I'm going to be a daddy - Page 3

Radar · 01-05-2007, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

congrats, radar! you strike me as someone who will be a great daddy.

Thanks Jim. I'm going to try to be the best dad I can. I just hope I can be a good enough man to pull it off. Boys are certainly easier. I know I won't have the heart to spank a little girl if she's bad. My wife will have to be the punisher.

Radar · 01-05-2007, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

And congratulations, Radar! That's very exciting news!

Thanks. I figured at almost 38 years old, I should have them while I'm still young enough to raise them well.

Clodfobble · 01-05-2007, 02:56 PM

Hey, congrats Radar! The only name advice I can give you is once you've decided, keep it a secret until the baby's born. You will be surprised how many people will just tell you, "Ew, I HATE that name! How awful!" when you tell them the name you've picked, but once the kid's actually named no one ever says anything rude.

When is she due? Don't forget to post photos when it's time... [Edit: Duh, June 1st. I can read, I swear.]

glatt · 01-05-2007, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

You will be surprised how many people will just tell you, "Ew, I HATE that name! How awful!" when you tell them the name you've picked, but once the kid's actually named no one ever says anything rude.

Good advice. I'm one of them. I knew a woman who was thinking of naming her son "Dijon" as a combination of her name (Direthia) and her husband's name (John.) I was more gentle than most, but she took a lot of shit for that and ended up naming the kid John.

Shawnee123 · 01-05-2007, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Good advice. I'm one of them. I knew a woman who was thinking of naming her son "Dijon" as a combination of her name (Direthia) and her husband's name (John.) I was more gentle than most, but she took a lot of shit for that and ended up naming the kid John.

Whew, that kid would have a lifetime of everyone asking him if he had any Grey Poupon.

DanaC · 01-05-2007, 03:24 PM

Huge, big fat congrats to you and your good lady radar! How completely wonderful and exciting

I am awful at names.....lessee.....Rachel, Danielle, Sinaed (sp) Winifred, Jennifer, Nash, Natasha.......

Shawnee123 · 01-05-2007, 03:26 PM

My friend named her new baby girl Reece. I like that.

Radar · 01-05-2007, 03:35 PM

I really like the name Madison too, but my wife won't go for it.

LabRat · 01-05-2007, 03:39 PM

ooh, way too many Madisons around here. Blech. Plus, being in the upper midwest, I think people are talking about a city in Wisconsin all the time...

Oh, congrats Radar!!!! Hope the pregnancy is an easy one, and neither of you gain too much weight...

Shawnee123 · 01-05-2007, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Radar

I really like the name Madison too, but my wife won't go for it.

Had a cat named Madison. He got his name because he followed me and my ex home one night when we were walking home from the bar. He was such a sweetie but it was obvious he was in need of some care and attention. My husband said "we need to get him some medicine" to which I replied "That's it! We'll name him Madison!"
Middle name: Toto

Sheldonrs · 01-05-2007, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Radar

I really like the name Madison too, but my wife won't go for it.

How about Times Square? Bronx? Chelsea? Brooklyn? :-)

Elspode · 01-05-2007, 04:02 PM

Radar, congratulations to you and Mrs Radar! Parenthood changes your life like nothing else ever can or will. Being a daddy is the surest way to know you're alive, bro.

Flint · 01-05-2007, 04:15 PM

My little monkey is 3.5 months old. My wife and I are going on a real date to the movies tonight!

glatt · 01-05-2007, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

My little monkey is 3.5 months old. My wife and I are going on a real date to the movies tonight!

It's amazing and even a little pathetic how exciting going out to the movies is when you are a parent of little kids. I mean, on the one hand, it's just the movies. Big freakin' deal. But you and I both know it really is a big deal. Man, it's a movie! In a theater!

Radar · 01-05-2007, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Hey, congrats Radar! The only name advice I can give you is once you've decided, keep it a secret until the baby's born. You will be surprised how many people will just tell you, "Ew, I HATE that name! How awful!" when you tell them the name you've picked, but once the kid's actually named no one ever says anything rude.

When is she due? Don't forget to post photos when it's time... [Edit: Duh, June 1st. I can read, I swear.]

She's due on June 1st, but I don't think she'll make it that long. I'm still trying to figure out why the doctor said June 1st, since she's supposed to already be 4 and a half months which would take us to May 1st. Maybe my wife didn't understand the doctor.

It's too late for the weight gain.

01-05-2007, 03:26 PM	#37
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	My friend named her new baby girl Reece. I like that. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-05-2007, 03:35 PM	#38
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	I really like the name Madison too, but my wife won't go for it. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

01-05-2007, 03:39 PM	#39
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	ooh, way too many Madisons around here. Blech. Plus, being in the upper midwest, I think people are talking about a city in Wisconsin all the time... Oh, congrats Radar!!!! Hope the pregnancy is an easy one, and neither of you gain too much weight... __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

01-05-2007, 04:02 PM	#42
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Radar, congratulations to you and Mrs Radar! Parenthood changes your life like nothing else ever can or will. Being a daddy is the surest way to know you're alive, bro. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-05-2007, 04:15 PM	#43
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Congratulations! My little monkey is 3.5 months old. My wife and I are going on a real date to the movies tonight! __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

01-05-2007, 02:56 PM	#33
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Hey, congrats Radar! The only name advice I can give you is once you've decided, keep it a secret until the baby's born. You will be surprised how many people will just tell you, "Ew, I HATE that name! How awful!" when you tell them the name you've picked, but once the kid's actually named no one ever says anything rude. When is she due? Don't forget to post photos when it's time... [Edit: Duh, June 1st. I can read, I swear.]

01-05-2007, 03:24 PM	#36
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Huge, big fat congrats to you and your good lady radar! How completely wonderful and exciting I am awful at names.....lessee.....Rachel, Danielle, Sinaed (sp) Winifred, Jennifer, Nash, Natasha.......

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