineage to continue. He was so excited to see he posterity. It was a really neat experience plus his Parkinson's helps rock the boys to sleep.
Grandpa is the guy who taught me how to farm, taught me how to build and machine and tried to teach me how to be patient (didn't work)
He started out as a bottom level machinist at Thiakol, know known as ATK the supplier of NASA all the rocket boosters. Retired there and was referenced in so many patents and tools designed as the lead. the book is four inches thick. This led the way for my father lead down the same path and I am following him. Family lineage is important. Know where you came from where you need to go and who is watching you from above
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Now that is great news right there
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Holding the one child in my hand fighting the microwave for a bottle my shorts caught the door of a lower cabinet(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/22/6ca8907c1aef3f17e737b75ee3653655.jpg) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/22/d585870869414bdd00e88a681b0f8c5d.jpg)
I got that glueing and drying this morning. Oops
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When they get older you'll glue it again later when the boys rip it off the hinges.....
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Oh man. Why you gotta be so like that. I used gorilla glue
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One of two possibilities
1. Weak door
or
2. Strong shorts
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I practically fell on to the darn thing, I almost died, How is your leg healing from the blow out you had last year don?
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I practically fell on to the darn thing, I almost died, How is your leg healing from the blow out you had last year don?
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Leg's fine
Working out is the key there
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Last night I had a full nights sleep from one of the boys. He slept seven hours. Mom of course didn't get me up for the other son.
I put them on the home scale yesterday, both of them hit the ten pound point. :)
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Great update Dave, you must get your shorts from Duluth Trading?
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Remember these times. One day you are dropping them off at day care or school and the next they are dropping you off at work so they can have the car.
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So I found a solution to the child that can't hold the pacifier in his mouth. What do you all think? (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/11/61a536e9243c905634eac8fc8ae86b50.jpg)
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Ingenious! I'd opt for getting rid of them altogether though-
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I liked that idea too until my wife saw the contraption. I just hope yours does not hit as hard as mine does. I think I still have that knot on my head and it was almost 3 years ago.
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I decided some alligator clips would work better but. Like you my wife would beat me if I actually did it.
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So I found a solution to the child that can't hold the pacifier in his mouth. What do you all think? (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/11/61a536e9243c905634eac8fc8ae86b50.jpg)
Might want to pad it some...I think their heads are still pretty soft...Otherwise you might end up with an unusual shape on that one's knoggin!
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I assumed, we all know what that does, we were all kidding. I know I was about most of it. My wife does hit pretty hard, but I deserve most of that.
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Yes to save us all from some sort of child abuse I am very much so kidding. As I know you all are as well. We got jokes!!
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This weekend my boys have been giggling and smiling like crazy. It makes those days of grumpy boys way better when they don't want a pacifier because they are giggling (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/17/d43e89e66adb30a777e94bcf3695b2b3.jpg)
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I am pretty sure he is getting ready for when I buy him a dirt bike
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excellent
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Man these kids are growing so fast. The baby A with acid reflux has grown out of that the last month. We stopped his medication and he is just as happy as ever
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Grandma has been hard at work with her busy hands (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/05/b6eaa48261f7ab4a926f6cad44e8511d.jpg)
And the head and neck strength is getting oh so much better. (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/05/babd22c4e112409b75e476b4696bdfe3.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/05/8eb92cdc238f825c0154d065e1645591.jpg)
Being away at work has caused me to miss my boys so much. I hate people at work I can't stand the drive, I find any reason to leave work to go get my kids.
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So I have Been having an issue with holding the boys, burping the boys or holding a car seat in my right arm. The physical therapist dubbed it tennis elbow from burping the boys and so forth
So I have to now learn how to use my left hand
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Suck it up butter cup.....thats just pain leaving the body and being replaced by muscle..........;D
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Kyle where is the like button! Rofl. Time for weak side burping Dave
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With boy A not liking to burp it takes a good twenty min of beating the child to get a burp. I'll take the jokes just fine. I used to laugh at guy who cried about tendinitis until I had it. When ya jump in a pool to swim and you can stop and see the ripples in the pool from the grinding and you can hear it a plain as day. Never again will I laugh.
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Momma had the boys all dressed up tonight. Figured I better document it.
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Oh just wait. When they start walking the fun really begins,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Al mine did it almost to the day at 1 year old.
They are cute.
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I am excited to see what trouble they cause together. The terror my older kids have lol
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Got to have a photo of all the kids in grandma made Christmas pajamas
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Kyle where is the like button! Rofl. Time for weak side burping Dave
You can "like" from Tapatalk ;)
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The boys are growing up fast. They both are eating the baby food mush, sleeping almost all the time through the nite, E is standing all on his own. Granted he can't sit up but he can stand for a forty second count
M rolls all over the floor faster then I can get ahold of him
The emotion and attitude these kids are showing is so fun and so frustrating at the same time.
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Wait until they start walking!
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Dont blink. it goes by quickly
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Anyone on here had a ventral hernia fixed
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Inguinal and an umbilical, but not a ventral...
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I'll document how this goes. Wow it's kinda tender
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High school, senior year...
When you go for a sports physical, and they grab your marbles and ask you to cough... and you have no idea what they're doing but just go along with it... then they ask you to do it again, and then again, and then say 'hmm... we might have an issue'... after he's just been seemingly, at least to me, inspecting said marbles... yeah, that's how they find inguinal hernias apparently!
I've got a mesh patch in my gut now... the one that got recalled by the FDA! :D
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High school, senior year...
When you go for a sports physical, and they grab your marbles and ask you to cough... and you have no idea what they're doing but just go along with it... then they ask you to do it again, and then again, and then say 'hmm... we might have an issue'... after he's just been seemingly, at least to me, inspecting said marbles... yeah, that's how they find inguinal hernias apparently!
I've got a mesh patch in my gut now... the one that got recalled by the FDA! :D
I have some mesh as well. Looks good on me. I had them install a six pack, then I covered it up with some fat just to protect it...kinda like a good coat of wax on lacquer paint!
I suppose God will recall mine in time!
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High school, senior year...
When you go for a sports physical, and they grab your marbles and ask you to cough... and you have no idea what they're doing but just go along with it... then they ask you to do it again, and then again, and then say 'hmm... we might have an issue'... after he's just been seemingly, at least to me, inspecting said marbles... yeah, that's how they find inguinal hernias apparently!
I've got a mesh patch in my gut now... the one that got recalled by the FDA! :D
I have some mesh as well. Looks good on me. I had them install a six pack, then I covered it up with some fat just to protect it...kinda like a good coat of wax on lacquer paint!
I suppose God will recall mine in time!
I have the Kugel patch... decided not to get in on the class action lawsuit, as Dr. Kugel was our neighbor!!
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I had a double inguinal done 14 years ago with gore-tex mesh. Still holding fine.. better than new!
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Keep us updated Dave, and prayers your way sir!
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It really isn't that big of a deal these days. I came out of the recovery room and drove over to get a quiznos sub!
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Man, you guys are ruff on yourselves.
Well, I will add some stainless hardware tomorrow. In at 0600, home later like they do to everyone now unless you are an inmate.
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OK, JR, how'd it go???
Yea, I know I'm too early, but wanted him to wake up to the RFI...
Prayer list...
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Ok. ER visit yesterday got me scheduled Tuesday for surgery. Out patient and should be simple. They kept me there till 2am ( sorry I don't count military don) the ER guy kept trying to push on it and it hurt like hell.
Thanks for the prayers fellas. GOD is good!
It was rough going to the hospital and leaving my wife home,you can't just run in and take the twins places, I found out how good a good friend can be when you call and say hay man come meet me here and hangout till who knows when in the ER. It was a good moment.
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Ok. ER visit yesterday got me scheduled Tuesday for surgery. Out patient and should be simple. They kept me there till 2am ( sorry I don't count military don) the ER guy kept trying to push on it and it hurt like hell.
Thanks for the prayers fellas. GOD is good!
It was rough going to the hospital and leaving my wife home,you can't just run in and take the twins places, I found out how good a good friend can be when you call and say hay man come meet me here and hangout till who knows when in the ER. It was a good moment.
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Good luck on the surgery.
0000 - Midnight
0100 - 1 am
0200 - 2 am
So on until 1000 - 10 am
PMs
1200 - Noon
1300 - 1 pm
1400 - 2 pm
So on until 0000. Repeat as needed...
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Gee thanks. Lol
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Gee thanks. Lol
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Anytime... lol
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Well surgery is over and recovery is well on the way. A stack of movies and plenty sleep For a few days
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Well surgery is over and recovery is well on the way. A stack of movies and plenty sleep For a few days
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If anyone wants to direct me to some good threads to read that would be just wonderful
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Well surgery is over and recovery is well on the way. A stack of movies and plenty sleep For a few days
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Recovery is the hardest, sounds like it went well.
Started a new thread here; http://real-man-truckworks-and-survival.com/index.php?topic=1999.new#new
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Thanks for the reading. I want to rebuild me storage room shelves after looking at Don's he just made.
A little moment for and update on my boys
They are growing number fast as everyone tells me. After my surgery the dr weighed my boys to tell me I can't lift them for a little while ( yeah right not going with out picking up my boys) but Max has topped 20lbs this last weigh in and Emmett is close behind at 16. (http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160316/5566fed749edcadcad38e7d9612c47d6.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160316/f8184018ff20b51071634f0d23e80731.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160316/0ef5b11ecece49a2a9ca74171cf45d15.jpg)
The personalities are so great to watch. E has my temper and M took right after his wonderful mother sweet as can be.
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They are handsome!
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Cute boys- love the fuzzy hair!
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We can't believe his hair stands up like that. It looks like someone held a blow dryer to it every morning. Unless the wife is doing it I would have to assume it's all natural
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Well the last few days has been exciting for sure, the little E in the picture above^ has come up wit croup, I guess my understanding is that it causes swelling in his throat and nasal passages and makes it really hard to breath. They don't have much in the way of help for the little guy but a small steroid and cool air and lots of humidity. The effects of all this causes the boy to be really short of breath, stressed out beyond belief, sleep/laying down is painful and there is a nasty bark of a seal sound when he coughs.
I have made two trips to the ER now (25 min drive to a good ER) in the middle of the night because of breathing issues this weekend. He stresses himself further into danger when he cries and gets worked up. The hospital has little they can do but provide aid with oxygen if needed. It is officially been five days with a little less then 3 hours of sleep each night and its kicking me and the wife's BUTT in a bad way.
The 16 year old asked me Sunday why I was so grumpy and I responded with counting up the hours i have slept and compared to the hours she got that night. she became a little more understanding. Oh to be a teen again and be allowed to sleep from 8:00 pm till 9:00 am oh it would be great.
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How's little E? Sophie had the croup cough for a bit, no fun. try a little lavender oil in the humidifier to calm him down.
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Non of my 3 had that, thank god.
I know the feeling of no sleep and being grumpy. My 13 year old understands better than my wife.
It will all pass.
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How's little E? Sophie had the croup cough for a bit, no fun. try a little lavender oil in the humidifier to calm him down.
The wife tried that oily magic and I ended up in the ER that night. I would say I told you so but momma is always right
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Yesterday after a truck fix. He was doing really well he was smiling and trying to laugh. He still sounds like a seal but I think the ear infection is going away finally
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Great news!
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Sorry to bring up a sore subject. The lavender put Sophie to sleep, glad to hear he's recuperating.
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Dave our second had bad asthma all the time as a youngster. We ended up with our own nebulizer. We had little vials of albuterol we would put into a "canister", the machine would bubble air through it vaporizing the albuterol and then he would breath that in. Worked like a charm. Know that a lot of this they will outgrow.
For croup a lot of times we would take him outside in the cool/cold air. That seemed to help. Good luck.....this will pass.
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Man raising kids is tuff
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This past weekend I caved in after being super tired of organized sports and fighting a battle over how-to and other emotions shown at youth sports events.
Me and the wife have given a good amount of thought to getting my step son a motor cycle so we can go and be out doors, nature, build balance skills and hand eye coordination and keep me from raging at ball games.
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There's one happy looking young fella!
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I just hope it works ok, today he did really well. No major crashes. Using the Kickstarter is a bit of an issue
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Bet he is still grining. Priceless
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We also had the twins get some tubes in each ear today. They are troopers for sure and the nurses were in love with them
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Max is standing and weighs in at a little over 23 lbs and the tubes in the ears has helped so much!
https://vimeo.com/168926291 (https://vimeo.com/168926291)
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He'll be climbing over that rail in no time.
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That laugh is GREAT!
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Nothing better than a baby laughing is the first thing I thought of too.
Yep, our oldest would all of a sudden be there. He mastered climbing over fast.
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I am not looking forward to the climbing of things in the home but we did get some good garage time last week (http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160601/60bfc9587385f9bb7324247a57da478c.jpg)
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They are both up and surfing
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Well the weekend was a success. Now to clean up and download all the awesome photos
Places we have taken these boys
The grand Tetons
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Jackson hole to see the old school (overpriced town)
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Upper Mesa falls out of Ashton Idaho
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Yellowstone falls
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We took the whole fam even grandma came on the journey
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Looks like you had a great time! Beautiful pictures-
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They are growing up, learning how to open drawers, play with pots and pans, they run when they know your coming back to get them. (http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160726/cfd9ee23c29c4ddab9db6365cc840b2a.jpg)
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Today marks the one year mark of my twin boys
Lessons learned
1. Don't hold kids over your head for any reason you will get spit up on
2. Never change a diaper with out putting on your 3m respirator
3. You can never have enough rags
4. You can ever turn your back or they will do exactly what you don't want them to do.
5. If the baby isn't happy, the wife won't be happy then dad won't be happy.
6. Dads nonfunctioning hours are between 11:30pm 3:30am
7. Between those hours I am not responsible for what I might do or say.
We have had colds, pink eye, flu, strep, crop, allergies. And all other manner of ailments but we have survived to this point.
The eight year old has learned to be more self sufficient and solve some of his own problems, he has also learned what he needs to do for attention.
The sixteen has become a much larger participant in our household from cooking, cleaning and tending to things that need done around the home. She is growing up fast
Mom and me have learned a lot about each other and our abilities to handle hard things in our path.
There is more to come on this journey.
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Looks like a great time. I wanted to go to Zion this year but mom doesn't. (never happy=clue)
Just came back from a day at Ice House (entrance to the rubicon) Had fun but no fish, but kids are happy.
Time, retired and I have none. All days spoken for with wife unit working.
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I always enjoy coming to this thread
We are watching boys grow up here
And starting shortly after birth!
I hope we get to read about them as they go off to college or wherever!
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Well directly after I posted that last night one dropped head first off my really tall bed. Lol he is ok. For now. Long term affects
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Happy Birthday to the twins! Don't worry about the fall Dave, the marbles will all roll back in place shortly!
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Lol
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Happy birthday indeed.
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My 10 year old helping with the truck wash
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I have been trying to get my 13 year old to do that, no way. My 8 and 11 year want and want, but no washy.
Nice how she matches the truck.
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My older kids have little to no interest in car care or washing, I used to help wash my neighbors 87 gmc, paid my soda to crawler under it and while the whole bottom side. Clean the chrome shocks and so on. I loved polishing wheels as a kid too
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Figure you guys are due for an update. This week we found the toilet water
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Funny
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Life is good Dave! Too funny!
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Who needs a rolling seat with toys when you have a toilet!!
Brings back great memories,,,,,,
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The boys figured out a few things this last week before they got us all sick
How to pester the dog
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How to climb on the kitchen chairs
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How to master climbing up and down the stairs
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And so, it BEGINS! ;D
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Twins in a box, cool.
My oldest boy looked like a cop flipping out of his crib.
No gate on the stairs yet??
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We have a gate but he was intrigued so I figured why fight it when he wants to learn. Up head first down feet first. It works pretty good. His big brother is scared of them still and will walk four feet around the stairs so he doesn't get close.
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Boy I hope they don't figure out getting out of the crib for awhile. I better add that to the prayer request page
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You can turn the crib over you know....just saying :P
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Ha....you're in trouble now....our first was a girl....so easy...put her in the corner with a book....an hour later she was in the same spot. My son came along and I needed backup! He broke every drawer in our kitchen by slamming them so hard the faces broke off. He climbed everything....and I mean everything. My wife walked into the kitchen once and he was 6 feet up in the air on the bakers rack. He loved jumping off the deck (up one story) when he was six. Boys is different!! :o haha
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Little story I posted before but hard to find.
My youngest was upstairs with me in the garage. Steep pull down stairs with no gate (always with me up there then). We are heading down and he gets about a step ahead of me and trips going through the opening (cement floor 9ft down). I am in "O S&&T" mode reaching for him but he is just that far away and I miss. Next thing I see is him hanging by his wrist (long sleeve jacket) that got caught by the spring for the door. Needless to say I thanked the man above many times that day and still do.
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Oh man JR! Pucker moment for sure! Glad that spring was there!
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Oh man. We have all the drawers all locked down, we need to figure out a padded room to lock them in
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Cheaper to get them the fake sumo wrestling suits to wear! ;D but it's worth every second! God bless!
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Little guy looks like my little girl with his long hair,
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If their happy who cares about hair at that age!
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E's second Christmas. He has a love for all things with wheels it makes a guy happy to watch
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Every year the boys grandma makes all the grand kids pj's. This year we were joined with a ant who brought her boys to celebrate with us. It was a good Christmas Eve for all the kids
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E's second Christmas. He has a love for all things with wheels it makes a guy happy to watch
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I am liking those green and gold colors there.
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E's second Christmas. He has a love for all things with wheels it makes a guy happy to watch
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Great pic!
He has a little OCD and has to line things in a row, if you notice the other two cars are already
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Took the boys to a museum of sorts this past week (http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170108/9afb8a48960cf13b9362c7853990e0e4.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170108/9ba62ac26d2ff6d4ab952f59e8d060b1.jpg)
That kids tongue
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We've got a "Children's museum" out this way too. Sophie loves it. Looks like your boy does too. Love it when they're concentrating on something and the tongue comes out, lol.
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Father like son Tate. My boss caught me working on a Predator this week, thought I was winking at him with my tongue out. I laughed and said it's left hand work need to compensate for the difficulty.
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The boy got bit at daycare. Time to have a reminder convo of why the kids get brought there
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Took the older boy to clear off grandmas solar panels, three feet of snow will take awhile to slide off. So I figured we could help.
Ended up jumping off the roof with the boy https://vimeo.com/201430788 (https://vimeo.com/201430788)
Took the time to make a snow cave/tunnel large enough I could go through
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And of course the dog
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Things are really changing around here fast these days
Grunts and crys are turning into words like No! Dad! Duke, Puppie, Milk, I get high fives and down low too slows from them. Food isn't mush anymore, we are onto all of the exciting things like salsa pickles and anything else we cook the ingest. Personalities are changing. I know which one is my over dramatic flop to the floor kid and which one is the current bully of the house. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170312/dc38cae30df204c521a79193244d8435.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170312/8758ff86632716ae98b231c30dba3cfc.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170312/0b5ab9ba77e3d6870558068b76e3e72c.jpg)
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Scheduled surgery for the smallest of the boys. Getting his tonsils removed and adenoids all in one shot. This Friday, hopefully his eating will become easier and less combersome
Currently he takes a half breath of air before he puts food in his mouth that he swallows the food than gasps for air. Between the eating and the constant sinus issues the Dr said to remove them. They are constant swollen and aggravated.
I'll post an update. Hopefully if the dr is correct he should see a rather large growth spert and catch his larger brother all because of the body fighting constant infection and the better ingestion of food. Time will tell all
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Home from surgery (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170324/1e482dd9e9190423a64dde1b4fcd7bc0.jpg)
All went as planned now for the expected four day recovery
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Great!!!
Dropped off mom this morning, she should be done about now.
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God bless docs and the knowledgeable staff
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My daughter is actually interning with the dr who performed so she got to watch and help
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He looks so peaceful
You have your work cut out building God into him so that he will be ready for this world he'll have to live in...
Happy that he is doing fine...Thank you father God!
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It's his bigger brother I am concerned about, he is a instigator for sure
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They have become best friend, if it quiet they are into something, if they are laughing they are into something. It's been a good weekend at home
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https://youtu.be/mjIka3ioKaU
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Did the video link work?
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Well, here's what's in store for you down the road
Me and my boys were in Lowes, looking for Mole killer. I was on the phone to a pilot buddy
I become aware of a scuffle behind me, then the youngest drops.
I turn around to discover the oldest has decked him! Opened up his nose! The little guy is bleeding all over the floor and merchandise, the scene is quickly starting to look like an axe murder took place there. He is shaking his head and spraying out of his nostrils to clear the blood out...
All this while I was talking on the phone! Little guy's eye is swollen and for a while I thought his nose was broken. Older one connected a good one there.
Yea, you're in for some challenges in the future!
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Oh, if you could hear them right now. I just took them to an RC Fun Fly and they are tired and going at it. Wife isn't happy with it all.
So what happened with the boys Don? Mine have come to blows a little, but not that good.
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Oh, the link worked great and they look great. I miss those days, really miss em.
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They get hitting each other now. I am sure it will get worse
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The boys are so happy when they are outside, specially when it's sunny out
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Good to hear.
I see green grass...
It's snowing here today...was skidooing last night.
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The grass is green green green for the moment here in Utah. Hitting 80+degrees today
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Heck, I will take 80 all the time.
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To bad it goes from 80 to 100 just in a matter of days. Than back to 45 the next week. Oh that's today
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To bad it goes from 80 to 100 just in a matter of days. Than back to 45 the next week. Oh that's today
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Well, we don't get the 45, but the 80-100 is common.
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The Dog has become a major part of my boys life, this past week we learned that what we thought was just a skin tag is actually cancer. We have an appointment next Wednesday to remove it and see if that take care of it. The Dr didn't seem to positive that it would work but first step right?
The boys run to the dog before they stop to say hi to anyone else. Not sure how this is going to work out (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170622/6f0519d54705a30be653ebc1a4926626.jpg)
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That's rough Dave, thoughts and prayers.
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Surgery scheduled for the dog on Wednesday
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That's tough Dave. Wishing the best outcome for the dog and your family.
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Well surgery is over, he has some healing to do, if the results come back bad they will open it all back up and keep digging to remove the cancer. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170629/2c0bd864088f0698b119f95c6571b176.jpg)
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Hopefully on the mend Dave. Best of luck.
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Hope they got it all Dave. That's no fun. Glad it was in a spot they could get. We learned yesterday our GSD has cancer in her spine pressing on the nerves. Not a good outcome for her. My wife is beside herself.
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Man it's tough with these dogs. Dave, I'm glad surgery is over and pray that it's successful. Wilbur, I'm sorry you guys have to go through that. Thoughts and prayers.
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I have had cancer take my last dog. Turned him mentally inside out. Sorry your pup has such to go through. We are still waiting
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Best of luck Dave.
Sorry to hear Wilbur.
Thoughts are with you guys.
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Reading this and mindful of the other health needs of the many members here, allow me to make a suggestion:
Get right with our Lord and take dominion over these infirmities. I don't want to come on too strong here and suggest all you have to do is ask and something will be healed, but in essence, it could just work!
The lesson is simple and grounded in scripture. When Jesus died on the cross and three days later ascended to the right side of God (The favored side, the strong side) according to scripture, so were we!
Take a look at this excerpt from an article on the subject:
Our Authority Releases God’s Power
There are a number of keys to seeing the miraculous power of God manifest on a consistent basis. One of the least understood, and therefore seldom practiced, is the fact that healing is under the authority of the believer. God has already provided His healing power and placed it on the inside of every born-again believer. It is up to us to release it. Understanding and using our authority is the key to seeing miracles happen.
Look at how Peter and John ministered healing to the lame man in Acts 3:1-8:
“Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.”
Notice that Peter didn’t pray for this man. He also didn’t ask God to heal him. He said, “Such as I have give I thee.” This didn’t mean that Peter was the source of this healing. Notice what Peter said in Acts 3:12,
“And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?”
It was God’s power that healed this man, but that power was under Peter’s authority. Peter went on to say in verse 16 that it was faith in the name of Jesus that had wrought this miracle. But Peter didn’t ask God to heal this man. He believed the Lord had already done His part and had placed that power within him. Now it was Peter’s responsibility to release that power, and that’s just what he did.
The Lord never told us to pray for the sick in the sense that we ask Him to heal them. He told us to heal the sick. There is a BIG difference between the two. It has to do with operating in the authority He has already given us. Look at these commands the Lord gave His disciples.
“Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.”(Luke 9:1-2)
“And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.” (Matt. 10:1)
“And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.” (Matt. 10:7-8)
Jesus told us to heal the sick not pray for the sick. What a radical statement! This will get you kicked out of most churches today, but these are the exact words of our Lord Jesus Christ. And this is precisely why more people don’t see the miraculous results they’re praying for. They aren’t taking their authority and commanding God’s power; they’re passively asking God to do what He told them to do.
I know this goes contrary to popular Christian doctrine. We’re constantly told that it’s not us but God who is the Healer, and I agree with that totally. But, I also believe that God has placed His healing power under our authority, and it is up to us to release it. If we don’t take our authority and become commanders instead of beggars, God’s power will not be released. There needs to be a radical renewing of our thinking on this issue.
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Lab results back on my dog are GOOD to GO!! Now just to pay the piper and get the staples removed
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Great news Dave! Happy for you and the family! :beercheers:
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congrats Dave. Great to hear.
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Took the boys out to the theme park Wednesday. It was a hot day for sure but we made the best of it
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Me and M on Puff the Magic Dragon
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Momma and E on the back of the little train to balance it. He hated the whole thing (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170707/da8aab67a16457d270132903693afb13.jpg)
And John and I road the ride flying Aces
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Yep, thats hot. Was the same here today. I have season passes for 6 flags where it is 20* cooler minimum, need to use em!
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JR what the heck is on your mirror?
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GPS, with the shell a rear view does little good unless watching kids.
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He figured out how to get what he needed (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170722/d2a14aa90205f270808cd854c1510e6e.jpg)
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He, he. It has begun!!!
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Both boys have hand mouth foot goo. So that means mom and dad will be home for ten plus days since daycare doesn't want them
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Grandma got the boys just what the doctors ordered for their birthday
Tonka trucks !
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I would also like to take a min to discuss some ideas or questions
Kids who are picky eaters? Specifically at two years old? Suggestions on how you have done it? At the current moment I feel that any food they eat if healthy is a good thing. If they like it that's what they get.
How much pushing and shoving and hitting between twins is ok? At what point does that become not so funny and a parent need to step in. I get a pretty good laugh when his little brother puts his big brother on his but.
Thanks
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I have girls so advice on hitting probably not very good. We've always taught them that hitting is not acceptable but if someone hits you then you lay them out. A heavy bag or dummy is good practice but you reserve hitting people for self defense.
As for eating, my wife required the girls to try everything we put in front of them. If they didn't like it that was fine but they had to try it. She never fed them junk (they were 5 years old before they ever had a donut...and someone at school gave it to them without our permission) fortunately mine were never really picky eaters. My wife has given them fresh fruit with every meal since they were born and she feeds them healthy food. Even now as teen and tween they don't eat much junk food.
Bottom line is as long as they eat something healthy, they can be picky.
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For kids eating we are along the same track as TRN. Wide variety of healthy foods at each meal and they had to try it. Wife kept putting the same stuff in front of them and it was interesting to see what they didn't like a year ago all of a sudden they like it and request it. Taste definitely change. My oldest is female and she is a very healthy eater. Found out she is type 1 diabetic this year so it is great she already thinks about what she eats. Youngest child is male and he is still a little more picky than sister. Even at 16. He is in sports so always hungry.
We never were clean your plate club and they have always maintained good body weight. Always had good snacks on hand so chips weren't the easiest to grab. Our biggest problem is fast food due to time crunch and it's easy. Daughter doesn't eat it but son like Taco Bell and McDonalds. That's a problem.
Having a girl and boy 4 years apart we never let them hit or even wrestle much. Looking back it would have been better to have supervised aggression.
Good luck.
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Took the boys to the local air museum to see the airplanes that they get so excited about up close
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Been a few since I posted photos of the boys (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171015/c850d46b531398ae5fdd81bb6a21010f.jpg)
Been squatting at grandmas house for a little over 5 months. She has finally noticed all five people plus the additional two animals (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171016/893decd609e4584ade92c96cfe2d65c0.jpg)
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Took the family to the local theme park for what they call Frightmares. Scared the crap out of the ten year old in the haunted house, enough he won't go back in one.
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Plus me being back ate Weberstate campus I get to see the interactions of youth exercising their brains for good or bad. This was a protest started with anti abortion, ended with pro abortion protesting the anti protest
Nasty pictures up close
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Heck, I would smile too!
Many of my favorites.
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This past week we have upgraded punishment to toes n nose to the wall, Max is struggling its being told no for things and will flop to the floor. So he can smell the wall now
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Good prep for follow on military service!
Next you can try "the peoples chair" That one is fun...Learned/practiced it in SERE school
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I was planning on wall sits next.
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Might trade this thread for a dog thread
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Bored dogs shred stuff.....don’t try nose n toes with them, they’ll just eat the wall!
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He just gets a hard kennel floor for now
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Family vacations are very trying for me. Long extended periods of rest cause me issues to say the least. A body at rest stays at rest......
We made the best of the wonderful sunshine. We took the kids to four or five museums at BalBoa Park in hipster central. One air meseum, art, off-road, model trains. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180102/2983e5af7286a90690cabfcc18b461f8.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180102/daeed3e07125d17511cf72a8471a4adf.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180102/349b5c9cfa236787e8d4ee24d8e44f05.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180102/fb0a4cb66f2c33a35719848d240d7e02.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180102/6c4611eae09a3576f3c7daa9c2f68534.jpg)e
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We saw street performers, musical and statue like people, ate from street venders. It was a good morning until nap time passed!! Than Dad grew tired Momma became stressed kids became hateful.
We went to the beach to play in the Not so cold water. The ten year old loves water and has never played on a beach or waves (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180102/62c38e41ff2d5729d44845aa0f715dc8.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180102/1ea6fb63516523b10fc08d421c309056.jpg)
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We walked through the big massive Zoo. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180102/78391016b656b0f5b3dab1832757d868.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180102/e5f5d817194e502c3fbf87dc199bec87.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180102/eff9ee5c75bfa547ceca22d78b6586e0.jpg)
We walked around the navy ship aircraft carrier. Forgot the name at the moment
But I found a good cause to donate to. A foundation for youth for vocational training. I chatted with the folks for a good bit as they made the bracelet survival para cord thing that I paid a fair price for. All funds raised go to a scholarship for youth to help them in learning a useful skill. It was good to see community people trying to better the area in which they live.
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It was also neat to learn from the tour about how the steam driven catapult system works Pretty bad ass if you ask me
The best part and worst part were the drive.
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Cool, probably warm too.
At the Navel museum? Looks like a Corsair Cockpit!
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It was the midland air carrier I think, The back of my head says that is a class of ship not the ship name
As for the cockpit I hav no idea. I was chatting with the donation people while the kids played
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USS Midway. And I want to say that was an F105 Phantom
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USS Midway. And I want to say that was an F105 Phantom
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Phantom was the F4 dual seat. F105 was the Thunderchief and single seat, but the did make some dual seaters.
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And there you have it. Had I not turned down that scholarship to AF Academy,I would probably know that
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McDonald F4
Concrete block with two big motors
Proof that anything can fly with enough power!
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These guys are getting big and the warmer weather they have pulled out my old Tonka trucks to play with.
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I had both of those trucks in the 80's Dave, so cool! Although mine were involved in an unfortunate mining accident where the entire tunnel system collapsed on them, repeatedly, then the TNT blew and finished them off. It was a sad turn of events for Hawkeye and Lady J.
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I had the all metal versions of both in the late 60’s and they lasted through my younger brother and the Step-monsters offspring. Were probably sold in a garage sale while I was in college. I do know that they caused least one or two incidents of leaking blood from the head!
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Still have my sons first, wife was going to donate it!
Last all steel one I saw was used as an M80 test,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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They still make a mostly metal dump truck but I have looked to replace the bulldozer/truck/Trailer combo and can’t find it even on eBay. Mine have sat outside under the desk at grandmas since the 90’s I assume.
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I thought they were asleep. Head down to go to bed myself and find this mess. Every shoe momma had stuffed into that closet all out and opened for no reason other than “ we want to stay in here”
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Sounds about right, “can we sleep in the (.....fill in the blank with any possible location under the moon).” And the question usually comes just before and sometimes after bedtime. Sometimes requiring impromptu construction to make possible/safe.
Hope you got some sleep
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Awesome. Did you make them clean it up?
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No I didn’t do anything with it, I called mom and let her handle it. She ended up putting her shoes away in a manner much more pleasing to her than they would have done. I handed her shoes and giggled about it
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While swimming in the pool the boys needed to pee
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Child porn!!!!!!!
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Watching grandpa cliff tease the OCD kid with which cars go in which order was great
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Boys turned three on the second
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Grandpa Cliff serve? He has that look.
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Yeah he was a mechanic in Vietnam
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The boys got to play on the neighbors Harley last night. Something about buttons makes this kids go nutz.
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Watching E grab a hand full of throttle and bounce this fresh big bore kit done out to the max Harley motor off of the Rev Limiter was priceless. Both E and my buddy were equally as shocked by the faces they made as what he thought would be a little twist from my kid turned into ALL of it
Then of course play with the buggy’s lights was just as much fun
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Plus they have transitioned to poopin on the toilet in the matter of a week. $$$$$
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I joked with my wife that every time my girls used the toilet we should drop a quarter in a jar....the price of a diaper
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I joked with my wife that every time my girls used the toilet we should drop a quarter in a jar....the price of a diaper
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That’s not a bad idea than we get dinner out of it in a month lol
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And here is how we are rewarded for screaming at a restaurant
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And after dad wins, gets an apology and we can go back to eat (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180812/a66a6bc86be25c43bce20a92b0f8191a.jpg)
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So no new age parenting? Let them scream it out and disturb everyone while you ignore them??
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So no new age parenting? Let them scream it out and disturb everyone while you ignore them??
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If this site let me use the f word. No would follow.
We watched a lady and her _____ looking husband sit and let the child cry for a roll, scream for soda and flop on the seat when he didn’t get what he wanted. Roughly the same age as mine. She did try to smother him with her hands
I told mine no lemonade until he ate his dinner he sneaked a drink and of course poured it down his shirt (straws and lids kinda thing) I took the drink he started to cry I told him to stop or he was going outside. Started counting and at two I grabbed one arm and drug him out the door to sit on the tail gate until he stopped and acknowledged why he was sitting on the tailgate “crying” and said sorry for crying.
Momma has the right idea I think
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Did that a few times, works well.
Now if I could do that to some parents,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (well I could, but you know)
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Doing good Dave! :likebutton:
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Good Job dad!
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It’s bin a minute since I have updated this, both boys are potty trained, growing up with the desire to learn what dad is doing, they are rough as hell with each other and their older brother. We wrestle when I am home, not much I can say about the thanksgiving outfit but...
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It’s been a busy year but a good year for these kids
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And my personal protection for garage shelf assembly
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My buddy Emmett was helping me figure out what was right and wrong with our foot rail. It’s the cabinets. The boys is pretty savvy with a tape and instructions. Makes a dad happy for sure
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That rail just looks slick sir.
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is it the cabinets, or did somebody measure the center pieces too short?
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well, minus the gap, but I was just trying to focus on the positive. Measurement taken before the trim was on? you could make some blocks that are trimmed out the same, really nice, and make it look intentional couldn't you?
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Dave not sure what they cost to ship but I have 3 uprights that might work with your shelves if you want to expand your shelves
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I ran a string and it’s the cabinet face that is out of square, the cabinet bar is what ever the heck they make role cages out of. It’s pretty stiff stuff. It will get mended after the holiday,
Not sure if shipping the shelves would be worth it Tex. I can get Ends at HD for $39 I think.
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Lol found a box that had some boots from when I was a kid
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You were never that cute!
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Tonight is the first night my wife has not be home to tell these turkeys goodnight.
Mr Mom/dad for the next five days while the wife is across the country in Florida for work.
Wish me luck fellas
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Tonight is the first night my wife has not be home to tell these turkeys goodnight.
Mr Mom/dad for the next five days while the wife is across the country in Florida for work.
Wish me luck fellas
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Slip a little bourbon in their sippy cup! Oh and make yourself one too.... :likebutton:
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Took me some vodka and coke now that the kids are in bed. They usually do pretty well. We will see after five days
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Cotton candy and a treadmill. Wear them out and they’ll sleep like a baby
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You'll be fine. Just sip a little more.
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Over the last few months. I have found that there is nothing that sets me off faster than my boys yelling, screaming at my wife.
Any of you folks have a solution or suggestion?
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I don’t have boys but talking back to momma in dads presence doesn’t go over well.
My first job post high school was heavy construction. Run by a Mom & Dad and a son then a grandson. The son (who was in his 50’s at this time) told me once how he had mouthed off to mom sitting around the dinner table. Dad back handed him and he ended up on the floor. Dad was a WWII vet and as I recall working with him when he was in his mid 70’s didn’t put up with any BS on the job site or at the kitchen table apparently....
My good friends boy could tell you which brand of soap was better than others so there’s that option too I suppose.
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Dave,
I only have one but he is a perfect storm of her and I. The one thing I cannot stand and have never tolerated is him disrespecting her. I have always confronted it head on and at the instant it happens. Depends on the severity to what is done. Often times he gets sent to his thinking chair, basic plastic chair facing a blank wall.
The biggest thing I think is making them understand it will not be tolerated. Disrespecting my wife is infuriating, and he knows that and so doesn’t do it much any more.
Not sure how your wife handles it, but I never gave him an option even if she said it wasn’t that bad. Good luck to ya, especially if they both get after being a turd towards mom.
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I have so far handled it much like the ww11 vet with out the knocking to the floor. The only time I remember my pops raising a hand to me was when I once chose to get physical with my mom. Only happened once, only took once. I think my head is still oblong because of it.
I have one afraid of tall things so he get stood on a tall barstool a foot off of a wall. The one that mouthed off tonight uses his words to get lippy where the other chooses physical. At three I am not sure
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Over the last few months. I have found that there is nothing that sets me off faster than my boys yelling, screaming at my wife.
Any of you folks have a solution or suggestion?
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I am dealing with that and my youngest now. I have done a small slap or 2 when its me, but think more are coming. Wife calls me a bully, but it works.
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My wife hasn’t said anything like that to me, She might get smacked for talking back lol
How old is yours Jr?
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11 and feeling his oats.
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I did that to my mom once while she was standing by the kitchen sink doing fish's. She threw a glass of soapy water right in my face. Left me standing there spitting and sputtering and handed me a towel for cleaning the floor and went back to what she was doing. I believe it was Palmolive. Worked like a charm.
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Love your wife like Christ loves the church. That’s what we are commanded. Tolerating disrespect for your wife is wrong and teaches them they can disrespect women. Spare the rod and spoil the child. My dad, and now me, will tolerate a lot of things but there is zero tolerance for disrespecting my wife.
He tells a great story about my grandfather. My dad was 13ish and sassing my grandmother and from no where he was snatched up, thrown through the screen door on to the porch where a beat down commences with the words spoken “you may not respect your mother , but you will respect my wife”
My advice is to tan their ass now. The longer you wait the worse it will get. If your wife objects remind her of her godly place in your marriage. You’re obligated to follow the word.
I lit my girls up with a belt maybe 2-3 times in their life. All it took. At 13 and 15 they know better now but when they slip they pay the price in other ways. Loss of privileges, phone or grounded.
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Yea, in my home I allow no disrespect for either of us. However should their language get a bit pointed toward their mom, all it takes is a stare. I was hard on them when younger using my hand as a paddle. (Always wanted to use a spatula or wooden spoon, but Kat would never let me!)
Dave, you're going to have to come down hard on them one or two times until they recognize disrespect is not tolerated, and also that men are to respect women.
Get them over that hump, and it will be easy correction city from then on
Being a dad isn't always fun...
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I'll chime in. My Dad was very heavy handed and loved the belt, paddle, heck.. any object with the proper flex. But it rarely happened. It only took a couple of times. If I did A then B would happen. Every time guaranteed. No question about it.
The key I believe is consistency and ALWAYS, ALWAYS, do what you say you will do every time it happens. It is kind of funny looking back but I was always afraid of hitting my kids when I was mad at them. So instead of belt or hand or anything like that we would flick the back of their hand with our fingers. Enough pain to get their attention but not enough to really damage anything. We only had to do it a few times and then after that the evil eye was enough to get them to stop what they were doing. Because Mom was with them 24X7 she tended to get worn out or let some things slide. If I got involved it was serious and was addressed.
As they got older it was more taking privileges away that had an impact. I am blessed with great kids that are respectful and hard working but I feel it started at a very early age.
Good luck with what you do but the sheer fact that you want to do the right thing means that in the end it will all turn out just fine. :beercheers:
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I am a fan of flicks for sure. I have a pretty good knack for that in public. A low growl voice and a Flick. I usually get foreheads. The 11 yr gets flicked still.
I am glad you guys posted. Thank you for the confidence
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I am a fan of flicks for sure. I have a pretty good knack for that in public. A low growl voice and a Flick. I usually get foreheads. The 11 yr gets flicked still.
I am glad you guys posted. Thank you for the confidence
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And this is why you should associate with like minded men. Grounded centered men will mostly be alike at the core, because at the core is God
When you get saved, one of the consequences is the opening of one's eyes. You see for the first time the negative effect some relationships have had on your life. Once you no longer own your spirit, but have given it to Jesus, you are free to move about the battlespace as you see fit. The Love that the spirit of God brings to you changes your perspective and how you see things. That opening of your spiritual eyes is often followed by the casting off of bad relationships, or reshapes the context of those relationships.
So you end up finding similar thinking men, men of God, and they will not steer you wrong if they are grounded.
This place in the umi-verse we have created here in Real-Man land is a place to come to ask questions like this one. A sounding board if you will of strong ground, God fearing men is close to as good a counsel as you can get on tere-earth.
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Tonight they move into “big boy beds” with all the excitement because the dogs can get in there beds
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Looks more like the boys sleep with the dogs :likebutton:
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The boys decided they wanted short hair and of course al the ladies like blue eyed monsters
So they all play
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Good looking boys.
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Just like mine, have to have the sucker.
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They reach for the sucker long before they get the hair cut
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They reach for the sucker long before they get the hair cut
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So... the mom of the house took a new job title a few months back, management and has the requirement of travel.
She flew to Florida a month ago, we made do at home pretty well
She left again this AM to Florida and five min into getting home with the boys from daycare lol.
Emmett: dad can we go ride our bikes around the track while it’s still sunny out?
Dad: yep sure can
Walked in to get dogs fed and look out the back window to see both boys walking across the field next door pants to the ground, peckers getting tickled by the grass!
Dad: Runs our front what the hell are your pants off for?
Max: why?
Dad: yes!!! Why!?!?
No answer just silence so off to there beds.
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So... the mom of the house took a new job title a few months back, management and has the requirement of travel.
She flew to Florida a month ago, we made do at home pretty well
She left again this AM to Florida and five min into getting home with the boys from daycare lol.
Emmett: dad can we go ride our bikes around the track while it’s still sunny out?
Dad: yep sure can
Walked in to get dogs fed and look out the back window to see both boys walking across the field next door pants to the ground, peckers getting tickled by the grass!
Dad: Runs our front what the hell are your pants off for?
Max: why?
Dad: yes!!! Why!?!?
No answer just silence so off to there beds.
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Lol.... normal behavior here. Still trying to teach him it’s only ok at our house no where else. We don’t have neighbors!
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My neighbor across the street was having a beer on his tailgate and was laughing his butt off when I can yellin bloody murder.
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I can fully appreciate this story, multiple times at the old subdivision house, I looked out to my boys peeing off the side of the deck.
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I’d guess most of us if not all of us with boys, have experienced a situation like this.
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This week at work we have a new hire, plus another gent who has been with us do maybe two months. All day long it’s “hey Dave.....”. The wife unit out this week has been focused on “hey dad” from each kid usually in the manner of the seagulls on the movie finding Nemo. Hey dad hey dad hey dad
This morning I get thigh second to use the restroom only to be interrupted by a “hey dad.... is your pee still coming out?”
I had to laugh and tell the boy yes. That’s the idea when ya need to pee.
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This last Father’s Day we took the boys to Lagoon because well you know “it’s what fun is”
This is Emmett and the only ride that he enjoys. It’s not fast it’s not up and down and he feel like he is driving.
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Max loves most of them and is the child that gets mad when he isn’t tall enough
This was from the train ride that take you past lions,tigers, Buffalo, rain deer and other assorted zoo animals
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Heck, fathers day was wifes Bday so I got to buy dinner!
Did you drive,,,,,,
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Nope that don’t let people operate the rides. Its a pretty good size theme park, part of a six flags operation I think
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Do they still have those propane drag cars there? Did that back in '97 and it was a blast!
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Nope they pulled them got a large go cart track.
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Don brought up a good point
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These kids are 4 years old. They spend a large portion of time learning how to “get right” in time out. They love to be in trouble! I hope they get it out of their system while mistakes are mistakes and not more serious
Every morning they come crawl in bed next to me. Give me a big hug and a kiss good by as momma takes them to day car/preschool. I can’t think of a better alarm clock.
I’ll post photos of the new bikes I got them today.
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It’s been a whole year !! 5 hrs old on the 2nd!!
Made them these boxes for old dad to put keep safe things in. My pops passed and I found a whole bunch of joy in his little box in his closet. Everything from a rock mom explained to me of a trip me and him had, a hat pin from NASA ( look up what a snoopy pin is). To pocket knife he always had in his pocket
I plan on doing similar for my three kids.
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I put a key lock on it to keep them out if need be, Honestly think Theresa would like one also for her
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Good times.
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Dave, that is so thoughtful!
When the girls were 7-9-11, I made them all jewelry boxes. They are probably the only things they still have today from that time.
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Today had the neighbor kids over for an ounce house water slide thing
It always amazes me how fast kids go from strangers, best friends, to get out of my house! To I want them to all go home dad
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Today is the trial of what to do with a boy who like attention, prefers bad attention
I can’t seem to find a way to reward the pour boy when every time I turn around he does something mean, hurtful or rude to everyone. Today was a long day for him at daycare.
Tonight he is in his room, pjs and all
I have maintained civil words.
Were you a good boy today at daycare?
: no I wasn’t
Were you nice to mom before I got home from work?
: no
You will not be playing outside.
We can try again tomorrow and if you can give me different answers to these two questions we will see if you can go out and play
Is five to young to learn this?
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No not too early and maybe a little late start
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Actions have consequences. A lesson a whole bunch of people in Portland haven’t seemed to learn. Mom nags. My kids know dad doesn’t nag. It’s a simple “if this, then that”. Consequences.
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Tomorrow we will see how it goes. I woke him up at 10 and went outside. We walked in the dark barefoot until he was awake enough to tell me what he though would be a acceptable reward for being good tomorrow
He wants a monster truck toy I took away months ago
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The trials going on here now is worse.
Doors are off rooms. Per the 4 others here, I'm the bad guy. I can live with that now, they will know later.
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I too took doors away.
Tvs away.
Toys away.
All that was in his room was a bed.
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I sure hope we do t get there but time will tell
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The trials going on here now is worse.
Doors are off rooms. Per the 4 others here, I'm the bad guy. I can live with that now, they will know later.
Lol. I told my wife and kids that God did not call me to be their friend. I have a responsibility to raise them with love and discipline. If they are my friend later in life that’s just a bonus blessing.
They are seeing it now with the SIL who is 45 living at home and a raging alcoholic who won’t help her mom and dad even though her mom in an invalid and her dad is having a hard time s a caring for her.
We’re headed up there next week to sort things out and put her mom in a nursing home. Her sister got picked up at a gas station and put in the county psych ward which just added more stress to the situation. Fun times.
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Dave, my reward for not being bad was being able to sit down at dinner. Sit being the key word, corporal punishment was always an option with my kids. Rarely used but always on the table.
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Dave, my reward for not being bad was being able to sit down at dinner. Sit being the key word, corporal punishment was always an option with my kids. Rarely used but always on the table.
I can relate. Tbh, I think I received something that should've been called 4 star General punishment.
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That’s an interesting ide Shawn, I usually use a bar stool as time out in the middle of the room. Nothing to play with there,
I try to keep dinner as peaceful as possible these days very few family time is dedicated. But standing is an option. He might like it on the other hand lol
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Today is the trial of what to do with a boy who like attention, prefers bad attention
I can’t seem to find a way to reward the pour boy when every time I turn around he does something mean, hurtful or rude to everyone. Today was a long day for him at daycare.
Tonight he is in his room, pjs and all
I have maintained civil words.
Were you a good boy today at daycare?
: no I wasn’t
Were you nice to mom before I got home from work?
: no
You will not be playing outside.
We can try again tomorrow and if you can give me different answers to these two questions we will see if you can go out and play
Is five to young to learn this?
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Not too early at all, actually a good age
But
You must carry through
Do not give in at all and you will establish yourself in their eyes as an absolute authority
And
A warning
Being a father is not all that much fun a lot of the time.
The reward we get is later on from them. I believe we get a reward in heaven.
Sometimes you never get a thank you, but none of that matters. It only matters that you do the right thing
Did I mention that being a father may not be fun?
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Now you tell us Don. Guess it’s too late to get an RMA. And to think, I bought bulk.
Dave - not too early, they understand consequences, just make sure they understand that all choices have consequences. there are positive and negative ones depending on their choices. They can decide what they choose but they can’t decide which consequence after their choice is made.
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That’s the calm manner I am trying to teach it.
Clam being the very hard part for me, I fear this boy has my temper and now as God punishment I have to figure out how to tame his and mine
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That’s the calm manner I am trying to teach it.
Clam being the very hard part for me, I fear this boy has my temper and now as God punishment I have to figure out how to tame his and mine
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Not God's punishment
But
Perhaps God provided an effective situation to train you.
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Spin the circle how ya want pal lol
How is the trailer search going
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Spin the circle how ya want pal lol
How is the trailer search going
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Haven't been!
This summer:
Vacation
Gardening/getting beds in shape
Trimming shrubs/trees
repair a frig
Repair a dishwasher
remove and replace sink/faucets
three birthday parties
Tear out powder room
Reinstall new vanity/toilet/light fixture/faucet
move all furniture from bedroom
tear out old carpet
Lay down laminate flooring over entire room
Paint bedroom
Restain/poly baseboard and doors in bedroom/bathroom
Heart surgery
Short recovery
Assist painter in Great room/hallway/dining room/kitchen/mudroom/laundry room/upstairs hallway/computer room/entry
Restain front entrance door
Repaint entry doors
Pressure wash deck
Run new water supply lines outside
Pressure wash part of driveway, porch, doors, around wood burner
move dining room furniture
Hang curtain rods
and a couple dozen other things
Only a couple s x s rides, no trailer shoppin and some burb and d-max work
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All prayers appreciated as today is going to be a rough one for dad and max in the red shirt
He is not sure about any of this
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Dave, I thought you graduated grade school? :tongue:
Prayers for the lil guy! :likebutton:
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That reminds me of Jeff Foxworthty....You know you’re a redneck if your dad walks you to school because you’re in the same grade....lol
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Tell us about your first day Dave?
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Will do this eve
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Do I don’t remember much about my first day as a kid. I remember the playground shape, I remember the push bikes they had and every activity had purple crinkle paper
The boys did really well I guess, from what the wife said there was smiles when she picked them up, they rode bikes to and from school and loved it
I have to say I didn’t make it into the class. I wouldn’t wear a mask that long.
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Big day.
Cool that you were there
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Well sleep walking ended bad last night,
E has had a walking problem in the middle of the night, then wakes up mid room scared to death. Somehow he ended up face first into the corner of his night stand at 3 ish
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Guess it could have been worse. Back in school today?
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Yeah he went to school today also.
The 12 yr old was playing baseball with a basketball yesterday too
He looks like this
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Dang bad luck runs in streaks. Looks like it smart.
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Tell him chics dog scars..... :wink:
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Scars go well with men
Good starting collection right there
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I tried to explain the names of each sport and how each sport should reflect the tools you use. Baseball-basketball are not the same
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Baseketball :laugh:
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Baseketball :laugh:
Lol spaceballs
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The chicks dig it.
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The boys have been wanting to do “tricks” on their bikes. So we built the ramp. Considering they are five I’m ok with it, next it was dad can you from the 13 yr well let me see. “ used takould” comes into play with a little hold my beer, turned into the boys Mt bike rear wheel folding like a taco under 230 lbs of dad doing and landing a 180. The wheel folded but I stuck the landing
So I picked up the 13 a new wheel, I dropped off my old BMX bike for a freshener. Minus Covid keeping all the cool parts I always wanted when I was a boy, they fixed it up and I’m rolling.
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Dave, we had similar interests as kids I see. Haro Gt with bulldog grips and pegs. worked a full summer shagging the range at the country club for that bike. then it was stolen...
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When I was a kid the hot thing was a "stingray", but yep, I have built ramps to now. I won't go there,,,,,,,,
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Redline and Diamondback were the cool bikes in my day
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When I was a kid the hot thing was a "stingray", but yep, I have built ramps to now. I won't go there,,,,,,,,
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Your just jealous of the old banana seat :knucklehead:
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When I was a kid the hot thing was a "stingray", but yep, I have built ramps to now. I won't go there,,,,,,,,
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Think this should clear things up .
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That’s thing has some style. The curves and all. Really an open spot for me to join a new hobby of collecting schiff I don’t need
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I did a thing a few weeks ago
Have any of you hear of ODD
Oppositional defiance disorder?
It’s an expanded version of ADD.
Max my youngest of the two Has been giving me and momma a run for our money and the school teacher and the day care lady
The logic is they push back for no other reason then to simply push back
More to follow and hope some of you might have some input. I love this kid and we have involved a councler to see if we can give some other tools to work with besides his temper ( the one just like dads)
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As stated in many of those leadership books you were asking about,
The change has got to start with you! If you know you have a bad temper, work on that first.
I say that because i have seen it too much in this day and age that parents want to blame everything on something or someone else instead of fixing them first.......that spills over into our kids because they look to us for everything and it also spills over at work and causes a majority of the issues there as well.
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Well I didn’t want you to tell me my pot is as black as the little kettle. Geese
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I have my skeletons as well
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Dave, I do my best to follow scripture as my guide. I did not spare the rod, however now that they are 14/17 it’s a different kind of punishment.
Also, always be consistent and never lie to them. Actions have consequences. It’s always an if-then statement and the consequences are immediate and exactly as I told them. Resist the “because I said so” and be willing to explain your decision making. It’s normal for kids to challenge authority but teach them how to do it. Respectfully through questioning and not through emotional outbursts. Find out what matters most to them as they get older and take that away from them as a punishment. For mine it’s been the phone or keeping them out of dance events.
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The boy decided to punt the daycare guy in the nutz. He spent the evening in a bar still as dad tried not to laugh at his little tantrum
I’m on my last week of work and will be home for this little boy to see if we can become best friends before he kills me. I’m getting nervous and excited about the choice but I feel it will be right in the end
Get both boys on a home schedule. Transition to momma taking over as she is working from home for ever more due to covid and I’ll end up back in a job likely in Saltlake city commuting again.
For the time being that is our household plan
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Dave, take this for what it’s worth which is my 2 cents.
Don’t let him know you think that is funny first of all. Second if my kids were bad for mom and I that was one thing. If they were bad for someone else it was a whole other level of chit they had gotten themselves into. With that said I can only think of one time I had an issue and it was a couple years ago with my oldest and a bank teller just trying to do her job / follow dumb banking rules. Baylee, at the threat of losing her vehicle drove back and made an in person apology. She was 16 I think at the time. Dad don’t f around with respect to others. They understand to question things but be respectful.
The punishment was sitting on a bar stool? Ask anyone of my kids what would have happened had they done something like that and they would laugh at the suggestion of that as a punishment.
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You can’t not say what punishment was!
He doesn’t really responded to a whoopin, past point of daycare seeing bruises and asking legal question.
Restricting him from his favorite activities is about as far as it goes anymore once someone suggest the “ child abuse “ has taken place,
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I’m not sure I ever had to spank my kids, maybe once or twice when they were really little. Sorry, it’s been awhile and I honestly don’t recall. Mom has done it several times. But here’s the thing Dave, when her or I are mad apparently we’re pretty scary and the punishments are not fun and can last a awhile.
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Mom has never laid a hand on our kids, I have. The youngest has threatened to "turn me in" until I tell him it is still legal even here in Komiland.
Last week the youngest pushed my wife, I about lost it. Told him he was lucky I didn't "Push him" He has a temper we are working on, and working.
Now, we know it is note funny what your son did, but that smirk says diff.
Got luck on the job stuff.
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Day #1 of state at home dad!!
Kids were up early, fed a good breakfast, teeth brushed and at school early.
Now what to do!!!
I checked tire pressure on the Jetta, one tire always goes a little low.
Next up? Clean out my phone of old work junk and continue to simplify my life
Figured I could read a book or two. I have also wanted to polish up some management certifications. So I’ll look at what online classes I can do
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Lunch finished, now on to homework and naps
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Today I achieved one of my life goals!!
I have two boys who love to ride!!!
We had such a great time out at the badlands. Mud, water, hills, wrecks, sunburns!!
Oh I think this smile will be burned into my cheeks from watching them ride today!!
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I’ll spend that $100 on fuel every chance I get to keep them riding.
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It’s official they have finished kindergarten
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Cool!
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I guess I didn’t post the car keying incident in here
But today is the last day on the boys calendar of his grounding/punishment.
We had a talk in the garage to clarify the need to respect other peoples things and to keep our own things nice.
He still remembers why he lost all of his privileges, he understands they can be taken away again.
Do I feel he has learned what a six year old can learn from this year. Do I think it will last long? I have high hopes but only time will tell.
Off to the races after expressing love and appreciation. Followed with a big hug.
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Good work, Dad!
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Friends question.
Neighbor has two boys. One is the same age as the twins, the other is 12 yrs old, the two boys don’t seem to go anywhere separate.
When all four of the boys get together the 12 yr old become the “parent” or “boss” of the three younger boys.
I find it odd on many levels, nothing inappropriate I or the wife have seen.
I think the boy will be affected mentally by only spending time with kids half his age, I think the three younger boys are being affected by not being able to play as they wish or doing what they should do.
Tonight they played dodgeball all the trampolines, I had to tell the older boy time to get off the tramp. The other boys wanted a chance. All the dumb rules he made up for such a simple game, you can block the ball now, you can not duck from the ball, you have to jump over the ball. All rules helped the much larger kid but hindered the younger boys.
Thoughts? Ideas on how to not alienate the neighbor when I call and say “hey your kids to flipping old to be playing with six yr kids. He needs real friends”?
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I think being older may help with maturity as long as it doesn't go to his head. If there are the same age kids around, maybe get them involved somehow.
Go with the older rules that make it a level playing field.
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Sounds to me as though the 12 year old needs to feel he is in control. That is somewhat natural, but can be unhealthy. I'd watch it to ensure he doesn't stifle the younger boys or get too out of control. Best to keep kids playing with others closer in age
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Sounds to me as though the 12 year old needs to feel he is in control. That is somewhat natural, but can be unhealthy. I'd watch it to ensure he doesn't stifle the younger boys or get too out of control. Best to keep kids playing with others closer in age
That’s how I feel. I can’t come up with a way to not alienate the neighbor or the kid but encourage them to do just as you said.
When Me an y buddies we’re teenage we had a kids maybe 8 yrs younger then us, liked to skateboard and bike with us. He was a good kid and we helped him stay out of trouble (mostly)
We all still associate in various things in adult life but I feel that’s different to and extent he didn’t have anyone his age in the area, took him in like a little brother so to speak.
This kid as you said like to be the boss
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Tracking...
A kid who is over-exerting his authority could be telegraphing some problem he is having at home. Control freak father or less likely, mother. That child could be on the path to becoming a bully.
Good thing you noticed it
Suggestion, Broach the subject with the boy's dad. Watch his reaction, i.e., read his body language. Easy going and probably nothing there. Defensive or a bad feeling, and likely you discovered something. In any event you just made everyone aware that you are watching. Do that and you'll likely see a change of some kind
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I was going to say sounds like a lot of the products of helicopter moms I saw in WA, usually little girls though. made up rules of the made up games constantly change to suit the situation. Sophie would just tell them to bugger off and ask us not to invite them over again, but she's a lot like her mom, low patience for BS
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Here’s a thought. Have the younger kids gang up on him and beat him silly and put him in his place….
(Just kidding …kind of)
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I was going to say sounds like a lot of the products of helicopter moms I saw in WA, usually little girls though. made up rules of the made up games constantly change to suit the situation. Sophie would just tell them to bugger off and ask us not to invite them over again, but she's a lot like her mom, low patience for BS
The father is a step dad like me, he has no authority over the other boy. The youngest (my kids age) is his. Mom is that type of mom.
Iv kinda hinted at it to the dad he doesn’t really do anything
I also know that my kids would be the outcasts if I said something to the mom. She sends her kids to my house almost as a last resort it seems.
I’ll see if I can bring it up again.
As Charles suggested I do encourage all three of the littles to not let him make up stupid rules. But I have yet to see anything
Keep watching close and see what happens
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Hold it! Why is one taller than the other?
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Dave, you need a shave!
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He out weighs him by almost twenty pounds too
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He out weighs him by almost twenty pounds too
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Dr give you any insight as to why the profound difference?
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He out weighs him by almost twenty pounds too
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Dr give you any insight as to why the profound difference?
When they were in mom one of them got the majority of the nutrients, they had almost a two pound difference at birth
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He out weighs him by almost twenty pounds too
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Dr give you any insight as to why the profound difference?
When they were in mom one of them got the majority of the nutrients, they had almost a two pound difference at birth
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Hmmm
Too late to talk to her about the pre-natal handling of those boys. Guess you're stuck with what ya got ;-)
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Just learned my from my one son that the other boy was throwing ice chunks at cars on his way home from school yesterday.
Life lesson would have been great had a neighbor whooped his butt for doing it.
I guess he will be doing the other boys chores all morning, he will repeat said chores every day for a week.
Hopefully at the end of the week he will know what chores to do.
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Hey Dave, along with the added chores I would explain why throwing anything at a moving car isn’t good. Then reaffirm that people shouldn’t be damaging anything that isn’t theirs
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Hey Dave, along with the added chores I would explain why throwing anything at a moving car isn’t good. Then reaffirm that people shouldn’t be damaging anything that isn’t theirs
That came before punishment was affixed to the crime.
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Boys will be boys, think we have all done it.
In ca, throwing at object at a moving vehicle is a felony, scar him a little.
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Yeah, I learned that lesson the hard way in my youth. With my white privilege having Grandpa as the local police lieutenant kept me out of major trouble, but BMW drivers with open sunroofs don't appreciate large water balloons with raw eggs in them hit them while driving 40. where do 12 year olds get these ideas?
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Had a fun time at the shooting range with Max tonight. Shooting his Ruger 10/22. He did a fine job, kept his rifle pointed the correct direction, practicing finger safety, and trying to teach a 8yr old how to wink lol it was a good eve for sure
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A good time at the range with a child. What fun.
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A good time at the range with a child. What fun.
Going to try and make it a monthly thing as long as the boys continue to behave
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^^^^Love to see this. Raising boys the RIGHT way! Way to go dad!
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Great stuff
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Awesome
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Well done Dave
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