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re: Dealing with your kids growing up so fast...

Posted on 8/9/21 at 8:52 am to
Posted by slinger1317
Northshore
Member since Sep 2005
7035 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 8:52 am to
Dear Facebook
Posted by Ricardo
Member since Sep 2016
6473 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 8:53 am to
I think I have the solution. Get a younger wife and start all over! I'm kidding...

sorta
Posted by Steadyhands
Slightly above I-10
Member since May 2016
7155 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 8:53 am to
Son just finished highschool, and daughter is about to start 7th. I've had this same phone for so long, that I still have the handful of pictures on it that were taken when dropping her off for her first day of kindergarten.
Posted by DVA Tailgater
Bunkie
Member since Jan 2011
3463 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 8:54 am to
quote:

I think I have the solution


Retire “young” and enjoy your grandkids and hobbies.
Posted by rsbd
banks of the Mississippi
Member since Jan 2007
23447 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 8:58 am to
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Yeah because boys never sneak out, get drunk and knock bitches up.



Maybe you should have done a better job
Posted by klrstix
Shreveport, LA
Member since Oct 2006
3566 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 8:58 am to
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After high school, life goes into 1.25x speed. After college, 2x. After kids, 3x. It’s wild.




This... the older you/they get... The faster time goes...

I've got grandkids... and the oldest is in HS...

Lawd...
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
20671 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 8:58 am to
Imagine being divorced with 50/50 custody and you get to miss half of their childhood.
F**k my ex for getting hooked on heroin and ruining our family.
Posted by Simplemaaan
Member since Sep 2007
4103 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 8:58 am to
Don’t Blink
Posted by Nole Man
Somewhere In Tennessee!
Member since May 2011
9074 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 8:59 am to
Just gets worse. Wait until they're grown and gone out of the house.

Advice: Enjoy every day. It's a blessing from God while you have them. Don't sweat the small stuff. Hug them everyday. Tell them you love them frequently. Be there for their Y League Soccer games. Take them to get ice cream. Read them books. Be a Dad. They'll always remember you and they'll always be your child no matter where you are.
This post was edited on 8/9/21 at 9:09 am
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19147 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 9:00 am to
I’m in the same boat. I cherish bringing my kids and picking them up, it won’t last forever
Posted by bbarras85
Member since Jul 2021
2400 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 9:00 am to
My two boys are four and six and either one of them looked back on the first day of school. Even though they are young, I feel like i've missed so much of their lives already. When they were both babies I thought I was escaping the crying and diaper changing with either hunting or fishing every weekend for the most part, but I was just missing out on a lot of moments. I will never get that time back and I will always regret that.
Posted by Tempratt
Member since Oct 2013
15179 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 9:00 am to
quote:

Imagine being divorced with 50/50 custody and you get to miss half of their childhood.


I am very blessed.
Posted by bbarras85
Member since Jul 2021
2400 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 9:02 am to
I will never know what it's like to walk a daughter down the aisle. This bums me out.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
134550 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 9:07 am to
quote:

Imagine being divorced with 50/50 custody and you get to miss half of their childhood.


I feel ya. It was really rough when they were younger and they would cry for the missing parent when they were at the other’s house.

It’s a little easier now. But man…some days.


Posted by Tempratt
Member since Oct 2013
15179 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 9:07 am to
I was looking at a drawing she made me in day care for fathers day. It had her little foot print and talked about me holding her hand.

I cried like a bitch.
Posted by BHS78
Member since May 2017
3824 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 9:09 am to
Wait until they they you they identify as a woman
Posted by touchdownjeebus
Member since Sep 2010
26662 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 9:09 am to
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when she hugged me and walked out that door I was crying like a bitch.



this will definitely be me. My daughter is only 12, but I already dread this day. Like you, I will be excited for her, but oh boy am I going to be an emotional wreck.
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
33507 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 9:16 am to
Ironic you posted that... This is Broderick today...




Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
39194 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 9:17 am to
I often have the same feelings. It’s normal but still such a strange feeling. I also catch myself recalling all the old routines all the time. I don’t know if I’d call it sadness as much as melancholy.

I work from home so it’s odd being here by myself after 2-3 months of them being around 24/7, even when it could be annoying at times.
Posted by Dances with Beagles
Member since Jul 2021
307 posts
Posted on 8/9/21 at 9:18 am to
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I was out on the field with my 15 yr old son this weekend and we were tossing the ball around. He was just throwing flat footed, so I told him to do his normal QB drop and step into it…yea, I’m pretty sure my hand is broken now.


Does every thread about kids have to turn into a "look what a great athlete my son is" thread?

Please tell us more about his kicking too.
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