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Postby obhave » Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:12 pm

Being repeatedly kicked in the ribs is not so fun.

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Postby NTP66 » Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:11 pm

Being repeatedly kicked in the ribs is not so fun.
Take charge and fight back.

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Postby mac5155 » Tue Aug 16, 2022 10:46 pm

My kids memory recall never ceases to amaze me. Today he had a face painter at school for an end of summer carnival they had. I was showing him a picture they posted on their private Facebook page and he said "daddy that's the girl that was at <our friends kids> birthday party!"... He recognized the face painter girl almost 3 months later.

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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:57 am

Yeah, my kids do that all the time. An offhand remark I made in 2012 about Thomas the Tank Engine is recalled at dinner the other night. Like, really? :lol:

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Postby NTP66 » Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:01 am

Daddy, why doesn't the fat conductor just eat less ?

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Postby King Colby » Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:09 am

Now I have to know what it was

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Postby Kane » Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:18 am

I successfully executed the pull my finger ruse with young 'Om for the first time last night. He giggled.

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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:55 am

Now I have to know what it was
It was during a trip to a railroad in Bryson City, NC which featured Thomas and Friends for a few weeks each summer. The kids got to ride on "Thomas" and play with a bunch of Thomas trains, etc. I said something about James being cooler than Percy, which my kids found to be hilarious back then. I have no recollection of the conversation. I do remember the trip being fun, and that's about it. My older son was six at the time and remembered that. It's nuts, and he does that sort of thing all the time.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:57 am

I think with a name like Sir Topham Hat, you have to keep a certain figure to go with the name. Kind of like Santa Claus.

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Postby count2infinity » Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:45 pm

Was super proud of little c2i last night. Went to our first non-infant swimming lesson. She hates water in her face. She starts screaming in the bathtub when she gets water splashed in her face... 'TOWEL!!! I NEED A TOWEL!!!!". She did everything she was asked to last night in the pool and one thing was jumping into the pool to the instructor. When she did it, she got some water in her face. He popped her up out of the pool and she just wiped the water away and kept on truckin. It was great. She's stoked to go back tomorrow.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:55 pm

My daughter hit a turning point a couple weeks ago on vacation when it comes to water. She was also terrified, and didn't like water in her face at all during baths. On vacation, she gets up enough courage to go in the pool at the hotel and has a blast.

Couple days later at the beach, and she won't go anywhere near the water. I carry her out and she's clinging to me like a barnacle. I start splashing her legs with water, then dipping her toes, then we're up to her torso. Next day she couldn't wait to go in the water. The entire drive home if she saw a creek or river crossing, she'd point and say "Ocean!!"

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Postby count2infinity » Wed Aug 17, 2022 2:04 pm

Yeah... little c2i is 4 now. Last year at this point, she would have been freaking out, I feel. Like at Idlewild and Delgrossos, she actually enjoyed her own tube on the lazy river. That was not the case last year at all.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Wed Aug 17, 2022 2:07 pm

My boys loved swim class. Both started at age 3. My oldest got a little separation anxiety the first couple times, but had no problem with the water itself. My daughter is a completely different animal. Even the potty training we're going through is not the same as it was with the boys. No problem going #1, but #2 is a challenge.

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Postby count2infinity » Wed Aug 17, 2022 2:08 pm

Luckily I'm not having any more kids and won't have to re-live infant days ever again.

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Postby NTP66 » Wed Aug 17, 2022 2:11 pm

Water progression is fun, with the final stage (IMO) being 'swim with wildlife'. My daughter jumped into my arms last year when we tried to do that, but this year embraced it and got right up close with literally everything in the water. Next up, snorkeling in 5-10' deep water.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Wed Aug 17, 2022 2:12 pm

this is our last one. was happy to have a girl for a change but man it's not any easier

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Postby shafnutz05 » Sat Aug 20, 2022 9:56 pm

Those progression stories are awesome and such a great feeling.

Kids are awesome. We were always planning to leave Outer Banks at 415. Our son woke up at one and never went back to bed :lol: He was in a happy mood for the nearly eight hour travel time (no, he barely slept then either), took a three hour nap when he got home, played outside in the water and then went to bed at 630.

The fact he is two and wasn't freaking out from 1 am until bedtime is insane and I'm thankful.

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Postby King Colby » Sun Aug 21, 2022 7:09 am

this is our last one. was happy to have a girl for a change but man it's not any easier
I'm very tired. And she is pretty low maintenance for a 5 week old. But I'm very tired lol

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Postby count2infinity » Sun Aug 21, 2022 7:35 am

As a family that has nearly no immediate family nearby, the newborn stage suuuuuuuucckkkkkkkked. Always exhausted, always cranky, and no one nearby to help, even for a few hours. I never want that again.

And if/when my little one goes to have a family, I plan to retire or semi retire and move close to help out. I don’t want her to have to go through what we did/are with her.

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Postby shafnutz05 » Sun Aug 21, 2022 7:58 am

As a family that has nearly no immediate family nearby, the newborn stage suuuuuuuucckkkkkkkked. Always exhausted, always cranky, and no one nearby to help, even for a few hours. I never want that again.

And if/when my little one goes to have a family, I plan to retire or semi retire and move close to help out. I don’t want her to have to go through what we did/are with her.
Ditto man. I'm sure it makes a huge difference.

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Postby NTP66 » Tue Sep 06, 2022 6:15 am

I can't believe that it's already the first day of school today. Wife has to go in to work to onboard a new employee, so I'll be home alone for the first time in who knows how long.

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Postby Beveridge » Tue Sep 06, 2022 6:52 am

You guys really started late. 3rd week over here.

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Postby NTP66 » Tue Sep 06, 2022 6:53 am

Yeah, even the next school district over started last week.

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Postby shafnutz05 » Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:15 am

Wow, that is late. Our daughter went back on the 23rd.

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Postby count2infinity » Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:55 am

I was visiting the in-laws in Cleveland this weekend. My BIL and SIL are both teachers, they both started last week with in-service and training and students start this week. Apparently they start after labor day every year.

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