Sorley Boy
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Post by Sorley Boy on Mar 6, 2024 23:35:20 GMT -5
Yesterday my daughter and her first boyfriend broke up. She was a little broken up but otherwise fine. At night though, this little shit was organizing a whatsapp group chat with 52 of his little buddies calling her on my wife's phone to harass her. So now I have to find a way to sneak estrogen into the food of 52 teenage boys. Any ideas? You live in Europe right? Those boys don't need any more estrogen.
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Post by oogracieπ» on Mar 6, 2024 23:35:20 GMT -5
Oh helllllllll no. I will lose my shit in a similar circumstance.
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Post by amplifiedohms on Mar 6, 2024 23:55:07 GMT -5
Yeah I got on the call and yelled for a minute and they just laughed at me, then my wife got on and they all got scared and hung up. Totally immasculating experience all around.
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Post by amplifiedohms on Mar 10, 2024 12:23:07 GMT -5
Just realized I wrote immasculating and not emasculating. Jfc im hard-rocking
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Post by concealer on Mar 10, 2024 13:49:16 GMT -5
Beat up his father in front of him
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Post by morte on Mar 15, 2024 11:45:09 GMT -5
In the emergency with my oldest. She has an appendicitis. 3rd hospital in less than 24 hours.
1st hospital didn't have eco available.
2nd hospital we would have to pay upfront 1000β¬, and then sort it out with insurance company, for the surgery. I asked to transfer to a public hospital, were we are at. Already in pjs, wainting for clearance to go up to the surgery block.
It just breaks my heart.
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Post by Mr. Dingle Foot on Mar 15, 2024 11:47:21 GMT -5
Espero que tudo corra bem.
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Post by Mr. Dingle Foot on Mar 15, 2024 11:49:21 GMT -5
Anyone here raisd their kids bi- or multilingual?
We decide we are going to do the one parent, one language thing and then have our family language be English. Our aim would be to have our German friends only speak German with him too. Then put him in a bilingual german-english pre-school.
Seems fucking complicated.
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Post by I Gave You Power on Mar 15, 2024 11:56:34 GMT -5
Kids are such sponges at that age itβll probably be more complicated for parents than the kid.
Thereβs a reason they start teaching second languages in Europe at like five years old and so many people are bi or tri-lingual, yet we mandate just two years of French or Spanish in the U.S. starting at seventh grade and then wonder why this doesnβt lead to fucking anyone learning either language in a meaningful way.
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Post by Mr. Dingle Foot on Mar 15, 2024 12:01:42 GMT -5
Yeah that is what I figure.
The challenge in my mind is that my Portuguese is limited (my wife's language) and while I speak fluent German, it isnt perfect. I guess I am just worried about him being able to differentiate between languages and people.
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Post by Frederik on Mar 15, 2024 12:09:46 GMT -5
Anyone here raisd their kids bi- or multilingual? We decide we are going to do the one parent, one language thing and then have our family language be English. Our aim would be to have our German friends only speak German with him too. Then put him in a bilingual german-english pre-school. Seems fucking complicated. Whatever you do, immerse them in both. My mom is German and for whatever reason, she stopped pushing me to speak German when I was kid and we moved to the states. While I can read and listen pretty well, my speaking and grammar are shit.
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Post by hayley on Mar 15, 2024 12:15:56 GMT -5
Anyone here raisd their kids bi- or multilingual? We decide we are going to do the one parent, one language thing and then have our family language be English. Our aim would be to have our German friends only speak German with him too. Then put him in a bilingual german-english pre-school. Seems fucking complicated. iβve nannieβs for bilingual families. one was chinese mom and indian father. the kids were fluent in chinese and english by 4yo. they did take some extra chinese language classes here and there but mom just spoke chinese to themβ¦ dad spoke englishβ¦ and then there was me. the other were two dads and one first language english and the other first language french. french dad spoke english and a lot of french to her and she was fluent in both languages by about 11. she studies spanish on her own and is in college and speaks 3 languages. and sponges, yup. they learn so quickly. when i would have voicemails on my phone in chinese i would hand my phone to them and say βtranslate pleaseβ and they would. and kids really do learn sooo quick. sadly iβm american and iβm unilingual. i can get by well with Korean but then when the korean speaker really starts talking i have to put my hands up and bow out. thatβs all i got. i studied spanish in college and high school and i can speak enough but donβt ever.
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Post by Guybrush Threepwood on Mar 15, 2024 14:05:13 GMT -5
In the emergency with my oldest. She has an appendicitis. 3rd hospital in less than 24 hours. 1st hospital didn't have eco available. 2nd hospital we would have to pay upfront 1000β¬, and then sort it out with insurance company, for the surgery. I asked to transfer to a public hospital, were we are at. Already in pjs, wainting for clearance to go up to the surgery block. It just breaks my heart. Damn, man, that is awful. Best wishes that everything works out and it's all resolved soon.
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Post by amplifiedohms on Mar 15, 2024 14:45:46 GMT -5
Yeah that is what I figure. The challenge in my mind is that my Portuguese is limited (my wife's language) and while I speak fluent German, it isnt perfect. I guess I am just worried about him being able to differentiate between languages and people. Yeah pretty much what igyp said. If you plan on putting your kid in daycare, I wouldn't worry about speaking German at home. Then you speak English and your wife speaks Portuguese and you'll have a trilingual kid in 3 years.
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Post by Sorley Boy on Mar 15, 2024 16:20:32 GMT -5
I think assuming they're getting exposure at home the main factor is how much practice they get. In Europe school would be a good crutch for English at least.
My wife spoke Vietnamese at home and didn't speak English at all until 5, but she doesn't really feel comfortable around anyone other than her family because there were no other speakers around and it's tricky to get the tones down. We have a bunch of Viet language stuff for my daughter but idk, not that optimistic.
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Post by Tstigz on Mar 15, 2024 16:38:10 GMT -5
I started teaching my 3 year old some spanish and he loves it. Knows colors, numbers, some vocab and very basic conversation. He was curious about the families he hears speaking other languages in public. I figured Spanish would be the best introduction to the idea of other languages since Spanish and Hindi are what he hears the most. And I donβt know any Hindi lol. Heβs absolutely obsessed with Dora the Explorer.
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Post by oogracieπ» on Mar 16, 2024 21:46:24 GMT -5
My youngest turned 2 today. She was trying to show me a toy she got from her gawa and hit me in the forehead and now I have freaking KNOT on my foreheadβ¦
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Post by Guybrush Threepwood on Mar 16, 2024 22:32:10 GMT -5
OUCH
OMG, haha, kids are psychos. Congrats on the birthday, though!
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Post by Al gave some, some gave Al on Apr 12, 2024 8:05:56 GMT -5
Woke up late and go downstairs to find my almost 4 y/o has already gotten up, used the bathroom, and turned on bluey so I just got her food now we're chillin.
Don't think I can go back to the baby phase. This rocks.
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Post by throwdemgunz on Apr 12, 2024 14:37:51 GMT -5
My 2 and a half year old is so sweet most of the time but it also feels like we're really getting into "terrible 2s" territory where she's been getting much more possessive, hitting my wife and I, just overall getting way more upset when she doesnt get what she wants.
We originally were going to start her in pre school in the fall but we found a summer program where she can start in June. Hoping the more regular exposure to other kids will help a bit. Have another coming this summer so Im definitely feeling a little overwhelmed.
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Post by Chris on Apr 12, 2024 14:43:30 GMT -5
My 2 and a half year old is so sweet most of the time but it also feels like we're really getting into "terrible 2s" territory where she's been getting much more possessive, hitting my wife and I, just overall getting way more upset when she doesnt get what she wants. We originally were going to start her in pre school in the fall but we found a summer program where she can start in June. Hoping the more regular exposure to other kids will help a bit. Have another coming this summer so Im definitely feeling a little overwhelmed. The "terrible 2s" are a myth Three-nagers are assholes
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Post by slander on Apr 12, 2024 14:49:28 GMT -5
Woke up late and go downstairs to find my almost 4 y/o has already gotten up, used the bathroom, and turned on bluey so I just got her food now we're chillin. Don't think I can go back to the baby phase. This rocks. God I can't wait til we reach this. Just a few more years now. My son is 20 months now and he's cute as hell but man they're full on at this stage.
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Post by throwdemgunz on Apr 12, 2024 14:54:51 GMT -5
My 2 and a half year old is so sweet most of the time but it also feels like we're really getting into "terrible 2s" territory where she's been getting much more possessive, hitting my wife and I, just overall getting way more upset when she doesnt get what she wants. We originally were going to start her in pre school in the fall but we found a summer program where she can start in June. Hoping the more regular exposure to other kids will help a bit. Have another coming this summer so Im definitely feeling a little overwhelmed. The "terrible 2s" are a myth Three-nagers are assholes Thatβs not what I wanted to hear lol
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Post by feelthedorkness on Apr 12, 2024 15:08:43 GMT -5
My little guy is finally sleeping in his own room now at 5.5 months and he (typically) sleeps through the night. It has been such a life changer. I never thought getting like 6.5 hours of sleep could ever feel so great. I'm currently working on booking a little 4 day mini tour with my band for July and I'm already feeling guilty about being gone that long for something that isn't essential. I've already done like one day overnighters for band stuff, but I already feel like a scumbag to go away for the majority of a week to do something that isn't work related and my wife isn't able to do stuff like that. I'm sure its not actually a big deal and I know its not even that long, but its still weighing on my conscience. He will be like 9 months old at that point though, so he should hopefully be even easier to take care of alone by then than he already is now. Probably gonna board our dogs for that week just to make it easier for my wife. Sorry to ramble, I just have no parent friends to talk about this stuff with lol. Are there any musician parents who had to adjust to occasionally being away for non-work/essential related stuff?
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Post by hayley on Apr 12, 2024 15:32:36 GMT -5
The "terrible 2s" are a myth Three-nagers are assholes Thatβs not what I wanted to hear lol yeah we had no terrible 2 period but 3. FUCK. that hit hard
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Post by concealer on Apr 12, 2024 15:35:56 GMT -5
Ours is just about 6 months and my wifeβs events she vends for her biz have started back up. Baby crushed it for two full days in Trenton last weekend. Doing two in Philly this weekend and then the next two are like 10 hour drive destinations, Columbus and Indianapolis. Pray for us. Two straight weeks of drive 10ish hours Friday and Monday + two 7 hour busy vending events on Saturday Sunday. Baby has been chill as hell so far going with our flow so hoping it continues with those. Got a bunch more later in the summer too
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Post by slander on Apr 12, 2024 15:43:39 GMT -5
My little guy is finally sleeping in his own room now at 5.5 months and he (typically) sleeps through the night. It has been such a life changer. I never thought getting like 6.5 hours of sleep could ever feel so great. I'm currently working on booking a little 4 day mini tour with my band for July and I'm already feeling guilty about being gone that long for something that isn't essential. I've already done like one day overnighters for band stuff, but I already feel like a scumbag to go away for the majority of a week to do something that isn't work related and my wife isn't able to do stuff like that. I'm sure its not actually a big deal and I know its not even that long, but its still weighing on my conscience. He will be like 9 months old at that point though, so he should hopefully be even easier to take care of alone by then than he already is now. Probably gonna board our dogs for that week just to make it easier for my wife. Sorry to ramble, I just have no parent friends to talk about this stuff with lol. Are there any musician parents who had to adjust to occasionally being away for non-work/essential related stuff? I think it's up to you and your partner to decide what's reasonable. Every couple has a different expectation with what's all good or not. Every parent will feel a little guilty with any small time away but a 4 day weekend isnt that bad. Although I wouldn't push it and line a few more of them up in a year. I think it's important dads hold on to at least one hobby when they become a parent and if playing in bands is yours then you should keep at it. I also prioritise playing in bands as the one "me thing" I keep but I've also only just got back into jamming regularly again. Have only played one show since my son was born.
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Post by Sorley Boy on Apr 12, 2024 20:05:21 GMT -5
I can't believe they're still hitting at 2.5. My daughter is 17 months, the other day I picked her up when outdoor playtime was over and she full on slapped me across the face. Glad to know there's more where that came from.
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Post by throwdemgunz on Apr 12, 2024 20:30:46 GMT -5
Yeah we read in one parenting book that when they do that you should try to almost startle them and say no, but when Iβve tried that my kid just laughs in my face pretty much.
Or when she throws stuff sheβll do it and then immediately go βnooo!β and point at me in the same intonation that I use if Iβm telling her no. Like just straight up imitating me. I canβt help but laugh.
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Post by ππΌπππ½πββπππβ on Apr 13, 2024 2:00:25 GMT -5
Woke up late and go downstairs to find my almost 4 y/o has already gotten up, used the bathroom, and turned on bluey so I just got her food now we're chillin. Don't think I can go back to the baby phase. This rocks. the boy has started figuring out how to watch volcano documentaries on youtube and it's cool but like man idk you say you can't read but you can search volcanos?? lying ass lil mf
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