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re: Wife going back to work this weekend..
Posted on 8/7/25 at 4:24 pm to AaronDeTiger
Posted on 8/7/25 at 4:24 pm to AaronDeTiger
Not talking about that Tranny you call mom, thanks for the concern though homie.
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Posted on 8/7/25 at 4:35 pm to LakeCharlesPirate
My wife is always at work
Posted on 8/7/25 at 4:51 pm to Tigerbiscuits
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0-6 months: Awe this is the most innocent and precious child. He/She naps every 1.5 hours and sleeps 4 hours twice each night. Life is bliss.
6-12 months: Awe this little baby has so much personality. Maybe they're starting to walk. Sleeping through the night and even saying Dada Mama.
12-24 months: This baby might be the GOAT at everything. Grandma says so, did you see them walk? They even threw a ball! They're so sweet and helpful too. How could anyone not enjoy this?
24-36 months: Oh this is my wild child, they sure are spicy. So much personality. It's ok if they say NO, they're just testing boundaries. They're going to be future leaders!
36-60 months: PLEASE GOD SOMEONE HELP ME WITH THIS SPAWN OF SATAN. WHY DOES IT ALWAYS SCREAM? WHY IS IT SO DIRTY?
Then you're pretty good for a few years until the first wave of 'independence' attitude sets in.
Good luck buddy!!
I have a 17 year old boy just starting his senior year.... just wait. Enjoy the child honeymoon while you can. they are great until about 7 then it is all bets off.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 4:59 pm to Cosmo
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Get a nanny.
Best money you can spend
Stay-at-home moms are infinitely better.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 5:02 pm to LakeCharlesPirate
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Shitty dads? I'm not sure, i'm not going to judge, but it couldn't be me.
Frick that! I’ll judge. I don’t respect any man that’s a shitty dad or absent from their children’s lives
Posted on 8/7/25 at 5:06 pm to LakeCharlesPirate
Man I remember these times. Mine is 2 and a half now.
The time alone with him/her will somehow go by slow, yet incredibly fast. You'll hit Monday and it'll be hard to go back to work, then all day at work you'll be missing that baby and wishing you could go back to spending time alone with them swaddled on the couch. The little smiles and good moments you had throughout your 3 days will tear at your heart strings.
Enjoy it while it lasts. Yes, it can and will be hard when that baby is crying or needs changed, but they grow up in the blink of an eye. Mine went from peacefully sleeping while swaddled, fitting on my forearm to running around the house wanting to play and go go go constantly in about a week it feels like
Now we can't get him to shut up. But this stage has joys all of its own, like the dancing and singing little nonsense songs he's made up, or copying everything I do because his little brain is curious and growing rapidly
ETA
There is a lot of truth to this. You'll find as 'dad' that the baby is much less likely to whine or cry around you; and may even stop crying the moment your wife leaves, stay pretty much cry-less the entire time she's gone, then resume whining the moment she returns and the baby notices. There's a lot of obvious natural reasons for this, but just enjoy being Dad instead of Mom and use that to your advantage
The time alone with him/her will somehow go by slow, yet incredibly fast. You'll hit Monday and it'll be hard to go back to work, then all day at work you'll be missing that baby and wishing you could go back to spending time alone with them swaddled on the couch. The little smiles and good moments you had throughout your 3 days will tear at your heart strings.
Enjoy it while it lasts. Yes, it can and will be hard when that baby is crying or needs changed, but they grow up in the blink of an eye. Mine went from peacefully sleeping while swaddled, fitting on my forearm to running around the house wanting to play and go go go constantly in about a week it feels like
Now we can't get him to shut up. But this stage has joys all of its own, like the dancing and singing little nonsense songs he's made up, or copying everything I do because his little brain is curious and growing rapidly
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it’s actually easier and more relaxing to solo parent.” In short spurts of course. But it’s true, new moms are generally a little more wound up about doing everything just soo. (rightfully so, hormones and what not). With you, take your time, enjoy it, and if the kid survives you’ve done your job. I find my boys are a lot easier going around just me
There is a lot of truth to this. You'll find as 'dad' that the baby is much less likely to whine or cry around you; and may even stop crying the moment your wife leaves, stay pretty much cry-less the entire time she's gone, then resume whining the moment she returns and the baby notices. There's a lot of obvious natural reasons for this, but just enjoy being Dad instead of Mom and use that to your advantage
This post was edited on 8/7/25 at 5:30 pm
Posted on 8/7/25 at 5:44 pm to LakeCharlesPirate
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I have ABSOLUTELY no clue how someone could not be excited to spend the time with their kids, as many of my coworkers have expressed.
I one thousand percent agree.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 6:28 pm to LakeCharlesPirate
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I have ABSOLUTELY no clue how someone could not be excited to spend the time with their kids
I miss that time with my kids. Enjoy every second of it because it goes by really fast.
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which entails me being the sole responsible party of our 3 month old all weekend.
Right now you have one and she’s too young to talk back, complain about everything, be ungrateful and all the other things you’ll live with later. I love being with my three stooges but make no mistake - there will be rough times.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 6:42 pm to LakeCharlesPirate
LakeChuckButtPirate
Posted on 8/7/25 at 7:24 pm to Dire Wolf
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say what you will about daycare but overall i think its been positive for my kid especially as they gotten to the more pre-school side of things
I understand why you would think that, because virtually everybody does it without question. But day care, and even preschool, are not the best situation for kids to be in.
You won’t see any studies or hear much about it because it’s how our society is run, but think about this. Your kid needs round the clock love and attention for the first 4 or 5 years of their life. They get their confidence and ability to handle stress from their parents in the home, specifically their mother.
If a kid is sitting in a daycare for 10 hours a day with one caretaker per 3-5 kids, not getting any specialized attention or love, that has some effect. Of course, it’s difficult to quantify, but I believe it has a lot to do with the amount of kids who are unable to cope. At this moment in time, were the most depressed and anxiety ridden people who have ever existed. And yet, we’re also the best off.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that this got started during a generation when mothers decided to leave the home and go to work every day.
Not saying you have to home school your kid all the way through, but I know for a fact that a kid needs his mom at home full time for at least the first 4 years of life. Literally everybody before us knew this for a fact, but now we know better.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 7:35 pm to 777Tiger
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friend of mine has two kids, and a nanny for each of them
Yeah this is bullshite.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 7:39 pm to LakeCharlesPirate
7 pages and no pics of wife.
I quit.
I quit.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 8:17 pm to LakeCharlesPirate
Right there with you! I'm home with all three for the next week before the two oldest go back to school. My wife has been home for 3 months and I'm using the 6 weeks from my company plus the Colorado FAMLI act, which essentially gives me paid FMLA (about 60% of my check) for an additional 6 weeks. I get three whole months with the little one, and I couldn't be more excited.
Congrats on the first!
Congrats on the first!
Posted on 8/7/25 at 8:29 pm to Florida_Man1981
quote:but a lot of boomer dads learned that from their own fathers who are considered the greatest generation
old baws will rag on daycares and nannies then admit they never changed a diaper or were never left alone with their kids without the wife for more than a few hours
Pretty accurate. In addition to destroying our country, boomers were also the laziest and most entitled dads this world has ever seen.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 8:34 pm to LakeCharlesPirate
My son is 17 and we’ve only recently started doing things together. He’s never been the type to spread his wings, even with me by his side. I’m enjoying our time together since he was just a wee lad.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 8:40 pm to LakeCharlesPirate
Enjoy it! Ours is almost a year and a half. We didn't enjoy the newborn phase as much but once he started crawling, then walking, it became 10x better. You're doing it right. My wife didn't have to change a diaper the first 6 weeks. When it was time to feed at night, I'd get up, take the baby out of the bassinet, hand him to mom, nap while she fed, then I'd get up and change him and rock him to sleep before putting him back in the bassinet. A lot of guys will beat their chest and tell you how they let their wives do all that, but that's why lots of wives resent their husbands.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 8:50 pm to Ingeniero
My wife left the ICU after we had our first because we didn’t want her working long days, weekends, or holidays. There are many different options for RNs that aren’t 12 hour shifts.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 9:00 pm to Ingeniero
Enjoy y’all’s as well my guy!
Newborn phase has been relatively good for us, we’ve had some tough nights and whatnot but overall good, thankfully. I think what made it really good is that I did the same as you, I helped every way I could no matter the time of day/night while I was home. Even now back working 40-50 hours a week I’m still up most nights with the girls helping or just being present. My wife and I have also prioritized our time together too, one of the reasons we sleep trained since day 1 of her coming home. Most nights we get 8:30-3 in peace while the baby sleeps, then back to sleep until I’m up at 5:30. Kudos to you for being an active dad as well!
Newborn phase has been relatively good for us, we’ve had some tough nights and whatnot but overall good, thankfully. I think what made it really good is that I did the same as you, I helped every way I could no matter the time of day/night while I was home. Even now back working 40-50 hours a week I’m still up most nights with the girls helping or just being present. My wife and I have also prioritized our time together too, one of the reasons we sleep trained since day 1 of her coming home. Most nights we get 8:30-3 in peace while the baby sleeps, then back to sleep until I’m up at 5:30. Kudos to you for being an active dad as well!
Posted on 8/7/25 at 9:04 pm to LakeCharlesPirate
I'm 8 months in baw.
Also do several nights a week solo and at least 1 day on the weekend.
I'll say the first month or so was a little nerve racking just because of the unknown, but it comes natural very quickly.
I won't lie though, I certainly prefer when we're both home. It's just easier to trade off tasks and we have a pretty good system with feeding, bathe time and bed time.
When you're solo it's all on you and you don't have much time for anything else. Even taking a shite becomes something you have a plan strategically for.
Wouldn't give it up for the world, but I'm not gonna pretend that 2 isn't better than 1.
Also do several nights a week solo and at least 1 day on the weekend.
I'll say the first month or so was a little nerve racking just because of the unknown, but it comes natural very quickly.
I won't lie though, I certainly prefer when we're both home. It's just easier to trade off tasks and we have a pretty good system with feeding, bathe time and bed time.
When you're solo it's all on you and you don't have much time for anything else. Even taking a shite becomes something you have a plan strategically for.
Wouldn't give it up for the world, but I'm not gonna pretend that 2 isn't better than 1.
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