The Irish Envy Dad Thread

[Irishize]

Well PANDFAN already has 4 kids 11,12,13,14 so what's one more....Asher came in at 21" 8lbs 10oz.... This wasn't planned, dad just kind of had a weak pull out game

Belated congratulations!

You should nickname the new addition “Bogey”

 

[Irish#1]

Not an Alumnus here, but my Son graduated from ND on Sunday. Was a bummer not to see him walk across that stage. He didn't seem overly bothered by it, he just missed being able to hang out with his friends.

Missed that, congrats proud father!

 

[Irish#1]

This story was from awhile back, but I was just reminded of it and I had to share because it's Tiny Trouble and it's funny.

One summer we went to Gatlinburg with the kids for a vacation. Other than staying with family in the cottage on Lake Erie, it's still the only vacation we've taken over the last 10 years. It can be a bit of a challenge because of my son Landon who is on the spectrum. You never know what he will like and what he won't like.

My wife got the itch to go horseback riding, so obviously our first concern was how Landon would handle it. The people at the ranch were incredibly understanding and let us know if he couldn't handle going down the hill during the first 100 yards of the trek he could come back and we wouldn't be charged. Landon rode with my wife, Philly (Tiny Trouble) rode with me, and my daughter Olivia rode solo. Very early into the ride Landon began giggling and was in the happiest of moods, he absolutely LOVED being on that horse! That was incredibly reassuring and would have been great to experience...except Tiny Trouble began screaming his head off and wanted down immediately. I didn't make it more than 40 yards with him before I had to turn back and wait for the others at the stalls.

An hour passes and my wife and two kids come back. Landon apparently laughed and giggled the entire time, she had never seen anything like it! It made me wish I could have gone too, so I started grilling Philly, "Why didn't you like the horse ride?" He wouldn't say. I peppered him with questions about it for months after, and after some time I got this:

Me: "Philly, why didn't you like the horse ride in Gatlinburg? Tell me, I want to know!"
Tiny Trouble: "Daddy, I can't like it. Horsey hurt my tinky winky!"

I died. Guess there just wasn't enough room in the saddle for both of us

So it was you who ruined the ride! lol

 

[Bishop2b5]

Interesting moment this weekend. My 10-year-old daughter and I like to go out to dinner together. It's good social training, good father/daughter time, and gives Mom a break. So, Sunday night we were at a nice restaurant and just chatting when she said, "I found Mom's vibrator." I did my best to not react. Just dead silence while I tried to think of what to say. I was thinking that this was about to be an incredibly awkward moment when she followed that up with, "Yeah, it was behind some stuff on a shelf in the basement. Mom said you gave it to her a few years ago for Christmas, but she'd forgotten where she put it. We've been taking turns doing each other's back every night when you're at work." It was a back massager, of course, but she's gonna remember this in a few years and laugh when she remembers the look on my face.

 

[Irish#1]

Interesting moment this weekend. My 10-year-old daughter and I like to go out to dinner together. It's good social training, good father/daughter time, and gives Mom a break. So, Sunday night we were at a nice restaurant and just chatting when she said, "I found Mom's vibrator." I did my best to not react. Just dead silence while I tried to think of what to say. I was thinking that this was about to be an incredibly awkward moment when she followed that up with, "Yeah, it was behind some stuff on a shelf in the basement. Mom said you gave it to her a few years ago for Christmas, but she'd forgotten where she put it. We've been taking turns doing each other's back every night when you're at work." It was a back massager, of course, but she's gonna remember this in a few years and laugh when she remembers the look on my face.

lol

 

[ulukinatme]

That's gold, Bishop2b5 !

I've got two recent Tiny Trouble stories to share.

A couple months back I was having a conversation with my daughter, and Philly butted in trying to get my attention:

P: "Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad Dad Dad Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad Dad Dad Dad."
Me: "Just hold on, buddy, Libby is talking to me."
P: "Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad!"
Me: "Just wait, dude, it's not your turn."
P: "DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD!"
Me: "Okay, what?! What is so important?"
P: "We should get a shark's head and mount it on the wall!"

Now I know what he's getting for Christmas.

 

[ulukinatme]

Story #2

We wanted him to try wrestling, so we asked him to bring a flyer home when sign ups were announced. He brings the flyer home and hands it to my wife.

Wife: "Oh good, your father will be happy."
P: "No, don't tell him! I don't want to get hurt! You can't let me get hurt!"
Wife: "What?! What are you talking about?"
P: "THEY'RE GONNA HIT ME WITH A STEEL CHAIR!"

 

[Irish#1]

That's gold, Bishop2b5 !

I've got two recent Tiny Trouble stories to share.

A couple months back I was having a conversation with my daughter, and Philly butted in trying to get my attention:

P: "Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad Dad Dad Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad Dad Dad Dad."
Me: "Just hold on, buddy, Libby is talking to me."
P: "Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad!"
Me: "Just wait, dude, it's not your turn."
P: "DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD! DAD!"
Me: "Okay, what?! What is so important?"
P: "We should get a shark's head and mount it on the wall!"

Now I know what he's getting for Christmas.

Our neighbors have a little boy. I think he's 5 or 6 now, but back when he was 3 or 4, he was always yelling Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad Dad Dad Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad Dad Dad Dad!" Always cracked me up.

 

[Bishop2b5]

This is a granddad story, but too good to not share. My two-year-old grandson is a booger. He's adorable and loving and sweet, but he's also two and into everything. He recently found my daughter keeps the coffee pods for her Keurig and ate one. He LOVED it and was, of course, bouncing off the walls the rest of the day. She scolded him and told him not to ever do that again, but he's two... of course he did it again the next day. She put all the pods on the top shelf in her kitchen, but he pushed a chair to the counter, climbed up, and got into them again, plus took some and hid them as his stash. They've tried several different things, but he eventually figures it out. He's like a two-year-old crack head when it comes to coffee. He eats them and then yells "Coffee, coffee, coffee!" while going wild the next several hours. She called me two days ago and said, "If you ever want to see him alive again, come get him!" LOL! My SIL had to buy a strongbox with a combination lock on it yesterday to store their coffee in. )

 

[Greenore]

This is a granddad story, but too good to not share. My two-year-old grandson is a booger. He's adorable and loving and sweet, but he's also two and into everything. He recently found my daughter keeps the coffee pods for her Keurig and ate one. He LOVED it and was, of course, bouncing off the walls the rest of the day. She scolded him and told him not to ever do that again, but he's two... of course he did it again the next day. She put all the pods on the top shelf in her kitchen, but he pushed a chair to the counter, climbed up, and got into them again, plus took some and hid them as his stash. They've tried several different things, but he eventually figures it out. He's like a two-year-old crack head when it comes to coffee. He eats them and then yells "Coffee, coffee, coffee!" while going wild the next several hours. She called me two days ago and said, "If you ever want to see him alive again, come get him!" LOL! My SIL had to buy a strongbox with a combination lock on it yesterday to store their coffee in. )

LOL! I couldn't drink black coffee until I was 25.

Speaking of grandchildren, I found out at Christmas that I am going to be a first-time Grandpa in June of this year. I'm feeling exceptionally old! I will begin looking for suitable hiding spots for my Keurig pods!

Cheers and Go Irish!!

 

[Bishop2b5]

LOL! I couldn't drink black coffee until I was 25.

Speaking of grandchildren, I found out at Christmas that I am going to be a first-time Grandpa in June of this year. I'm feeling exceptionally old! I will begin looking for suitable hiding spots for my Keurig pods!

Cheers and Go Irish!!

Congrats, my friend! Being a grandfather is a wonderful thing.

 

[Wild Bill]

My daughter is 2 and loves coffee. My mother, being the Eastern European she is, doesn't understand why she can't have a sip or 10.

Yeah ma, why don't you just pour a cup and enjoy a couple cigs together like true Eastern euros.

 

[ulukinatme]

This is a granddad story, but too good to not share. My two-year-old grandson is a booger. He's adorable and loving and sweet, but he's also two and into everything. He recently found my daughter keeps the coffee pods for her Keurig and ate one. He LOVED it and was, of course, bouncing off the walls the rest of the day. She scolded him and told him not to ever do that again, but he's two... of course he did it again the next day. She put all the pods on the top shelf in her kitchen, but he pushed a chair to the counter, climbed up, and got into them again, plus took some and hid them as his stash. They've tried several different things, but he eventually figures it out. He's like a two-year-old crack head when it comes to coffee. He eats them and then yells "Coffee, coffee, coffee!" while going wild the next several hours. She called me two days ago and said, "If you ever want to see him alive again, come get him!" LOL! My SIL had to buy a strongbox with a combination lock on it yesterday to store their coffee in. )

I have the same problem with pop and my middle son, Landon. It's nothing for him to seek out a 2 liter of Dr. Pepper and just chug it in the span of several minutes. He doesn't understand he can't do that since he's on the spectrum, and hiding pop in the house has been a real chore. I've tried high places, inside cabinets, you name it. The only solid place that's worked lately is hiding and storing it in the trunk of my car. The kid is always so sneaky too...he never talks, and he's very discrete when he's on the prowl for something like that. He's stolen 20 oz bottles my wife was drinking...right from under her nose!

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

My daughter is 2 and loves coffee. My mother, being the Eastern European she is, doesn't understand why she can't have a sip or 10.

Yeah ma, why don't you just pour a cup and enjoy a couple cigs together like true Eastern euros.

Polish?

 

[Wild Bill]

Polish?

Balkans. God's Country.

 

[Irish#1]

LOL! I couldn't drink black coffee until I was 25.

Speaking of grandchildren, I found out at Christmas that I am going to be a first-time Grandpa in June of this year. I'm feeling exceptionally old! I will begin looking for suitable hiding spots for my Keurig pods!

Cheers and Go Irish!!

Congrats! It won't take you long to figure why they say, "If I had known grandkids are so much fun, I'd had them first!"

 

[Irish#1]

I have the same problem with pop and my middle son, Landon. It's nothing for him to seek out a 2 liter of Dr. Pepper and just chug it in the span of several minutes. He doesn't understand he can't do that since he's on the spectrum, and hiding pop in the house has been a real chore. I've tried high places, inside cabinets, you name it. The only solid place that's worked lately is hiding and storing it in the trunk of my car. The kid is always so sneaky too...he never talks, and he's very discrete when he's on the prowl for something like that. He's stolen 20 oz bottles my wife was drinking...right from under her nose!

lol

 

[ACamp1900]

I get pissed if my daughters drink a 2 liter over the course of a week before I get any... blessings counted.

 

[Bishop2b5]

I ran across this picture tonight on my laptop and it made me laugh. It's my youngest daughter's note to the tooth fairy when she lost her first two teeth five years ago. She was barely six, so her spelling was a bit off, but here's the translation:

Dear tooth fairy
I lost two teeth! My mom pulled them out. She is naughty! I still love her. Do you make things out of teeth? Love Alex

 

[IrishLion]

I ran across this picture tonight on my laptop and it made me laugh. It's my youngest daughter's note to the tooth fairy when she lost her first two teeth five years ago. She was barely six, so her spelling was a bit off, but here's the translation:

Dear tooth fairy
I lost two teeth! My mom pulled them out. She is naughty! I still love her. Do you make things out of teeth? Love Alex

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My five year-old just lost his second tooth yesterday. His excitement this morning to find his Tooth Fairy money was just as great as after the first tooth a couple of weeks ago. Made me happy/sad to know how simple and great life can be for kids.

 

[GrangerIrish24]

My five year-old just lost his second tooth yesterday. His excitement this morning to find his Tooth Fairy money was just as great as after the first tooth a couple of weeks ago. Made me happy/sad to know how simple and great life can be for kids.

On the flip side, my child was horrified of the concept of a winged creature taking his tooth from under his pillow while he slept. It was an interesting night

 

[ACamp1900]

On the flip side, my child was horrified of the concept of a winged creature taking his tooth from under his pillow while he slept. It was an interesting night

Just do what I did, ‘you have to go to sleep and quickly. If you’re awake when it comes it’ll take you instead.’

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

 

[Irish#1]

We got a dime for our teeth.

 

[NDRock]

I ran across this picture tonight on my laptop and it made me laugh. It's my youngest daughter's note to the tooth fairy when she lost her first two teeth five years ago. She was barely six, so her spelling was a bit off, but here's the translation:

Dear tooth fairy
I lost two teeth! My mom pulled them out. She is naughty! I still love her. Do you make things out of teeth? Love Alex

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Before reading this I assumed it was an essay to get into Bama. I kid.

They grow up too dang fast.

 

[ulukinatme]

During the pandemic when my kids were losing teeth left and right we forgot to exchange the tooth for cash a few nights. The kids got concerned. We had to let them know the tooth fairy was very busy right now. People were out of work and broke, so they were pulling their teeth to make ends meet.

 

[ab2cmiller]

During the pandemic when my kids were losing teeth left and right we forgot to exchange the tooth for cash a few nights. The kids got concerned. We had to let them know the tooth fairy was very busy right now. People were out of work and broke, so they were pulling their teeth to make ends meet.

LOL. Or the tooth fairy has to take a break until his order of masks and hand sanitizer are delivered.

 

[ulukinatme]

LOL. Or the tooth fairy has to take a break until his order of masks and hand sanitizer are delivered.

Exactly. Outside the box parenting.

 

[ulukinatme]

Got damn...just saw this.

 

[MacIrish75]

Got damn...just saw this.

Bout to go wake up all four of my monsters now, thanks.