RikidyBones
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Diapers are easy. The tough part about being a parent, if you're going to be a good one, which I assume you will be, is that life as you know it is over. And that's okay. Going out, having fun, movies and dinner dates with your wife, just having the overall freedom to do whatever, whenever, is over. That baby is now in charge and he/she will dictate your life 24/7 and that won't really change much until they're out of diapers, old enough to dress themselves, make a bowl of cereal, little things like that will feel like amazing wins as a parent. It's a process, a wonderful journey I wouldn't trade for ANYTHING.
You'll soon realize that you love that baby/toddler/child more than anything you've ever loved by a wide margin. And that comes with incredible responsibility and changes to your thinking. For example; you'll begin to have irrational fears (or at least I do), which really caught me off guard, I never had those thoughts before kids. You'll just randomly have these fearful thoughts about something bad happening to your child and it terrifies you! And this isn't to scare you at all, it's awesome being a dad, but just know that if you're a good parent NOTHING matters more to you than your children. A hug from my 6 year old can be the best thing that happens to me all day. Playing basketball with my 9yo and blocking his shots to teach him about hard work, is awesome. All these little things that you won't realize until they actually happen to you, mean more than any movie, date, concert, or vacation you missed out on.
And then when they start to get older you realize (like I am these days) that, "Oh ****, these kids are going to be adults in the blink of an eye!" And that makes me sad because they're wonderful and amazing and soon will likely hate me at times as a teen and young adult lol. Right now I'm the king of the world, and that's a great place to be. The days are long but the years are short, my friend. Enjoy it, be great at it, and you'll be filled with an unimaginable amount of joy and happiness just from a smile or a hug.
The Martian was an incredibly well done Audiobook. Listened to it driving to Jacksonville and back and had 17 min left. Sat in the car in the car when I got back just to finish the final 17 minutes.
Killing Floor by Lee Child was great and so was Beneath a Scarlet Sky.
If you like the 80s OR sci-fi, Ready Player One was phenomenal on Audiobook (the movie was horrendous)
All of those can really captivate you and help you lose track of time during a workout.
Everything he says is true - I'd like to add a bit of wisdom given to us by our first born's pediatrician (he was also my husband's pediatrician). He said to always make Saturday night a date night, even if you can only afford a milkshake at McDonald's because you have to pay a babysitter. The only rule for date night is that it's just the two of you and that you don't talk about the child (or children). We celebrated our 40th anniversary this past December and I am convinced that our date night helped us through all those rough spots along the way.
Wish we had done this. Every time we tried, we ended up worrying and talking about the kids anyway. Oh well, it all worked out anyway.Everything he says is true - I'd like to add a bit of wisdom given to us by our first born's pediatrician (he was also my husband's pediatrician). He said to always make Saturday night a date night, even if you can only afford a milkshake at McDonald's because you have to pay a babysitter. The only rule for date night is that it's just the two of you and that you don't talk about the child (or children). We celebrated our 40th anniversary this past December and I am convinced that our date night helped us through all those rough spots along the way.
Hopefully it will stop those trying to fire coaches before the season starts. Probably not"Many coaches say they have the best coaching staff in America, and I've been on many great staffs in my career, but I truly believe that we do have the best coaching staff in America."
Damn, Pruitt doesn't say stuff like that unless he means it. Wow, that's exciting to hear from him.
Woah, woah guy. Let's just try to beat Vandy first, then we can worry about all the other teams on our schedule.I mentioned last season the rapid growth we might expect due to having a real S&C program in place as opposed to other teams who were more established and experience more linear progression.
I’m starting to wonder if there is about to be an overachieving leap taking place with the way the team is looking. It seriously looks like we may be ready to stand toe to toe with most teams not named Bama and UGA
And Saturday night in Knoxville is the best date night.Everything he says is true - I'd like to add a bit of wisdom given to us by our first born's pediatrician (he was also my husband's pediatrician). He said to always make Saturday night a date night, even if you can only afford a milkshake at McDonald's because you have to pay a babysitter. The only rule for date night is that it's just the two of you and that you don't talk about the child (or children). We celebrated our 40th anniversary this past December and I am convinced that our date night helped us through all those rough spots along the way.
Looks like they raised you right.That’s my parents! Thanks for posting this! They are 80 and 81 years old and never miss a game home or away. Their house is a Mecca for Tennessee Football!
They are visiting me in Kansas this week...had to visit before the season started! I’ll be sure to show them the post.
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