5AF Parenting Thread

Postby **MWB** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 1:36 pm

Gift card.

Postby **MR25** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:54 pm

Copious amounts of alcohol

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 3:02 pm

Gift card to Wal-mart/Target or a gift basket with lots of carbs and caffeine.

Postby **NTP66** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 3:04 pm

I stumbled across a stained glass sun catcher, which I think I'm going to get for the center itself. Coffee and a Target gift card are already on the list.

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 3:06 pm

I stumbled across a stained glass sun catcher, which I think I'm going to get for the center itself. Coffee and a Target gift card are already on the list.

...well it is probably broken now...

Postby **meow** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 3:37 pm

Speaking as a well documented over-tipper, I’m somewhat shocked that after giving the daycare upwards of $35,000, you feel the need to give them a gift of any monetary value. I’d have your daughter make a hand print turkey and call it a day

Postby **Morkle** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 3:42 pm

Yea, I don't know how I feel know, but not being used to even just 12K a year, that's good enough for me.

Postby **NTP66** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 4:40 pm

I get that, but we love them, and they’ve done a terrific job with out daughter - with exception to her last teacher, who is no longer there. I’m not talking about spending much money at all here, just a small gesture.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 8:09 pm

I get that, but we love them, and they’ve done a terrific job with out daughter - with exception to her last teacher, who is no longer there. I’m not talking about spending much money at all here, just a small gesture.

We will probably do the same. We have gotten her teachers Christmas presents every year, something for teacher appreciation week,and when she graduates classrooms. In my experience, it is REALLY appreciated

Postby **Morkle** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:09 pm

Wife just melted down over something awful over a small comment that wasn't meant to directly offend her. Pregnancy is great.

Postby **Morkle** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 9:06 am

Day 2, cold shoulder over something perceived as minor. Just want to do the F you hormones bit from Knocked up.

Postby **NTP66** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 9:11 am

Postby **MWB** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 10:40 am

Tell her she’s overreacting and needs to settle down. Try it out and let us know how it goes.

Postby **Morkle** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 11:52 am

I hit her with the, "I'm sorry you got upset, but I'm not sorry for what I said" this morning. It was not a pleasant ending.

Postby **meow** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 11:59 am

Welcome to the transition of this women from your wife to the mother of your children. Buckle up.

Postby **MWB** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:27 pm

I hit her with the, "I'm sorry you got upset, but I'm not sorry for what I said" this morning. It was not a pleasant ending.

Ha! That’s almost as bad as what I suggested.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:30 pm

Welcome to the transition of this women from your wife to the mother of your children. Buckle up.

Ahh, the "I'm sorry you're upset" line. Sure to make any minor disagreement 10x worse. Right up there with "You're acting off lately" after she snaps at you once or twice.

Postby **Morkle** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:32 pm

I hit her with the, "I'm sorry you got upset, but I'm not sorry for what I said" this morning. It was not a pleasant ending.
Ha! That’s almost as bad as what I suggested.

Oh, it was a banger. 10/10 would use again if I wanted to be ignored for the rest of the day.

Postby **NTP66** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:37 pm

I hit her with the, "I'm sorry you got upset, but I'm not sorry for what I said" this morning. It was not a pleasant ending.
Ha! That’s almost as bad as what I suggested.
Oh, it was a banger. 10/10 would use again if I wanted to be ignored for the rest of the day.

This can be a good thing from time to time.

Postby **malkintent** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 8:12 pm

I wanted @malkintent to have 5 kids before I had one. Couldn't even do that right.

Lol

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 12:34 pm

This summer, my kids have spent the most time away from us since birth. They spent a week at camp, then another week with my aunt, and they are spending five days split between my brother and parents' houses this week.

I haven't felt the least bit guilty or really missed them. At all. It's been nice to spend time alone with my wife, without the boys whining about what we're eating for dinner, in-app purchases, and other annoying nonsense.

I think a lot of us here are in the same boat, but my kids are around us a lot. They don't go to friends' houses often, and our closest family is 90 minutes away. A lot of their friends here have both sets of grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles that live in the same neighborhood or 5-10 minutes away.

It has been glorious. School starts two weeks from today, and then it's back to the homework grind.

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:14 pm

Wife just melted down over something awful over a small comment that wasn't meant to directly offend her. Pregnancy is great.

Postby **NTP66** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:18 pm

Source of the post I think a lot of us here are in the same boat, but my kids are around us a lot. They don't go to friends' houses often, and our closest family is 90 minutes away. A lot of their friends here have both sets of grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles that live in the same neighborhood or 5-10 minutes away.

We've only ever been away from our daughter for more than one day exactly once - back in 2014 when we left her with my parents as we went away on vacation by ourselves. I'm honestly not looking forward to the time where she'll be away from home for any amount of time, probably because I'll just worry the entire time.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:37 pm

I know some people that have literally never spent a night away from their child(ren). I honestly can't even imagine that. I love my daughter and would do anything for her but damn. That said, after one night I start to miss her and on the occasions we've gone away for a couple days the guilt sets in. She's at that age now where I just want to treasure every minute of it.

Postby **count2infinity** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 2:02 pm

Our daughter's first night away from us will be in December. Wife and I are heading to a wedding in Philly and she's staying with my parents. She'll be almost 8 months old by then, so it should be fine. We were invited to a good friend's wedding when she was 2.5 months old, and we tried to convince ourselves it would be fine for just one night away, but in the end we decided that was too young to try that.