O/T The Official Squareball Parenting Thread

by **SimonB** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:09 am

Congratulations MW enjoy it as much as you can now as it only goes downhill later.....

by **the flying pig** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:21 am

MightyWhite wrote:One more poor, unassuming Leeds fan in the world. Daniel was born at 4.57pm this evening and he is a little diamond.

Now I need to get to bed whilst the goings good

congrats. a bit late now but my advice is to cherish that last night's sleep on your own, crack open a beer or two & have a proper lie in.

by **Phil LUFC** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:51 am

Congratulations, and welcome to the most difficult/rewarding (in a money can't buy sense) job you'll ever take on.

by **OWETB** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:37 pm

Did you stay at the 'business' end?

by **barry white** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:30 pm

MightyWhite wrote:One more poor, unassuming Leeds fan in the world. Daniel was born at 4.57pm this evening and he is a little diamond.

Now I need to get to bed whilst the goings good

Congrats Mighty and Mrs Mighty

Welcome Daniel, may you never experience what we have endured for the last 8 years. And may you never know of the existence of Kenneth William Bates apart from in the past tense.

by **WHITETHROUGH** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:49 pm

Congrats MW....kids are great though they get bloody expensive as they get older!

WE ARE LEEDS...FEAR NO SLEEPLESS NIGHTS :pale:

by **Supernorm** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:50 pm

Congrats Mightywhite, life will never be the same again.

By the way, Ponte's quip seemed to go by unnoticed, it gave me a laugh though.
:mrgreen:

by Ponte » 08 Mar 2012 05:04

MightyWhite wrote:
before I head back to the hospital for round 2.

I'd hold back a few days, she'll probably be a bit sore.

by **Dods** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:16 pm

MightyWhite wrote:One more poor, unassuming Leeds fan in the world. Daniel was born at 4.57pm this evening and he is a little diamond.

Now I need to get to bed whilst the goings good

Many congratulations to Mr & Mrs MW.
Welcome to the joys of being a Leeds fan to Daniel, and may your only experience of Mr Bates be the tales your father tells you of the dark days when he was our chairman, and that you enjoy your days supporting the greatest team in the land as they win their 10th consecutive treble!

by **mi.mic.mick.mick jones** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:41 pm

Congratulations to you, life will never be the same again. No more spare time of any description for about 10 years or so

by **MightyWhite** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:41 pm

Everyone back home yesterday and doing really well. Last night was eye opener, finally managed to sneak a couple of hours kip at around 4am.

Thanks everyone again for the well wishes, means a lot :thumbl:

by **AndyPaul** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:48 pm

Good stuff. Hope good times are ahead for Mr MW, Mrs MW and baby MW. :thumbl:

by **eric olthwaite** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:25 pm

As the boy walks out the living room tonight he turns to me and goes ' 'Night, you grumpy old git'.

The Mrs looks up and says, 'Oi! Where did that come from?'

'Well, it's what you call him..'

Nailed :lol:

by **And that was really moving** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:32 am

getting near the due date for our third, Thursday I think. Other two were early by weeks....never had to wait before....still I'am getting excited about this one, something i didn't have chance to do with others, so that's new too.

by **eric olthwaite** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:31 am

And that was really moving wrote:getting near the due date for our third, Thursday I think. Other two were early by weeks....never had to wait before....still I'am getting excited about this one, something i didn't have chance to do with others, so that's new too.

A wise Jock acquaintance said to me, many years ago after his third was born, 'The problem is, ye cannae man-mark 'em any more'.

You would think that just applies to stopping them falling in duck ponds or whatever but no, the principle still holds fifteen years on when you have to be in three places at once picking them up from their friends houses etc.

Enjoy!

by **And that was really moving** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:42 pm

eric olthwaite wrote:
And that was really moving wrote:getting near the due date for our third, Thursday I think. Other two were early by weeks....never had to wait before....still I'am getting excited about this one, something i didn't have chance to do with others, so that's new too.

A wise Jock acquaintance said to me, many years ago after his third was born, 'The problem is, ye cannae man-mark 'em any more'.

You would think that just applies to stopping them falling in duck ponds or whatever but no, the principle still holds fifteen years on when you have to be in three places at once picking them up from their friends houses etc.

Enjoy!

thanks for that.
Its the family tickets from dirty old uncle ken I am most worried about.

by **SimonB** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:18 pm

And that was really moving wrote:getting near the due date for our third, Thursday I think. Other two were early by weeks....never had to wait before....still I'am getting excited about this one, something i didn't have chance to do with others, so that's new too.

Hope all goes well mate

by **jackos** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 4:56 pm

And that was really moving wrote:getting near the due date for our third, Thursday I think. Other two were early by weeks....never had to wait before....still I'am getting excited about this one, something i didn't have chance to do with others, so that's new too.

Our forth is 8 months old, I'm still not quite sure he's real:D I look round the table sometimes n think, 'Where the fuck did you lot come from', they are friggin ace, but you just don't have the same amount for time for #3.

by **the flying pig** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:39 pm

A couple of minor victories today. Firstly, last night when picking t'bairn up from nursery they asked if he could please wear something red today for 'sports relief' activities and photos. I was proud to reply that he didn't own so much as one single red sock. Picking him up tonight I noticed that some wazzock (how did a great word like that ever fall out of favour?) had sent his kid in full baby forest kit. Took small satisfaction in surreptitiously punting a stickle brick or something the lad seemed to be tottering towards into another room.

by **MightyWhite** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:11 pm

the flying pig wrote:A couple of minor victories today. Firstly, last night when picking t'bairn up from nursery they asked if he could please wear something red today for 'sports relief' activities and photos. I was proud to reply that he didn't own so much as one single red sock. Picking him up tonight I noticed that some wazzock (how did a great word like that ever fall out of favour?) had sent his kid in full baby forest kit. Took small satisfaction in surreptitiously punting a stickle brick or something the lad seemed to be tottering towards into another room.

Delightfully immature :lol:

by **eric olthwaite** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:57 pm

the flying pig wrote:A couple of minor victories today. Firstly, last night when picking t'bairn up from nursery they asked if he could please wear something red today for 'sports relief' activities and photos. I was proud to reply that he didn't own so much as one single red sock. Picking him up tonight I noticed that some wazzock (how did a great word like that ever fall out of favour?) had sent his kid in full baby forest kit. Took small satisfaction in surreptitiously punting a stickle brick or something the lad seemed to be tottering towards into another room.

This is what being a parent is all about.