Proud dads...

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  • trooperbill15

    me and my boi - hes learning to stand/walk at the moment

  • Nairn10

    Daughter is regularly shitting in a potty.

    .

    I am somewhat in awe of how big her jobbies are.

    Without being too .. well, weird.. i change her nappy at least a couple of times a day so I'm fairly knowledgable about the general dimensions of her anus, yet her jobbies look ..adult.

    I thought perhaps it was simply an illusion against the scale of the potty, so hand-measured one today and nup, it's a proper jobby with a large girth.

    I'm not sure whether to be impressed or massively concerned.

    .

    She'll be 17 in June.

    • I think a 17 year old girl already shits like an adult. weird is the fact that she's still using a potty.oey_oey
    • Moreso her father hanging around her as she does so, encouraging her on gleefully, with clapping and high-fives.Nairn
    • add a bit of wet food to her kibblecannonball1978
    • I may have to reign in the dried apricots.Nairn
    • i lol'd. One should not know the general dimensions of their 17yo daughters anus lolmantrakid
    • lol great endergarbage
    • LOL you got me!mort_
    • ^ on a serious note now, my daughter will be in two days 17 too and dried apricots or canola/rapeseed oil that's organic and not cold pressed work miracles.oey_oey
    • Was mentioning the rapeseed oil really necessary?palimpsest
  • BonSeff10

  • mg334

    Don't know how many of you parents have ever experienced anything like this, but my 21 month old son had a febrile seizure on Sunday - it's a type of seizure from a fever spiking too high (not necessarily the high temp but how fast it rises).

    He was laying on my chest in a chair under a blanket, still tired after his nap. All of a sudden his legs started shaking, I held him up and told my wife and sister in law something's wrong with him, and as soon as I held him up his eyes were rolling back in his head, lips turned purple, face turned blue, foaming at the month, and body shaking uncontrollably. Holy shit it was the most frightening moment I've ever gone through in my life. Sister in law knew he was having a seizure, both she and my wife were frantic. I was frantic calling 911. Not knowing what was happening we were literally thinking he was dying in front of us.

    Within a couple minutes he started to come out of it, and the paramedics were there in about eight minutes. Hospital was just down the street, so took him to the emergency room, his temp was nearly 104 and they got it down to 98 within a couple hours. Turned out he had a bad ear infection and just wasn't showing any signs of it bothering him to us. Trying to get the infection to go away, keeping his fever down.

    That was the scariest thing I've ever gone through. Any of those aspects of a seizure on their own would be frightening enough, but to watch your child do all those things and have no idea what's going on, I hope I never have to experience that again. It was terrifying.

    • omg that would freak me out so bad ... I’m glad he’s in good handsmonospaced
    • I had a someting like that happen with our almost one year old today. Major infections in ears and throat. Was almost choking. Now on heavy antibiotics alseep..tank02
    • ... and ofcourse hope your kid is feeling better man, what a horrible story.tank02
    • yikes! Hope he's better soon.fooler
    • Jeez, never heard of that before. Sorry you had to go through that. I'm sure it was scary as fuck for all involved.mathinc
    • Thanks everyone. :)mg33
    • Wonder what someone 80 years ago would have done. Would they be more tempered from feeling the panic you felt. Having access to 911, more knowledge, and lessdeathboy
    • experience "letting it ride" with less concern, or maybe monetary investment. I'm slowly coming to except the "old ways" only having a dog. Pukes a littledeathboy
    • lots of panic 400 dollar bill. Not too long ago you just lived through shit. Now such a panic fuck to everything. My chic use to pass out in primary schooldeathboy
    • no doctor knew why, you just shrug and go oh well. either live or die. I almost wish the world wasnt so easy and monetized that you could have a harder skindeathboy
    • culturally just something i think about. your kids fine, tougher than we have been educated to remember. not the last scare you will have.deathboy
    • Deathboy, that was why 'back in the old days' the mortality rates for babies and kids are much higher. And why in lower developed countries a lot of babies ...tank02
    • ... die from very harmless disaeses. Do some research man.tank02
    • @mg33 This is heartbreaking and horrific! So sorry for the little guy and for you & your family to have gone through this nightmare.Krassy
    • Best wishes! Hoping for your boy to never have this happen to him ever again.Krassy
    • Jesus. As a dad to a 2 year old myself, I can imagine how terrifying that must have been. Hope he's feeling better man.greyandred
    • Holy shit, Scary!! Get well soon little buddy!maquito
    • Wow, good to hear he's ok - keep it up!martinadolfsson
    • good lord that's awful. Earaches are by far the WORST.stoplying
    • tank02 it was just a cultural observation on our behavior and reaction to todays stuff that seems foreign because its first world shitdeathboy
    • and hopefully give a little comfort that nothing has really changed just our perceptions of it, or how we choose to fight fear with money.deathboy
    • My son had this twice when he was 1,5 years old. It's damn scary but I was prepared: I had it too as a kid, it is hereditary.stewart
    • the panic of parent (which you obviously are not) over their child in distress is, in no way imaginable, "first world shit" as you put it.monospaced
    • you should stick to politics, where your incoherent ramblings, unsubstantiated assumptions and meaningless anecdotes are more fittingmonospaced
    • Our daughter just went through 3 days of ~104 fever, we were scared this might happen and fortunately it didn't. Then the Roseola broke out.ben_
    • Hope that's the last of it for your little guy, pretty unnerving. Unless of course you're deathboy, who ain't phased by a seizure.ben_
  • mandomafioso10

    Gah, a proud dad thread AND a proud dads thread c'mon ;) Anyway, proud dad here. Alex is happy and healthy!

  • aslip9

    Spent my Sunday creating a basement basketball goal for my son's upcoming birthday party. We had some fun testing it out last night. Little sis got in on the action too.


    • Love the DIY, but have a ladder because some kid is going to brick one over the wall.garbage
    • Only about 5" ledge, so the ball shouldn't get stuck. Maybe I can wedge some wood pieces up there just in case.aslip
    • bravo!Krassy
    • Dude...now even Pango can slam it!utopian
    • basically you can only do layups? any other type of arc is going to hit the beams dadfourth
    • Leave pango alonegarbage
    • The hoop is cool, but WHAT'S UP WITH THE TAKE AND BAKE PIZZA?stoplying
    • Father-in-law works at a corrugate box company. He gave us a shit ton of those for our move.aslip
    • 9' ceilings. 7"ball. Adjustable height. Room for arch. C'mon dude... This ain't my first rodeo.aslip
    • it's greatmonospaced
    • it's these kinds of setups that allow for creative modified rules: ceiling bouncies, running wall layups, brick bricks, etc, and laundry machine 4-pointers.monospaced
    • You have to paint the backboard though :)monospaced
    • awesome!dbloc
    • Painted backboard is next. More father-son bonding.aslip
  • mugwart12

    Forgot about this thread - My son had a bad few weeks at school and the divorce. I managed to get him a ticket to the crew screening of Fantastic Beasts.

    Was probably the proudest moment in my career watching the smile grow on him in the queue and watching the magick of film wash over him.

    • :)Gnash
    • +1kona
    • Or he might be picking up on your relief. Kids just hold up a mirror to you. My parents divorced when I was in elementary school.shellie
    • But that's good news nonetheless.shellie
    • Bump!pango
    • Thanks for the advice - shellie - its still ongoing and she's not the nicest of characters so its brutal on him.mugwart
  • akiersky7

    Couldn't be prouder to be a first-time dad!

    Nora Yvonne
    7lb 2oz, 20 in

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/cXqyyL…

  • loool14

    we had a birthday recently, time for another pic with the fox from "Little Prince", the movie i love with my little girl who i adore

  • Nairn7

    "Get back in the water, you bastard!" Shouts my <4 year old daughter at the predator tracking the cute animal we're following, in the nature documentary we're wqtching

    • lol, stuff like this let’s you know you doing a good job!dee-dubs
    • Good work, I imagine you’re a good dad. :-)PhanLo
    • Haha awesomesausages
    • Look who's back on the front page!Continuity
    • A crocodile?drgs
    • An ancient Koolasuchus. Ok, 'nature documentary' is a bit of a stretch. 'fantastical extrapolation' is more apt with 'Walking with Dinosaurs'...Nairn
    • just looked up what Koolasuchus looks like » scarier than xenomorph. https://www.youtube.…hotroddy
  • maquito12


    My boy playing with my best friend’s kids. Ahhh! Glorious.

  • Nairn9

    So I'm like 19 months into having a small, irritating midget dictate the entiriety of my existence, and this month I'm doing most of the daytime care, but when i leave her at 4pm-ish to go to work I am totally fucking cut up and teary-eyed when that daft little twat says "Bai-bai" and waves me off.

    It is unnerving how strongly i feel for this tiny little midget twat.

    • You are in a lovely period now, her personality is emerging, golden times mate. Enjoy. I was so emotional all the time, never cried so much hahafadein11
    • This is when it gets amazing. Their heart melting sayings and isms only get better from here. Mine is nearing 3 and I melt every time he says “daddy I love you”monospaced
    • It really balances the ramped up emotions, defiance and frustrations that happen for the next couple years. Enjoy!monospaced
    • Last night my eldest (3.5) came out with "Maybe one day [her Younger brothers name] will be a daddy?". "Yes if he wants to be i replied..."microkorg
    • ..."You'll be dead though" she replies. I'm left in shock waiting to wipe her ass after being on the potty.microkorg
    • Ouch, memories. Enjoy every day, those little you' grow fast!!OBBTKN
    • My brother recently had a kid (well, his partner did) and I trotted out the "Enjoy every moment!" trope, realising just how fucking fast it all goes.Nairn
    • ..then went on to explain that Actually, Seriously - Do! Every cunt says it, and every cunt really means it, because it'they change so quickly.Nairn
  • Nairn9

    My 14 month old daughter's walking around the house with a slice of lime I cut for her stuffed in her gob. She's alternating between scrunching up her face in perplexed confusion and gleefully eating more.

    She's as equally keen on raw onion, (soft) chillies and garlic, all of which and more I've tested on her, to her mother's dismay.

    *wipes tear

    so proud.

    • lolllhelloeatbreathedrive
    • Yup, all spicy at the beginning and they freak out at spicy later, mac n cheese for daysBonSeff
    • Same age my kid was into weird flavors and spice. But after two they get picky. A bit disappointing. I hope it sticks with her!monospaced
    • Humph. If she starts getting fussy, I'll just have to start getting the belt out... .Nairn
    • "Regular beatings will continue until morale improves." That's what my grandparents always joked.monospaced
    • haha, they sound like good folkNairn
    • https://english.stac…imbecile
  • tank029

    Making a book every 6 months of the little shrimp

    • wow, that is awesome.BonSeff
    • That's a great idea!dmay
    • cool!renderedred
    • Thanks for making me feel like shit about NOT doing something similar @tank02!

      ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
      ideaist
    • Shit I’m lazy I guess. I just slap my favorite photos into Zno.com and click Buy.noRGB
  • mg3314

    My 4 year old daughter Hannah was just in her second play last night, playing the part of Michael in Mary Poppins. The whole thing was 20 minutes but these kids spent two months working together, practicing, learning lines, gaining confidence, and having a lot of fun. She actually had lines this time around (she did Peter Pan in the fall and only had group lines the teacher fed to them on stage).

    Her teacher is really encouraging us to get headshots for her and see if she's interested in taking this a bit further. She's got a great mix of vocabulary, timing, delivery, great attitude and a ridiculous sense of playfulness and whimsy. It's so fun to watch her enjoy it.

  • HijoDMaite5

    Since we don't like to brag on FB about this kind of stuff I will tell you here. My 13 y/o step daughter is about to finish Junior High with never getting anything below an "A". She is such a smart and hard working kid. My gift to her for this great accomplishment will be a new MBP for her to use for High School. I am so proud!

    • These are the kinds of things I think about all the time now, just thinking about the future for ours.mg33
    • i talk to her about the future all the time. about college, careers, travel, family, things my parents never talked to me about.HijoDMaite
    • also taking her to bank this week to open an account with her own debit card and taking her to 24hr fitness to get her own membership. She can do both at 13.HijoDMaite
    • Good work!slappy
    • parenting win! :) congrats.sea_sea
    • Your doing it right!moldero
    • top effort!cruddlebub
    • Congrats hijo,
      you did some stellar parenting man
      georgesIII
    • sounds cool. same here, my parents never talked to me. never gave any advice. they were so passive. it was just "come home before dark" "finish your food".iCanHazQBN
    • Nice post.stoplying
    • Thanks guys. I ended up getting her a refurb 2015 11" Macbook Air, she loves it.HijoDMaite
    • Krassy
  • nocomply8

    I checked the photos on my phone this morning and found this one on there from over the weekend:

    Not exactly my proudest moment, but it makes me happy.

    • Been there! How old is your youngin?monospaced
    • The older one is 3.5, the younger one is 8 months. I am totally lucky, and totally done having kids.nocomply
    • An exhausted present dad, good on you.BonSeff
    • thats a great photo. hold on to that one.desmo
    • Have read that book countless times, and my kid has that alligator shirt. Word yo.stoplying
    • )docpoz
  • loool12

    on 15th of April 2017. Petra was born, my first child. This Sunday, we had a celebration of a first birthday!!!

    We went through cramps, through teething, bad sleeping and all kinds of things throughout together with her. I can't express the gratitude I have towards my wife for giving birth and nurturing this magnificent little girl.

    Peace and love to everyone from a truly proud dad


  • wagshaft10

    • U12 Metro champs.wagshaft
    • how old is he? thicc beard already.pango
    • Congrats man! Miss this so much, my son is playing u-13 but they haven’t seen a pitch in 6 months and they haven’t had a competitive game in almost a year :(_niko
  • moldero12

    2 wheel terror