The Irish Envy Dad Thread

[Bishop2b5]

That is hilarious!

Yeah, I thought so too. My wife wasn't quite as amused.

"They'll never notice."

Kids, ya gotta love 'em!

I'm sure that's exactly what she was thinking. She's a booger. She's very entertaining, though.

 

[Irish#1]

When I got home tonight my wife was aggravated and showed me a pack of Oreos. She'd eaten one and it didn't taste right. When she looked at the rest of the pack she discovered that all the cookies were missing their filling and covered with small teeth marks. Our 5-year-old had eaten the filling out of every one of them and then stuck them back together and put them back in the pantry.

lol

Sounds like what one of my granddaughters would do and I have a particular one in mind.

My wife and I asked my 3 and a half year old daughter if she would like to help us do some chores. She said no, but she would gladly take the money after we were finished (We've never given her or her older brother any money for chores yet btw). Never a dull moment with kids.

Oh boy. Wait until she becomes a teenager!

 

[wizards8507]

Hype!

 

[ACamp1900]

no shit?! Awesome man, happy for you guys!!!

 

[Irish Insanity]

That's fuckin awesome. Congrats.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Congrats Wiz!

 

[Irish#1]

Pretty cool Wiz.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Wiz is having another kid and koon is engaged. What the fuck am I doing

 

[Bishop2b5]

Hey Wiz, that's great! Congrats, brother.

 

[tussin]

Wiz, we get it, you had sex... no need to rub it in all of our faces.

 

[ulukinatme]

Great stories, reps Bishop and BabyIrish!
Gratz to Wizards, can't rep you again yet though.

 

[NDgradstudent]

In CT you're going to be "that family" with tons of kids (as my parents were). Because by CT standards...you'll have tons of kids.

Well done.

 

[woolybug25]

Hype!

She let you bone again? What was she thinking?


Congrats homie.

 

[dshans]

Hype!

This Ultrasound brought to you by SportsCenter and the Cinderella Castle.


All the best!



[Space Mountain just ahead]

 

[BGIF]

Hype!

Reps to Mom!

 

[Bishop2b5]

Wiz, we get it, you had sex... no need to rub it in all of our faces.

Who are you kidding? Wiz is married. He's not having sex.

 

[ACamp1900]

Who are you kidding? Wiz is married. He's not having sex.

Yet another reason to marry a Latina.....

 

[zelezo vlk]

Who are you kidding? Wiz is married. He's not having sex.

Well we have proof that it happened twice.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

 

[Wild Bill]

Yet another reason to marry a Latina.....

So the rumors are true.

Congrats wiz.

 

[wizards8507]

Parenting dilemma.

Most states say you need to turn 5 by some time in September to start Kindergarten, but Connecticut is the only state where the cutoff is January 1. So my daughter would be eligible to start kindergarten at age four, which mean she'd start college at 17. In any other state, she'd be starting school a year later. Lots of Connecticut parents with the resources for childcare or a stay-at-home parent opt to keep their kid out of school for an extra year so they're in line with the rest of the country, even if that makes them "old" for Connecticut. What to do...

 

[zelezo vlk]

Parenting dilemma.

Most states say you need to turn 5 by some time in September to start Kindergarten, but Connecticut is the only state where the cutoff is January 1. So my daughter would be eligible to start kindergarten at age four, which mean she'd start college at 17. In any other state, she'd be starting school a year later. Lots of Connecticut parents with the resources for childcare or a stay-at-home parent opt to keep their kid out of school for an extra year so they're in line with the rest of the country, even if that makes them "old" for Connecticut. What to do...

Is your daughter already nearly 5? I thought she was much younger

 

[NorthDakota]

Parenting dilemma.

Most states say you need to turn 5 by some time in September to start Kindergarten, but Connecticut is the only state where the cutoff is January 1. So my daughter would be eligible to start kindergarten at age four, which mean she'd start college at 17. In any other state, she'd be starting school a year later. Lots of Connecticut parents with the resources for childcare or a stay-at-home parent opt to keep their kid out of school for an extra year so they're in line with the rest of the country, even if that makes them "old" for Connecticut. What to do...

One would think someone with a Mendoza degree would have figured this out....

Don't deprive the child of an additional year of earnings son!

 

[goldandblue]

Parenting dilemma.

Most states say you need to turn 5 by some time in September to start Kindergarten, but Connecticut is the only state where the cutoff is January 1. So my daughter would be eligible to start kindergarten at age four, which mean she'd start college at 17. In any other state, she'd be starting school a year later. Lots of Connecticut parents with the resources for childcare or a stay-at-home parent opt to keep their kid out of school for an extra year so they're in line with the rest of the country, even if that makes them "old" for Connecticut. What to do...

In my opinion it is better to hold them out for the older age. few points to think about.

1. maturity?
2. athletics? she will be a year younger than all her peers if she is a ball player or you think she will be
3. Being behind everyone in regards to driving etc.
4. Her getting an extra year to be a kid.
5. LOL, Romeo Okwara
6. What is the benefit to her for starting early?
7. What is the benefit to you and mom for starting early?
8. Which one is more important?

 

[IrishLion]

Parenting dilemma.

Most states say you need to turn 5 by some time in September to start Kindergarten, but Connecticut is the only state where the cutoff is January 1. So my daughter would be eligible to start kindergarten at age four, which mean she'd start college at 17. In any other state, she'd be starting school a year later. Lots of Connecticut parents with the resources for childcare or a stay-at-home parent opt to keep their kid out of school for an extra year so they're in line with the rest of the country, even if that makes them "old" for Connecticut. What to do...

Depends on how you feel about her social development.

If she's mature enough to start early and be with kids that are a year older, there's no problem.

But, if you think it might help her socialization to stay with kids her age and wait, that's cool too.

I don't think there's a wrong answer, unless it's clear that she's not ready to be with kids that are a year older than her. But you're a smart dude and I'm sure she's being brought up right, so I doubt that would be a concern.

My son is a mid-August birthday, so he's right in the sweetspot where he can start a year early and be the young kid, or start "on time" and be the older kid in class. Of course, he's not even a year old yet, but my wife and I have already had discussions on whether we want to start him early or "on time." Not sure where we're leaning yet, but we've got three years to figure it out lol.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Parenting dilemma.

Most states say you need to turn 5 by some time in September to start Kindergarten, but Connecticut is the only state where the cutoff is January 1. So my daughter would be eligible to start kindergarten at age four, which mean she'd start college at 17. In any other state, she'd be starting school a year later. Lots of Connecticut parents with the resources for childcare or a stay-at-home parent opt to keep their kid out of school for an extra year so they're in line with the rest of the country, even if that makes them "old" for Connecticut. What to do...

In my view, unless your economic/ child care situation gives you no choice, there is virtually no benefit to pushing your kid into school early. If you hold her back, she will always be one of the oldest and most mature kids in her class, which has all sorts of benefits-- certain intellectual concepts will be easier to grasp, she'll have an athletic and social leg-up on her peers, etc. The way we school kids means that she'll be judged against a cohort of her peers for the next 15-20 years. And since that cohort will all be within a narrow age range, your daughter's age relative to her peers makes a big difference.

And our Prussian-style system is f*cking terrible. Don't inflict it upon her any earlier than you must.

 

[ACamp1900]

In my view, unless your economic/ child care situation gives you no choice, there is virtually no benefit to pushing your kid into school early.

This all day. I saw it numerous times when I taught..., start her at five, for all the reasons Whiskey stated and more...

 

[Rack Em]

Parenting dilemma.

Most states say you need to turn 5 by some time in September to start Kindergarten, but Connecticut is the only state where the cutoff is January 1. So my daughter would be eligible to start kindergarten at age four, which mean she'd start college at 17. In any other state, she'd be starting school a year later. Lots of Connecticut parents with the resources for childcare or a stay-at-home parent opt to keep their kid out of school for an extra year so they're in line with the rest of the country, even if that makes them "old" for Connecticut. What to do...

Make her get a job and stop enabling her to be a bum

 

[tussin]

I'm a late-June birthday and was an "old kid" throughout school. Personal economics aside, I don't really see any drawbacks.

First of all, it's a statistically significant advantage in athletics. Also, starting later has perks socially for driving in high school and legal drinking a year earlier in college.

 

[zelezo vlk]

I'm a late-June birthday and was an "old kid" throughout school. I don't really see any drawbacks.

First of all, it's a statistically significant advantage in athletics. Also, starting later has perks socially for driving in high school and legal drinking a year earlier in college.

Conversely I was the "young kid" and I'm a giant bum. Learn from us wiz