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re: Wife and I are going to have a son. Need advice from parenting gurus of the OT.

Posted on 5/27/17 at 9:30 am to
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
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Posted on 5/27/17 at 9:30 am to
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yellowfin
call me when they are potty trained
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
30617 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 9:31 am to
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hearing someone brag about hitting their kids


=/=

Spanking your child
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
99037 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 9:32 am to
Exactly
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
76156 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 9:33 am to
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Wife and I are going to have our first kid this summer
Well, it's her's for certain.

Good luck.

Stay around to raise him, for his sake, your sake, his mom's sake, and society's sake.
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27872 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 9:34 am to
Real advice?

I posted on it about 6 years ago when my son was little. Don't beat yourself up when you aren't hit with tons of emotion. All the storybook speeches "my life changed forever the instant I held him". Honestly, I was terrified and my head was swimming. My wife was being sewn up post c-section and scared and crying. Both her and the nurse had to remind me to go check on the baby. Lol

Don't get me wrong. I was happy. But the whole thing is a blur of fear, joy, and sentiment. All rolled into one. Impossible to really process. I don't think the feeling of swimming ended until I came home from work after my first shift back after he was born. Immediately took him out of his rocker/swing. That was a moment that it clicked into focus. We are talking 2-3 weeks after he was born though.
Posted by Comp721
Member since Oct 2009
1585 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 9:37 am to
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Worked out fine in my family

Ironic how the people who say this always end up being a window installer or some shite
Posted by LongueCarabine
Pointe Aux Pins, LA
Member since Jan 2011
8205 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 9:38 am to
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Let's hear your best advice on how to raise a young man in this day and age.


1. Don't let the wife make all the decisions raising the kid, it doesn't matter if it's a boy or girl. Be active in raising and teaching them.

2. If your wife says, "Well my mom says......" run away. She either puts you before all others or she doesn't. It's a deal breaker.
Posted by Comp721
Member since Oct 2009
1585 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 9:42 am to
You forgot to sign your initials
Posted by CunningLinguist
Dallas, TX
Member since Mar 2006
19252 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 9:42 am to
Cover the penis with the diaper while changing diapers. I've never been peed on with my girl. Changing my boys diaper is like playing craps...you will get peed on.
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 9:42 am to
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Ironic how the people who say this always end up being a window installer or some shite




and you are a snob too

awesome
Posted by windshieldman
Member since Nov 2012
12818 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 9:48 am to
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Ironic how the people who say this always end up being a window installer or some shite


Damnit
Posted by Lsupimp
Ersatz Amerika-97.6% phony & fake
Member since Nov 2003
86490 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 9:52 am to
1. Free Range. Let him roam. Pretend it is 1975.
2. No video games other than something for road trips.
3. Spoil him with respect. Respect the little dude.
4. Make sure music / books are present in the home at as much as possible,
5. Don't be a low IQ Authoritarian parent. Explain everything.
6. Be patient always . You will only regret when you weren't.
7. Create some magic. Appeal to his imagination.
8. Let him gravitate towards his own passion- not yours.
9. Take him to ball games/ concerts / things he likes etc while young.
10. Be kind, keep your voice kind, be kind to his Mom.

I have a 16 year old that is exceeding any expectations I ever had a right to expect. It's almost like he's not mine , lol. The more you respect and nourish him, the more he'll bloom. Save any harshness for someone who doesn't have your last name.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
76156 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 9:53 am to
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I've never been peed on with my girl.
Commonly known as "Water Sports" and OweO has been asking Chicken for months for a Water Board.
Posted by LongueCarabine
Pointe Aux Pins, LA
Member since Jan 2011
8205 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 9:58 am to
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You forgot to sign your initials


You mean you don't see them? They're right there. I guess Chicken doesn't want you to see them.
Posted by Murray
Member since Aug 2008
14871 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 10:05 am to
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Worked out fine in my family and countless others. I've seen too many little kids that don't listen and their parents don't do shite about it.


Parents that whip are almost as lazy as parents that don't do anything. I said almost.

If whipping your kid is effective, you could put in a little extra effort with non-physical consequences and be way more effective.

ETA: I'm not judging anyone. I've done it myself. It's how most of us were raised.
This post was edited on 5/27/17 at 10:13 am
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
30466 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 10:19 am to
Get him in sports ASAP so he doesn't grow up gay like you
Posted by Honky Lips
Member since Dec 2015
2828 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 10:20 am to
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My advice for parenting? frick everyone else's advice.
Posted by Bullfrog
Running Through the Wet Grass
Member since Jul 2010
61799 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 10:21 am to
Spanking cuts through the clutter and gets their undivided attention faster than any of the crap you are spouting.

It is especially valuable in averting potentially dangerous situations as in playing near a road, sticking paper clips in electric outlets, playing with matches, swimming or any of a hundred situations a kid may put themselves in.
This post was edited on 5/27/17 at 10:22 am
Posted by JCinBAMA
North of Huntsville
Member since Oct 2009
18425 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 10:22 am to
Posted by Honky Lips
Member since Dec 2015
2828 posts
Posted on 5/27/17 at 10:22 am to
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Spanking cuts through the clutter and gets their undivided attention faster than any of the crap you are spouting.


No it doesnt. It's lazy.

Does your boss punch you in the arm when you frick up at work?
This post was edited on 5/27/17 at 10:23 am
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