Help!! need advice from married men with kids

#76
#76
Go to the show with your kids and let them enjoy Elmo. Kids grow up much faster then you think and you can cherish that for as long as you live. You can record the game and watch it when you get home. Don't be that guy who deprives your kids from their enjoyment and the wife upset with you for weeks and will bring it up to you at different times the rest of your lives.
 
#81
#81
dated my wife thinking she was at least part asian. then after we were married discovered she is an italian that can't cook worth a @@@@. Imagine that
 
#82
#82
TENN said:
alrighty, i just started getting into college football last season (still a lot to learn) but anyway my wife has not picked up the concept im REALLY getting into it..

so a few minutes ago she comes to me and says,, i got free tickets to go see elmo live for the kids (we dont take our kids out much) so i was like ok thats cool when is it, she response back its Saturday at 2:30... i was like %#$^&@*#^% no, so now she is pulling the guilt trip

wtf do i do.. i cant miss this game after all the tension

unless your married with kids you may not understand..
:banghead2:
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Elmo won't last but an hour and a half. You won't miss much of the game.

I would be sure to turn the radio on ASAP when I got to the car. Or as some have suggested, TIVO it and don't listen to anything between the show and getting home.

Put your kids first....I think you will regret not doing this with them more than missing a few minutes of a football game.
 
#83
#83
vol445 said:
dated my wife thinking she was at least part asian. then after we were married discovered she is an italian that can't cook worth a @@@@. Imagine that
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That's sitcom material. Interesting situation. You didnt know your wifes ethnicity prior to getting married? The real question is, what she born and raised here?
 
#84
#84
yeah she was. I thought I can handle italian, im irish but the stomach is italian, couldve died when she didnt know how to make zitti sorentino or freakin spaghetti
 
#85
#85
But see, she is truly American. If she was raised over there it would be italian cuisine every night. Much like my pancit and lumpia. Damn, I love lumpia. Why did I have to leave Southeast Asia!? Why!!?? Though I am sure there are areas she excells.
 
#86
#86
From on dad to another, seeing your kids happy beats watchin Tebow and CUM be successful AT ALL. We Play Florida Every year. Your kids are only (__________insert age here) once.
I mean which one would you rather see?
Kids=:)
Vols=:(
 
#87
#87
I am skipping my sister's kid's christening on Saturday, but that's different. My sister never really had any hope that I'd show up.

*IF* this is something that seems really important to your wife, and *IF* this is something that you think your kids would really love -- my four year old thinks Elmo is a tool; not every kid swoons for him -- and *SINCE* this game is so overwhelmingly likely to end up miserably, then I would probably go ahead and Tivo the game, go to the Elmo show, and then come back and speed through it. If any one of those things were different, I'd probably say differently.

If you don't, then you'll end up pissing off your wife, disappointing your kids, and then sitting there grimly by yourself in front of the TV with Florida up 35-0 midway through the second quarter. Your chances of ever getting your wife to enjoy football with you will nosedive, and she'll begin resenting the time you spend watching games. This seems like a look to the future situation to me.
 
#88
#88
Vercingetorix said:
*IF* this is something that seems really important to your wife, and *IF* this is something that you think your kids would really love -- my four year old thinks Elmo is a tool; not every kid swoons for him -- and *SINCE* this game is so overwhelmingly likely to end up miserably, then I would probably go ahead and Tivo the game, go to the Elmo show, and then come back and speed through it. If any one of those things were different, I'd probably say differently.

If you don't, then you'll end up pissing off your wife, disappointing your kids, and then sitting there grimly by yourself in front of the TV with Florida up 35-0 midway through the second quarter. Your chances of ever getting your wife to enjoy football with you will nosedive, and she'll begin resenting the time you spend watching games. This seems like a look to the future situation to me.
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This guys sounds experienced. Better listen
 
#90
#90
tums said:
But see, she is truly American. If she was raised over there it would be italian cuisine every night. Much like my pancit and lumpia. Damn, I love lumpia. Why did I have to leave Southeast Asia!? Why!!?? Though I am sure there are areas she excells.
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Nope not that I can think of
 
#91
#91
VOLfrombama said:
This guys sounds experienced. Better listen
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Yes, very experienced. Although this advice isnt just for this game. Its for every single thing that will ever go on throughout his marriage. He signed his life away the moment he got married. Sadly, he is no longer himself.
 
#94
#94
Vercingetorix said:
I am skipping my sister's kid's christening on Saturday, but that's different. My sister never really had any hope that I'd show up.
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:eek:hmy:

Vercingetorix said:
*IF* this is something that seems really important to your wife, and *IF* this is something that you think your kids would really love -- my four year old thinks Elmo is a tool; not every kid swoons for him -- and *SINCE* this game is so overwhelmingly likely to end up miserably, then I would probably go ahead and Tivo the game, go to the Elmo show, and then come back and speed through it. If any one of those things were different, I'd probably say differently.

If you don't, then you'll end up pissing off your wife, disappointing your kids, and then sitting there grimly by yourself in front of the TV with Florida up 35-0 midway through the second quarter. Your chances of ever getting your wife to enjoy football with you will nosedive, and she'll begin resenting the time you spend watching games. This seems like a look to the future situation to me.
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:clapping:
 
#95
#95
tums said:
Yes, very experienced. Although this advice isnt just for this game. Its for every single thing that will ever go on throughout his marriage. He signed his life away the moment he got married. Sadly, he is no longer himself.
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lol dude there is nothing wrong with being married. not all mariages are the same. i been married for 10 years and still wake up every morning thankful for what i have.. i guess its just not for every one
 
#96
#96
Take a pocket radio with headphones to Elmo. That was a better way to watch the game when John Ward was here. If shes gonna get on your ass about the radio, hide it in the pocket farthest away from her and only use the earjack in one ear. Hope this helps, good luck, go Vols.
 
#97
#97
slovog said:
Seriousley This happened to me. I took off my paints and told her to put them on. She did and said they don't fit there too big. I said thats right. I weare the paints. She took off her paints and said put these on . I said i can't get in these paints . She says just remember that.
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Are those oil based paints or water color paints:eek:lol:
 
#98
#98
TENN said:
lol dude there is nothing wrong with being married. not all mariages are the same. i been married for 10 years and still wake up every morning thankful for what I have.. i guess its just not for every one
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The feeling in my posts is light-hearted sarcasm. Just picture me looking disappointed and shaking my head. If you're happy then good for you and more power to you. Marriage really isnt for anyone though. I am by far the happiest and most traveled than any one of my friends. They all, by the way are married with kids. Except one, the partner in crime.
 
#99
#99
GAVol said:
Seriously . . . Nobody needs friends who plan weddings on Saturdays in the Fall.
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What if the wedding was in the morning and then at the reception they had tvs set up and beer and food...for free!!! Man that's a good idea...maybe I'll do that for my wedding! :)
 
#100
#100
TENN said:
lol dude there is nothing wrong with being married. not all mariages are the same. i been married for 10 years and still wake up every morning thankful for what i have.. i guess its just not for every one
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*gasp* I didn't quite catch that the first time. Don't get me started, but that is totally false. But anyway, in this instance, definitely go. It will be a route. What I do though, is tape the games I miss, check the score when all said and done. That determines whether I will waste my time. Just remember though, this in no way gets you a pass for later. All it does it reaffirm her position that you can miss the football games. It is a slippery slope.
 
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