Phil Silvers Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Taking the dog to the park, come ran or shine is one of the very best things, do dogs smile - 100% yes they do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 10 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: Taking the dog to the park, come ran or shine is one of the very best things, do dogs smile - 100% yes they do. so do cats , but they are smiling cause they know they've made you stand out in a a garden in the pissing rain trying to get them to come home so they don't get wet , whilst they are being fed and having their tummy tickled by the neighbour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Got a meeting this afternoon that doesn't interest me changed to Teams. Easier to do other things and just listen with half an ear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PieFacE Posted December 8, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2021 My partner gave birth to our first child today. **** delighted doesn't even begin to cover what i'm feeling right now. Absolutely surreal in a good way. 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, PieFacE said: My partner gave birth to our first child today. **** delighted doesn't even begin to cover what i'm feeling right now. Absolutely surreal in a good way. Awesome mate, it’s a very special time. Congratulations!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 7 minutes ago, PieFacE said: My partner gave birth to our first child today. **** delighted doesn't even begin to cover what i'm feeling right now. Absolutely surreal in a good way. Congrats to you both - what have you had and what name have you gone for? This is just the start of many many great days for you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2021 30 minutes ago, PieFacE said: My partner gave birth to our first child today. **** delighted doesn't even begin to cover what i'm feeling right now. Absolutely surreal in a good way. Congratulations, my one piece of advice which I have given to every parent since I had my own kids is to try and get hold of a copy of Baby Mozart by the Baby Einstein company. It's no longer in circulation, it was on YouTube for a while, not sure if it still is. Honestly it's miraculous, it's like giving them ketamine. Don't be fobbed off with Baby Shakespeare or Baby Beethoven, the child will look at you like "what's this shit you're trying to pull on me, I want the real stuff" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2021 Here you go, you're welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 4 hours ago, PieFacE said: My partner gave birth to our first child today. **** delighted doesn't even begin to cover what i'm feeling right now. Absolutely surreal in a good way. Congratulations! The first couple of relatively sleepless nights (due to excitement, for want of a better word) are very surreal. Enjoy the ride! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Yeah mine was the same, it's learning the noises that they make and being ready to pounce, my daughter maybe woke up twice her first night but me and my wife didn't get any sleep, **** me she made a right racket, always gurgling and sighing and god knows what else and we were "what's that??" like meercats Its all part of the fun, you'll have a great time, my friend had a kid the same time as me and he summed it up best, its the most rewarding thing you'll ever do, the more you put in the more they give back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted December 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2021 3 hours ago, sidcow said: Congratulations, my one piece of advice which I have given to every parent since I had my own kids is to try and get hold of a copy of Baby Mozart by the Baby Einstein company. It's no longer in circulation, it was on YouTube for a while, not sure if it still is. Honestly it's miraculous, it's like giving them ketamine. Don't be fobbed off with Baby Shakespeare or Baby Beethoven, the child will look at you like "what's this shit you're trying to pull on me, I want the real stuff" We had the entire Baby Einstein series when ours were little. True sanity savers. Of course, our oldest still just sits with his eyes bulging and mouth hanging open any time he's in front of a TV set. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 9 hours ago, PieFacE said: My partner gave birth to our first child today. **** delighted doesn't even begin to cover what i'm feeling right now. Absolutely surreal in a good way. You're buggered financially in December forever more. After about the age of of 6/7 Santa stops helping you. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 12 hours ago, PieFacE said: My partner gave birth to our first child today. **** delighted doesn't even begin to cover what i'm feeling right now. Absolutely surreal in a good way. Many, many congratulations to you both. I have two little ones (ages 9 and 7) and although you’ll have stress and tiredness, they bring so much happiness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted December 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2021 17 hours ago, theboyangel said: Congrats to you both - what have you had and what name have you gone for? This is just the start of many many great days for you! Thank you and everyone else! We had a boy called Leo! 17 hours ago, sidcow said: Here you go, you're welcome. Cheers mate! Will be playing this a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, PieFacE said: Thank you and everyone else! We had a boy called Leo! Cheers mate! Will be playing this a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted December 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2021 On 08/12/2021 at 18:50, PieFacE said: My partner gave birth to our first child today. **** delighted doesn't even begin to cover what i'm feeling right now. Absolutely surreal in a good way. Congrats. It'll be the absolute best thing you've ever done. Lean into it would be the best advice I can give. Change nappies ASAP and get used to it whilst they don't smell to bad. They'll make you smile more then you can imagine just by doing something mundane and 5 minutes later they'll do something else mundane which will annoy you more than you've ever been annoyed, but 5 minutes after that they'll make you smile again. Best advice I received was that it was perfectly normal to get really annoyed at them, it doesn't mean that you're a bad person or father, everyone feels that way sometimes. Just take a breath or walk away and speak to your partner about it as you're in it together. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Rds1983 said: Congrats. It'll be the absolute best thing you've ever done. Lean into it would be the best advice I can give. Change nappies ASAP and get used to it whilst they don't smell to bad. They'll make you smile more then you can imagine just by doing something mundane and 5 minutes later they'll do something else mundane which will annoy you more than you've ever been annoyed, but 5 minutes after that they'll make you smile again. Best advice I received was that it was perfectly normal to get really annoyed at them, it doesn't mean that you're a bad person or father, everyone feels that way sometimes. Just take a breath or walk away and speak to your partner about it as you're in it together. @PieFacE this is great advice. Raised my daughter who is 33 and helped raise my grandson who is 5. Ignore these other clowns, this is perfect advice. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2021 Whisky. It's just frigging lovely. Single malt obviously. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 30 minutes ago, sidcow said: Whisky. It's just frigging lovely. Single malt obviously. Yep, whiskey is great, still the best spirit. But beware the single malt snob. There are blends that are better than singles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: But beware the single malt snob. There are blends that are better than singles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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