Wish I had known parenting would be so scary!

[Crpdeth]

I'm always being accused of being "overprotective" regarding my little one, but my god she scares me to death! She's into everything, she will climb up on the toilet and into the sink where she will sit and quietly play with anything she can reach until discovered...What the hell is going to happen when she decides to get back down? She's going to kill herself! The other day I walk into the kitchen and she is sitting on the kitchen table with all the toothpicks strewn around her and on the floor.

Ginga, thanks for all the advice regarding Photoshop Elements... You were right, I need to take a class or buy some books, but I managed to create this picture to show how I feel sometimes.

Donny

[glocknut]

Crp.... you're a big wussie.

Yes, they're a handfull most of the time. Nap time...when they will actually sleep is a nice break from the choas(sp)?.

Love her while she is little. They're never that cute again....

mike
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[Pistolenschutze]

Mike is right, Donny, enjoy her while she's still a little one. Those times will never come again, and my Lord, how you will miss them when they're gone. On the other hand, as they grow, they enter into other stages of life that are equally wonderful and fulfulling, just different, and even more frustrating sometimes, especially when they get to be teenagers! .

[jeanp1948]

Donny: Yes they can be a handful but pistol is right. Enjoy them when you can still guide them in the right direction. I got call from my oldest son, age 37, asking me, his Dad who was a police officer for 25 years, what to do about a warrant for his arrest for failure to pay fines on a DWI charge of April, 2006!

At the age your little one is they can't break your hearts! They can scare the hell out of you but nothing their innocent little minds can do will cause you to lose sleep and make you sick to your stomach.

[catfish83861]

Hey Donny, Dang but they are really giving you some great advice. It only seems like yesterday (but it was over 25 years ago) that I was picking Bobby up so he could get over logs as we were going into where the dogs had a Bear either treed of bayed up on the ground. Now he is 6'0" and over 200# Damn where did the years go? Ron said it right when he told me, how in the heck did I get over the hill when I don't even remember getting to the top. catfish

[flopshot]

got some news for ya.....
you never stop feeling like you do right now. only the situation changes.
in fact, when they get older you feel the same and have absolutly no control over what they do of where thy go.

[rosierita]

gah! what a CUTE little girl!!

heehee.... james LOVED the bathroom sink too. you have no idea how many times i prayed thanking God i got my tubes tied after i had him... WHEW! he was tough.... he was climbing all over everything way before he started walking.... & i'll forwarn ya, w/ a child like that, DONT let them start watching peter pan!!! they WILL eventually try to FLY! (well, at least james did.)

[358 winchester]

By the time that young lady is in her 30 she will have broken 1,000 of hearts made your hair turn gray, cuss in church, stay wake all night and pray more then you ever have.
Thank the good Lord I had boys a daughter would have either killed me or caused me to be in prison

I miss my sons
BUT I AM GLAD they are grown men now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Crpdeth]

LOL, Rosie ya got me laughing over here, and thanks for the compliments, she makes my heart feel all big.

Ron, between what you and Flop have said here, I may very well be in prison someday... I never saw that as much of a lifestyle before, but they better stay away from my baby!

LOL

Donny

[inplanotx]

Well, one things for certain and two things for sure.......................











































At least someone in the family has hair!!!!!!

[swabjocky]

Oy va! you worried now. Better get the neighbors used to you cleaning the shotguns on the front porch now. That way it's not so much of a shock when she starts bringing boys home.

Bet she got daddy wrapped around her little finger. My two do.

[snuffysmith]

She's a doll!!
The problem is; you got to look at the world through their eyes. Everything is new and interesting. They just got to explore and play with stuff. It's natural. All we can do is lock up the things that would harm them. Drugs, sharp pointy things, things that go bang... etc. and follow them around saying no, no honey. lol
Love the stuffing out of them cause they will be grown up before you know it and then you'll be crying, "Where's my little girl?"

Snuffy (grandpa and retired father, ha ha)

[rosierita]

Originally Posted by swabjocky

Oy va! you worried now. Better get the neighbors used to you cleaning the shotguns on the front porch now. That way it's not so much of a shock when she starts bringing boys home.

Bet she got daddy wrapped around her little finger. My two do.

what's he gonna do the day she brings 1 home that OFFERS to clean his guns?! it can happen....

glad i got you to laugh donny!

[Pistolenschutze]

Well Donny, if the next one is a boy, you will really be set. Trust me, raising boys is easier in many ways since dad can usually figure out what's going through their heads, but then you think about how much trouble you managed to get into at that age, then you really begin to worry!

[Thunderhawk88]

Two wonderful words to remember: Kids heal!
Of my four (2 and 2) three of them were just about "Poster Children" for Kaiser's cast room between figure skating, hockey, and mysterious walls that "jump out" and break toes.
Now it's the six grandkids turns!!!

[Pistolenschutze]

Originally Posted by Thunderhawk88

Two wonderful words to remember: Kids heal!
Of my four (2 and 2) three of them were just about "Poster Children" for Kaiser's cast room between figure skating, hockey, and mysterious walls that "jump out" and break toes.
Now it's the six grandkids turns!!!

You got that right, Thunder! When we were kids, that was just part of the growing up process. How can a kid learn about the world without experiencing it?

[cec]

Originally Posted by swabjocky

Oy va! you worried now. Better get the neighbors used to you cleaning the shotguns on the front porch now. That way it's not so much of a shock when she starts bringing boys home.

I think in this case it wouldn't be that obvious. I foresee more of a half mile away sitting in a tree. Never let em see you.

[Jay]

She's a beautiful young lady.

Might be time for a re-post of "the 8 rules for dating my daughter"

Rule One: If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering a package, because you're sure as heck not picking anything up.

Rule Two: You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter's body, I will remove them.

Rule Three: I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys of your age to wear their trousers so loosely that they appear to be falling off their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but you and all of your friends are complete idiots. Still, I want to be fair and open minded about this issue, so I propose this compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, In order to assure that your clothes do not, in fact, come off during the course of your date with my daughter, I will take my electric staple gun and fasten your trousers securely in place around your waist.

Rule Four: I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, sex without utilizing a "barrier method" of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate: when it comes to sex, I am the barrier, and I WILL kill you.

Rule Five: In order for us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. Please do not do this. The only information I require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the only word I need from you on this subject is "early."

Rule Six: I have no doubt you are a popular fellow, with many opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long as it is okay with my daughter. Otherwise, once you have gone out with my little girl, you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with you. If you make her cry, I will make YOU cry.

Rule Seven: As you stand in my front hallway, waiting for my daughter to appear, and more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating. My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process which can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of just standing there, why don't you do something useful, like changing the oil in my car?

Rule Eight: The following places are not appropriate for a date with my daughter: Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer than a wooden stool. Places lacking parents, policemen, or nuns. Places where there is darkness. Places where there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness. Places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops, midriff T-shirts, or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka zipped up to her chin. Movies with a strong romantic or sexual theme are to be avoided; movies which feature chainsaws are okay. Hockey games are okay.

[Crpdeth]

Rotf, Cec, we think a lot alike.

Thanks for that post Jay, I had actually been wondering where I could find it...I'd read it before and thought it was hilarious. Hopefully I can keep up with it now.

Crpdeth

[Bruce FLinch]

Welcome to Parenthood, Donny! It will get worse before it gets easier!

Thanks Jay, I needed to review the rules w/ Jessica.

[Nighthawk]

Originally Posted by Bruce FLinch

Welcome to Parenthood, Donny! It will get worse before it gets easier!

Thanks Jay, I needed to review the rules w/ Jessica.

But worth it

[Marlin]

I can tell you, though, that you will survive, Donny.

I raised five who are all grown and married. And when you throw SoMo's in the mix, a total of seven !!!!!

[dcd_enterprises]

We've got two year old twin boys and a 5 year old, and six grandparents not more than 20 miles away, and only 1 willing to help. You otta try this out once.

[Crpdeth]

Originally Posted by dcd_enterprises

We've got two year old twin boys and a 5 year old, and six grandparents not more than 20 miles away, and only 1 willing to help. You otta try this out once.

Well, ummmm, lemme see...Ummmm. No Thank You.

My brother and I are twins, we also have a little sister (bless her heart) after some of the things that we put our parents through, I'm just hoping I slip under the radar on that whole "reap what you sow" thing.

Crpdeth

[Pistolenschutze]

Originally Posted by Crpdeth

My brother and I are twins, we also have a little sister (bless her heart) after some of the things that we put our parents through, I'm just hoping I slip under the radar on that whole "reap what you sow" thing.

Crpdeth

Trust me, Donny, it'll never happen, especially if you end up with a son or sons sometime in the future.