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MEN -When exactly does the dream die?

  • Big John Studd said...

    Isn't this the takeaway from this whole exercise?

    Seriously, tho, 90 minutes after my daughter slid head first out of my wife's vag I was holding her and we were watching Javon Ringer run all over ND. A new dream started for me that day.

    That was beautiful man. My little girl was born 6 hours before the start of the MSU/UM game this year. I remember sitting there with my 6 hour old baby, exhausted wife, and 2 best friends (1 UM fan, 1 MSU fan) watching the game thinking "How the fuck did I get here?" but not wanting to change a thing. It's been amazing ever since.

    Boys, I may not know much, but I know chicken shit from chicken salad. -- Lyndon Johnson

    James McNulty

  • Yeah, hitting the bars with the boys pulling tail is awesome when you are in your 20's and 30's. Then you get to be like my dad's best friend, he lived in LA and Chicago while I was growing up and he always had some new girlfriend that we(as kids) thought was hot. He never married, did everything he wanted, when he wanted. We thought he was awesome as my bros and I grew up. Now he is a 60 something depressed alcoholic with very little family. As I have grown up, the awesomeness has faded and I have 1 million times more respect for my father.

    Having a family is testing on the nerves sometimes, but I wouldn't change it. I have a beautiful, intelligent, loving wife and an amazing 2.5 year old daughter.

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  • Fletch said...

    Pssst...the whole idea of parenthood is to put someone else's life and happiness before your own.

    This is spot on, and one day you realize that their happiness makes you happy. Because their smile can cheep you up better then anyone else's.

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  • DMBSparty said...

    This is spot on, and one day you realize that their happiness makes you happy. Because their smile can cheep you up better then anyone else's.

    Fletch lives at his parents if I had to guess, or shares rented duplex with blanch.

    I have a daughter. Love her to death. You can still have quite a life for yourself as a parent.

    Droppedbyadime ●

  • Droppedbyadime said...

    Fletch lives at his parents if I had to guess, or shares rented duplex with blanch.

    I have a daughter. Love her to death. You can still have quite a life for yourself as a parent.

    I agree, I couldn't imagine life without my kids. I have a bad day, I get home and the kids run yelling "Daddies home" and I feel a lot better.

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  • The only thing kkeping you from your dreams are you and your dreams

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  • Big John Studd said...

    my daughter slid head first out of my wife's vag

    Pics?

    Johnny Alpamayo ●

  • Kid A said...
    I also realize that with my kids entering middle school soon that in some ways my relationship with them is going to change in the next couple years. They arent going to care that much anymore if I am around. The days of "daddy, do you want to play a game?" or "daddy, want to ride bikes?" are coming to a slow death.

    This part of your post makes me sad. Sometimes, when my boys ask me to "play cars" or do other stuff with them, there are times when I refuse because I'm too tired, or just not in the mood. I'm going to remind myself of this post next time they ask me to play when I'm not in the mood.

    Nommad ●

  • Nommad said...

    This part of your post makes me sad. Sometimes, when my boys ask me to "play cars" or do other stuff with them, there are times when I refuse because I'm too tired, or just not in the mood. I'm going to remind myself of this post next time they ask me to play when I'm not in the mood.

    Yeah, I can't let myself go there. It's melancholy to imagine what life will sound like when the soundtrack of little kid songs ends. Thomas the Train, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, the ABC songs, etc. We have four--ages 5, 3.5, 2 and 2.5 months--so we have a long way to go, but I know it's going to go so, so fast.

    Manhattan Green ●

  • I'm 26 soon to be 27 and have had plenty of fun in the single life bar hopping and getting with college strange. But now my perspective has changed. I have two siblings who are married off, two more in long term relationships and I'm now realizing that I want to get married, have kids and slow down. I enjoy the rare times I get to see my nephews and play with them. I will probably try to avoid the min-van though.

    May not be for everyone but most of my family and friends getting married and hopefully I have that opportunity as well.

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  • Stan Sitwell said...

    I'm 26 soon to be 27 and have had plenty of fun in the single life bar hopping and getting with college strange. But now my perspective has changed. I have two siblings who are married off, two more in long term relationships and I'm now realizing that I want to get married, have kids and slow down. I enjoy the rare times I get to see my nephews and play with them. I will probably try to avoid the min-van though.

    May not be for everyone but most of my family and friends getting married and hopefully I have that opportunity as well.

    If you get married and you get kids involved in soccer, hockey, baseball/softball, basketball and there are summer weekend tournaments you'll get a minivan or a 3 row seat SUV. Its an unwritten law. You won't see it coming and it will happen.

    Comes a time the chase and all the drama that comes with it loses its luster. Some of the women you meet at the bar/club are fun and athletes in the sack in limited doses.

    But when you sit back and think "Could I really live with her long term and have to share things like checking accounts, cars, home ownership?" often the answer is a resounding NO.

    Then is when you start looking at women as a potential long term partner. Some of the must haves might change.

    GRR Spartan

  • DMBSparty said...

    I agree, I couldn't imagine life without my kids. I have a bad day, I get home and the kids run yelling "Daddies home" and I feel a lot better.

    And they're a big help in getting over sports losses. My daughter was born a few hours before we lost to George Mason in the tournament. I've never cared so little about a tournament loss. Being 2006, that also means that the first football season with her around was pretty damn ugly. I'd come home from the bar after another disastrous loss, and the frustration just melted away. Even just having a wife around in 2002 was a nice help getting over those games.

    MiamiSpartan

  • GRR Spartan said...

    Comes a time the chase and all the drama that comes with it loses its luster. Some of the women you meet at the bar/club are fun and athletes in the sack in limited doses.

    It loses its luster, for sure. I know that some of the younger guys (as well as the older single guys) will find this difficult to believe, but a lot of us married guys look at you with as much or more pity than you look at us. Ok, maybe "pity" isn't the right word because we know you're in that stage where that's still fun, but we we certainly don't feel envy, believe it or not. We look at you and think, "Damn, I'm glad I'm past that stage of having to deal with putting on a front all the time."

    Of course, when it comes to the single guys that are in their late 30s or older and trying to act like they're 25, yeah, it's pretty much pity that we feel for you.

    MiamiSpartan

  • duffy munn said...

    That's what I thought. I always get a kick out of people that are experts about something they know nothing about. Also curious about "your money" that she will be wiping her ass with.

    Does a wife who is equally successful professionally really take all "your" money?

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    Thrillho

  • TNSpartan said...

    You're an idiot. My kids, wife, and minivan make me happier than I ever was just hanging out with friends. I had a ball as a bachelor - but this is a LOT more fun.

    You sound pretty whipped, no lie

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