Damn, two daughters? Better get cranking out those sons to protect them.
Congrats
They say, "the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots." I suppose it never occurred to them that they are the tyrants, not the patriots. Those weapons are not being used to fight some kind of tyranny; they are bringing them to an event where people are getting together to talk. -Mike Wong
But as far as board culture in general, I do think that young male overaggression is a contributing factor to the general atmosphere of hostility. It's not SOS and the Mess throwing hand grenades all over the forum- Red
Darth Wong wrote:You should try a midwife the next time (if there's a next time). Rebecca and I were much more impressed with the midwife than we were with the hospital.
We were stuck with the hospital. Nicole (my wife) needed some surgical intervention post-birth, as her uterus wouldn't close up. She had a D&C, some drugs, and 6 units of blood and plasma. With that kind of history we couldn't take any chances.
This will also be the last child, barring unforseen circumstances.
Since I just got back from the hospital, here are a couple more:
Knife wrote:Damn, two daughters? Better get cranking out those sons to protect them.
Congrats
Hehe, no, this one's the last. I keep a softball bat near the door for just the kind of occasion to which I think you're referring. I will forever be "abu el banat" (if the West Wing quote is accurate).
73% of all statistics are made up, including this one.
"A father of daughters is always a shepherd" -- Arabic proverb
Congrats to you and to all the others who've posted about their May babies
Nitram, slightly high on cough syrup: Do you know you're beautiful?
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet