catmag 336 Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 Lovely news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34812 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Today I move from 3meg Internet to 40meg. It's gonna be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9033 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Today I move from 3meg Internet to 40meg. It's gonna be great. You seem as proud as tooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19878 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Feeling pretty lucky, second child just born, wife and baby doing well Awesome news! I'm in the same boat except my second is 7 weeks now. Brilliant feeling isn't it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Congrats. Â Shoulda had boys though. Girls are surely more of a headache? Really? Â Just had this text off the wife regarding my four year old sons antics this morning. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9033 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Really? Â Just had this text off the wife regarding my four year old sons antics this morning. Â That kind of strategic thinking should be applauded, not bemoaned. Â Also, I bet your girls have caused you just as much bother, however when they are teens... that's surely when the shit hits the fans? Â Young Peein' Broguey* will seem like a fucking saint compared to that, surely? Â Â Â *(Ian Broudie? Nah that's too much of a stretch, isn't it... fuck It I'm going with it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38911 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Poor lad's only got one pair of shoes- Austerity. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Little girls are easier to manage than little boys in general. It's only a rule of thumb as ever kid is different but when girls are little it's all princess shite and playing imaginary games whereas lads want to climb and fall off things. Â Having said that you can see the trouble to come on the girl side. I take mine to school and if she is wearing some new shoes or something, the first thing her mates do is start talking about them and our one will start posing and showing them off like a model. She's 4 ffs. I suppose growing up in central Paris its to be expected but I never realised how quickly it would come to that. They are also, like all girls I guess, bitchy as hell about each other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 That kind of strategic thinking should be applauded, not bemoaned.  Also, I bet your girls have caused you just as much bother, however when they are teens... that's surely when the shit hits the fans?  Young Peein' Broguey* will seem like a fucking saint compared to that, surely?    *(Ian Broudie? Nah that's too much of a stretch, isn't it... fuck It I'm going with it) I agree, genius thinking  Had three girls and they are a worry but all are fairly sensible. Boys just seem to have no fear whatsoever.  And then there's the playing with their John Thomas. Nothing quite prepares you for a small child attacking their privates like some sort of stretch Armstrong toy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooner 243 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Awesome news! I'm in the same boat except my second is 7 weeks now. Brilliant feeling isn't it it is brilliant!! i forgot how small newborns are, my oldest looks like a giant compared to her sister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5952 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I agree, genius thinking  Had three girls and they are a worry but all are fairly sensible. Boys just seem to have no fear whatsoever.  And then there's the playing with their John Thomas. Nothing quite prepares you for a small child attacking their privates like some sort of stretch Armstrong toy Look mam, it's like dads only bigger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34812 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 You seem as proud as tooner. Â Seriously, forget about new babies. I've now got fibre broadband and it is sensational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38911 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Look mam, it's like dads only bigger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausman 0 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Little girls are easier to manage than little boys in general. It's only a rule of thumb as ever kid is different but when girls are little it's all princess shite and playing imaginary games whereas lads want to climb and fall off things.  Having said that you can see the trouble to come on the girl side. I take mine to school and if she is wearing some new shoes or something, the first thing her mates do is start talking about them and our one will start posing and showing them off like a model. She's 4 ffs. I suppose growing up in central Paris its to be expected but I never realised how quickly it would come to that. They are also, like all girls I guess, bitchy as hell about each other   Wait to they reach their teenage years, then it's all different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 27095 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Aye. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 Little girls are easier to manage than little boys in general. Â Totally disagree (but then I would) Friends who have girls tell me stories of much more volatile tempers, far more self-awareness at a much younger age, girls being more devious, more mind-games etc. I think boys are more straightforward and simple in their outlook. I know for a fact that I'm undoubtedly spoiled as the bairn is far more grown-up, cautious, thoughtful and considerate than I deserve and hasn't given me a scrap of bother since the day he was born. I think having a girl would scare me, especially seeing how fast they grow-up (both physically and psychologically) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Everyone has different experiences. From a personal perspective, i would agree as our boy is easier than the girl. Â I was basing my general view (and to be clear i mean for toddlers / young, not from 6 years upwards as i dont know children in that age group well) on my observations amongst friends. What i observe is the parents with 2 boys expending more energy and in more chaos than the parents with 2 girls. All our mates seem to have one pair or the other so that might also affect what i see, i.e. when mixed or single they interact differently. Â I would just like to say that i find your friend's characterisation of their girls as 'devious' and playing 'mind-games' as a bit troubling. Would you say thats what women are like? Does it strike you as odd that mothers refer to their daughters in this way? At what age do they mean? Adolescence? I see examples of my girl trying to use her affection or emotion to gain influence over something she wants but i see this as natural and as its done by a (nearly) 5 year old i'm kind of comfortable seeing it as the innocent childs play it is. Not mind-games She is used to hearing the word 'no' and doesnt get what she wants so she negotiates. Am happy with that i think but who knows where its all leading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30523 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Most women are like that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Women spend a hell of a lot of time mind gaming themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 Strange couple of days. One of the lads at work went home as normal after his shift on Wednesday night and then we got a call early Thursday morning to say he'd passed away suddenly. He died in his sleep apparently - simple as that. He cheerily said goodbye to everyone at 6pm, was meant to be back in work at 8 the next morning and then was just.... gone. It's left everyone shellshocked. Certainly makes you take stock of who and what is important in amongst all the day-to-day shit that we grumble about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2432 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Little girls are easier to manage than little boys in general. It's only a rule of thumb as ever kid is different but when girls are little it's all princess shite and playing imaginary games whereas lads want to climb and fall off things.  Having said that you can see the trouble to come on the girl side. I take mine to school and if she is wearing some new shoes or something, the first thing her mates do is start talking about them and our one will start posing and showing them off like a model. She's 4 ffs. I suppose growing up in central Paris its to be expected but I never realised how quickly it would come to that. They are also, like all girls I guess, bitchy as hell about each other  I've got two girls. One is 6 and at school. Just recently was called in for parent-teacher interviews and the teacher was saying how all the girls don't get on because they're bitching about and at one another all the time. They start early man.     Wait to they reach their teenage years, then it's all different.  As a single Dad to two girls this scares the shit out of me. Everyone I speak to says it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38911 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Strange couple of days. One of the lads at work went home as normal after his shift on Wednesday night and then we got a call early Thursday morning to say he'd passed away suddenly. He died in his sleep apparently - simple as that. He cheerily said goodbye to everyone at 6pm, was meant to be back in work at 8 the next morning and then was just.... gone. It's left everyone shellshocked. Certainly makes you take stock of who and what is important in amongst all the day-to-day shit that we grumble about.Wow. Sorry to hear that Cath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Strange couple of days. One of the lads at work went home as normal after his shift on Wednesday night and then we got a call early Thursday morning to say he'd passed away suddenly. He died in his sleep apparently - simple as that. He cheerily said goodbye to everyone at 6pm, was meant to be back in work at 8 the next morning and then was just.... gone. It's left everyone shellshocked. Certainly makes you take stock of who and what is important in amongst all the day-to-day shit that we grumble about. Â Awful, sorry to hear that. Similar happened to a friend of my brother in law recently - just went so sleep and didn't wake up and was found the next day. No health conditions that anyone knew about and only early 40s. Terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Sorry to hear that Cath! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 Thank you. It's exactly that, Jill - hard to get your head around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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