Jake Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I agree that the noise they make is hideously draining, ear splitting, irritating, but I guess they grow out of it after a while??? Yeah, they do - the first eighteen years are the worst. Plus babies are ugly. I know this because people with ugly babies go on about how gorgeous they are. So. true. It didn't go down very well when I mentioned that my sister's new baby girl was the dead spit of Al Murray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 ...last night, my son (now 9 months old) started copying for the first time. Lying on the bed with a new bear he'd got, he watched me give it a kiss on the nose. He then did exactly the same thing. Leaned slowly forwards and gave the bear a tiny little peck on the end of its nose.... My heart pretty much flipped at that point! Have you ever played Half-life 2? It's much better fun than that. (Soz, but I can't stand babies either, I can take a scream for about 0.45 seconds) Having said that, while I was recently visiting the Father in law in a rehab hospice (stroke) a saw a number of old men, alone in their rooms, withering away and it really frightened me. I want to die amongst friends, probably in a car or plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Dude. Sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I want to die amongst friends, probably in a car or plane. Reminds me of that email signature I copied from a joke... When I die, I want to die like my grandfather, peaceful in his sleep, unlike the other 3 passengers in the car screaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 (Waits for Ian C to comment on the Dixie Chicks) Heh, I wouldn't be caught dead in a baby-based thread, fear not. But while I'm here - you have a kid, your life as you know it is over. From then on every single thing you want to do, do do, or used to do is now 100% fitted around the child. Supra? You go from "can it fit a big turbo" to "can it fit a child seat and all the shite that comes with it". House? "has it got a good garage" to "is it near a good school". Disposable income? Our survey says "no". Night out? Can't get too drunk. Babysitter. Arrange in advance. Want to watch a DVD? Can't have it too loud. etc etc etc. Add on to that the constant worry at every stage - illness, traffic, strangers, bullying, dating, wrong crowds etc etc. Good lord. That's just a fact though, it's not a pro or a con or a counter argument or anything. With that in mind I personally don't think I could handle the responsibility of having a kid around, I like my life as is and I can't see it changing for now. I've never heard a good argument for having a kid apart from the selfish one about them looking after you while you rot away - and if I planned that far ahead I'd pay more into my pension, a far more stable and cheaper investment than 20 years of my life and all my money and freedom! -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 ...last night, my son (now 9 months old) started copying for the first time. Lying on the bed with a new bear he'd got, he watched me give it a kiss on the nose. He then did exactly the same thing. Leaned slowly forwards and gave the bear a tiny little peck on the end of its nose.... My heart pretty much flipped at that point! ahh you big softie you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermonkey Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 my 2 year old say's cock instead of knock (great when we go to peoples houses) the misses hates it, it only took a few days for him to pick it up:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 my 2 year old say's cock instead of knock (great when we go to peoples houses) the misses hates it, it only took a few days for him to pick it up:) Mine too, instead of clock. Went to an award ceremony a month or so ago and while the Supernintendo was giving some boring blah blah well done type speech she pointed to the big clock on the wall above him and shouted out "COCK" at the top of her voice...... Ahh bless, from the mouths of babes etc. She also shouted "DADDY FART, POO!" when I went up for my award which wasn't quite so amusing 2 years old in 3 days.... and loads of attitude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 I'm gonna PM the mods. I'm sure there should be a rule against posting pics of your children on a thread that is anti-babies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 This is my little man... He has one developing talent, he can fart on demand.... (and still finds it highly amusing aged 6), but more importantly he can recognize cars just by seeing parts of them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Mine too, instead of clock. Went to an award ceremony a month or so ago and while the Supernintendo was giving some boring blah blah well done type speech she pointed to the big clock on the wall above him and shouted out "COCK" at the top of her voice...... Ahh bless, from the mouths of babes etc. She also shouted "DADDY FART, POO!" when I went up for my award which wasn't quite so amusing 2 years old in 3 days.... and loads of attitude You want to see someones skin crawl and them want to instantly bury themselves. A mate of mine at work went to a kiddies party with his 3 year old son. There was a similar aged halfcaste girl with big hair there. Before he could say or do anything his son piped up "look daddy a monkey" .... He couldn't leave either and had to endure "the look" all afternoon. Bless em eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 i love kids i'm planning a whole football team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I'm gonna PM the mods. I'm sure there should be a rule against posting pics of your children on a thread that is anti-babies! I'd be far more worried about posting child-pictures on a public thread, with all the Internet wierdos about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I normally don't have much time for nippers but Rik, great pics and comments Is he one of the lads who comes to pod with you? I swear he was much older! Ha ha, no mate. The boys i take to pod are my eldest (14yrs) and my nephew. Little Luca in the pics has yet to experience Pod. Maybe this year. And yeah, he sure is cute........just like me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham S Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 This is my little man... He has one developing talent, he can fart on demand.... (and still finds it highly amusing aged 6), but more importantly he can recognize cars just by seeing parts of them.. Yeh thats the little bugger that shit on my leg last night.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 you have a kid, your life as you know it is over. From then on every single thing you want to do, do do, or used to do is now 100% fitted around the child. Not necessarily. Not if you're a guy anyway. I can honestly say there's not much I haven't been able to have, or places I couldn't go because of children. The only downside I've found is that they make it difficult to do things with your Mrs, because most of the time one of you has to look after the kids, and it's her. As long as she's happy to do it you can still do pretty much what you like. See, I was always a "No kids for me thanks" guy but then my Mrs got herself pregnant by accident (apparently). I wasn't keen but couldn't face the alternatives so we carried on. As it happens she had a miscarriage at 5½months (Not the most fun day I've ever had) but by then we were both quite looking forward to having a kid so we had a planned one this time and everything was fine. TBH, I'm still not a 'baby person'. I still don't like other people's kid's but your own are different. A bit like farts; your own seem fine but other people's are horrible. Anyway, my point is that you can have it all. They don't have to ruin your life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Anyway, my point is that you can have it all. They don't have to ruin your life. Agreed. To me kids are an extra as well as all the other things i enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schtuv Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Bet you wouldn't if "home" was the attached house next door. I worry enough about the noise my cats make in my (ground floor) apartment - if someone in this block had a kid it'd be a nightmare! EDIT: OK - maybe not a nightmare ... but I wouldn't get much sleep, and I'd be really irritable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 TBH, I'm still not a 'baby person'. I still don't like other people's kid's but your own are different. A bit like farts; your own seem fine but other people's are horrible. That has to be one of the best quotes I have heard since I arrived here!! Cheers Jake! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schtuv Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 But while I'm here - you have a kid, your life as you know it is over. And (not trying to sound negative, but ...) that's assuming a 100% healthy intact child - some need a lot more time, love, and attention than that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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