Oh My God I Am An Adult Now

[DaveB]

Personally I found the first 3 years the hardest and its gotten better all the time since then.

Maybe when my daughter becomes a teenager I will change my mind.....

You've seen Harry Enfield's Kevin and Perry havn't you?

It's all true.

[BrilloPad]

You've seen Harry Enfield's Kevin and Perry havn't you?

It's all true.

I have heard though that girls are ALOT worse than boys. Is that true?

[DaveB]

I have heard though that girls are ALOT worse than boys. Is that true?

Can't speak from experience about girls, since I olny have the one son. But from talking to other parents girls tend to be a little less messy, but higher strung emotionally. Expect more screaming and foot stamping and less sullen grunting.

Replace your wireless handset phone with a wired one, otherwise you will spend your life rummaging through teenage detritus looking for it.

Buy extra glasses, crockery and cutlery to replace the ones that vanish into their room, never to be seen again.

Buy shares in Febreeze. Possibly less of an issue with girls but definately a prerequisite with boys. Never mind the canary, when even the dog won't go in their room you know it's time to fumigate.

If you are still stuck for work consider taking up mini-cabbing. You will be spending most of your time in your car anyway.

Never carry cash. They can smell it like a spaniel can smell crack.

[Bagpuss]

yesterday at approx 9am.

Fiancee wakes me from my slumber by running into the bedroom test in hand .....positive pregnancy test.

Yesterday at approx 1:30pm after lunch.

Fiancee does another test, one of them electronic jobbies.... the word "Pregnant" is displayed.

Realisation is hitting me that my life has just changed for the better, but with it brings serious responsiblities.

Is this the glamour model you've been bank rolling?

Congratulations (i hope)

[BrilloPad]

Can't speak from experience about girls, since I olny have the one son. But from talking to other parents girls tend to be a little less messy, but higher strung emotionally. Expect more screaming and foot stamping and less sullen grunting.

Replace your wireless handset phone with a wired one, otherwise you will spend your life rummaging through teenage detritus looking for it.

Buy extra glasses, crockery and cutlery to replace the ones that vanish into their room, never to be seen again.

Buy shares in Febreeze. Possibly less of an issue with girls but definately a prerequisite with boys. Never mind the canary, when even the dog won't go in their room you know it's time to fumigate.

If you are still stuck for work consider taking up mini-cabbing. You will be spending most of your time in your car anyway.

Never carry cash. They can smell it like a spaniel can smell crack.

I have some of these problems already with Mrs BP!

Maybe a 3 year gig abroad is called for : leave it all to Mrs BP.......

[Drewster]

I have heard though that girls are ALOT worse than boys. Is that true?

Depends what you mean "Worse"........

Daugther stays out all night and comes home with a hangover not remembering what she did or who with...... its a big worry!

Son does same - it SHOULD be the same worry (from a mature and responsible perspective)..... but I BET IT AINT!!!!

[BrilloPad]

Depends what you mean "Worse"........

Daugther stays out all night and comes home with a hangover not remembering what she did or who with...... its a big worry!

Son does same - it SHOULD be the same worry (from a mature and responsible perspective)..... but I BET IT AINT!!!!

I was more talking about the verbal abuse they dish out. I have heard it said that boys tend to go out or sulk in their room. girls can do that but are far more likely to fire back a sarcy reply. Maybe I have been told nonsense?

I would worry about either kid staying out(I have twins boy/girl and a baby boy).

[Churchill]

Just a quick question.

Did you/she forget about contraception purposely?

[expat]

yesterday at approx 9am.

Fiancee wakes me from my slumber by running into the bedroom test in hand .....positive pregnancy test.

Yesterday at approx 1:30pm after lunch.

Fiancee does another test, one of them electronic jobbies.... the word "Pregnant" is displayed.

Realisation is hitting me that my life has just changed for the better, but with it brings serious responsiblities.

Congratulations.

No set of smilies is enough.

You have all the right words in there though:
changed
better
responsibilities.

Wait till you see just how much every one of those becomes true! And when it takes over your life, reflect that you never really had anything worth giving up your life for before.

[SantaClaus]

Congrats from a new dad. My baby is 14 days old!

She had a nice vomitting session this morning after she overdosed on expressed milk. (Its like crack cocaine to her!)