Jacksgranda Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Picked this up from another thread Children @Michael W 1 (1) Total: 328 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Shaker Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 They don’t stay little for long, do they? Already bagging up some outfits he doesn’t fit into any more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 9 hours ago, Jimmy Shaker said: They don’t stay little for long, do they? Already bagging up some outfits he doesn’t fit into any more. We've had stuff I've said "it'll be months before she fits that" and 2 weeks later she's too big for it. My mrs mum is getting quite annoyed as she bought a load of summer clothes that were too big for her this summer but will be too small next year. Keeps moaning that she's not wearing summer dresses in the pishing November rain. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 It is 4 years today the grandkids have been staying with us fulltime,no wonder i have no hair and grey in my beard. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Andy Dufresne said: It is 4 years today the grandkids have been staying with us fulltime,no wonder i have no hair and grey in my beard. Wow, that’s been a fast 4 years. Seems like only 4 months ago you began posting about the situation. Edited November 17, 2022 by 8MileBU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailorcowden Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 I have my first on the way in February. Was told a few months ago that is a wee girl we are expecting. I am excited beyond belief and cannot wait to get started. Doing a longer stretch away the now to get plenty of leave at the back of the bairn being born and I guess it's my time to start thinking of a change of career. It'll be rough missing out on large chunks of her growing up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arab_joe Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 6 hours ago, sailorcowden said: Doing a longer stretch away the now to get plenty of leave at the back of the bairn being born and I guess it's my time to start thinking of a change of career. It'll be rough missing out on large chunks of her growing up. Congratulations! We welcomed our second a week ago (first was born in March 2020 when the world was going crazy over COVID) and if you like parenthood even a 10th as much as I do then you're in for a treat. On the highlighted part, undoubtedly the most difficult times of my parenting journey thus far (and I accept that I am far, far less experienced than most on the thread) has been working away. On a few occasions I've left my wife and son in London and flown to the Middle East for work (and those have only been for 4 or 5 week stints) - to hide the tears I've had to basically wear sunglasses in the tube, in the airport, on the plane and then in the taxi home... I'm not sure what your job is, but if there is any way that you can work from/near home even for the first few months then I would highly recommend it (and you'll be a far greater help to your other half)! P.S. this thread is great for tips and reassurances. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 9 hours ago, sailorcowden said: I have my first on the way in February. Was told a few months ago that is a wee girl we are expecting. I am excited beyond belief and cannot wait to get started. Doing a longer stretch away the now to get plenty of leave at the back of the bairn being born and I guess it's my time to start thinking of a change of career. It'll be rough missing out on large chunks of her growing up. Where I am, it's pretty common for either the husband or wife, or sometimes both, to go abroad to work soon after the child is born and they often remain abroad for their kids' whole upbringing. Basically, they are sacrificing their time with their kids to help them have a better future. In the 3 streets where I live, I'd estimate 75% of the families either have one parent working abroad or had one in the past. A case in point is my wife's best mate - she has been in Hong Kong for the whole of her daughter's life (she's now 16 or 17) and has brought up her bosses' daughter who is around the same age. Harsh reality of life for many here and I'm pretty sure 99% of them would have preferred to stay here if they were able to earn close to what they can get abroad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Children arab_joe 1 (2) Total: 330 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailorcowden Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 5 hours ago, arab_joe said: Congratulations! We welcomed our second a week ago (first was born in March 2020 when the world was going crazy over COVID) and if you like parenthood even a 10th as much as I do then you're in for a treat. On the highlighted part, undoubtedly the most difficult times of my parenting journey thus far (and I accept that I am far, far less experienced than most on the thread) has been working away. On a few occasions I've left my wife and son in London and flown to the Middle East for work (and those have only been for 4 or 5 week stints) - to hide the tears I've had to basically wear sunglasses in the tube, in the airport, on the plane and then in the taxi home... I'm not sure what your job is, but if there is any way that you can work from/near home even for the first few months then I would highly recommend it (and you'll be a far greater help to your other half)! P.S. this thread is great for tips and reassurances. Thanks a lot! and Congratulations on your second! MUst be great watching your family really take off and come together I can't imagine what it is going to be like leaving both the wife and the kid to be honest. It was hard enough leaving after we were first married. i go away for around 4 months at a time and though i get about 3 back at the end of it. It's a massive chunk of the year taken out and from reading the thread you could miss so much in that spell. Definitely going to start looking for work shoreside. 3 hours ago, hk blues said: Where I am, it's pretty common for either the husband or wife, or sometimes both, to go abroad to work soon after the child is born and they often remain abroad for their kids' whole upbringing. Basically, they are sacrificing their time with their kids to help them have a better future. In the 3 streets where I live, I'd estimate 75% of the families either have one parent working abroad or had one in the past. A case in point is my wife's best mate - she has been in Hong Kong for the whole of her daughter's life (she's now 16 or 17) and has brought up her bosses' daughter who is around the same age. Harsh reality of life for many here and I'm pretty sure 99% of them would have preferred to stay here if they were able to earn close to what they can get abroad. I have worked with a lot of guys from the Phillipines and the sacrifices that they make to make sure their families are taken care of is extraordinary. Really take my hat off to them. Remember about a decade ago when Typhoon Haiyan made landfall over the islands. Guys not knowing if their families were safe or their homes still standing and just getting up to go to work day in day out. It was a very hard time from the outside looking in, nevermind being directly affected by it. Nothing but respect for people who can go through so much time away to care for their folks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Sitting here listening to 13 year old granddaughter and 12 year old grandson arguing about the legitimacy of the Greek Royal Family styling themselves as "King" and "Queen". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Shaker Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Three weeks old today. Sound effects are legit. IMG_9897.MP4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hk blues Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 17 hours ago, sailorcowden said: I have worked with a lot of guys from the Phillipines and the sacrifices that they make to make sure their families are taken care of is extraordinary. Really take my hat off to them. Remember about a decade ago when Typhoon Haiyan made landfall over the islands. Guys not knowing if their families were safe or their homes still standing and just getting up to go to work day in day out. It was a very hard time from the outside looking in, nevermind being directly affected by it. Nothing but respect for people who can go through so much time away to care for their folks. Indeed. Unfortunately, in many cases they are not only taking care of their own family but the extended family as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FK1Bairn Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 My 7 year old came home with a letter from school on Thursday to say a poem he had written in class had been selected for publishing in a childrens book being released at the end of January. We had to give permission for this first but how can you say no? Beyond proud of him, his mum and I have been telling everybody we know yet he couldn't care less 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 My youngest brought home a chicken wrap she made in home economics. She tried to get me to eat it with the reassuring words "it's probably not raw". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Got the Bairn's name right there with the 4th attempt... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 21 hours ago, Jimmy Shaker said: Three weeks old today. Sound effects are legit. IMG_9897.MP4 2.19 MB · 0 downloads Turns out baby grows are way they are at shoulders so you can take them off down the way if covered in shite. Only found this out last year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 54 minutes ago, RH33 said: Turns out baby grows are way they are at shoulders so you can take them off down the way if covered in shite. Only found this out last year. Your status as thread oracle at risk here.... Even I knew that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 24 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Your status as thread oracle at risk here.... Even I knew that. I didn't. This is not a new phenomenon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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