what are all you fathers that are in Baja doing today?Diver - 6-18-2006 at 09:31 AM
Wishing I was at El Requeson, watching my kids have a blast on the beach.
Beautiful family Bruce. Have a great Father's Day !Natalie Ann - 6-18-2006 at 09:32 AM
Nice picture of you and the family, Bruce.
Feliz Dia de Los Papas to you and all other Nomad fathers! TMW - 6-18-2006 at 09:43 AM
Relaxing. Getting ready for a bike ride before it heats up. Will talk to kids and grandkids later. Wife has a pork roast cooking. Big motorcycle show
at the fairgrounds, may go over to see the tricked out bikes.Diver - 6-18-2006 at 09:47 AM
Let us not forget the World Cup and NBA Finals !!
Father's Day means no-one says anything about how much TV I watch today !HotSchott - 6-18-2006 at 10:00 AM
I took my dad out for lunch in Coronado yesterday, he is such a cool guy. Sometimes every day feels like Thanksgiving!
I woke up this morning thinking about the two guys missing in Iraq. May God bless their fathers today and bring joy to their lives.bajabound2005 - 6-18-2006 at 10:42 AM
Off to the hot spring baths in Uruapan - then cooking up burgers on the grill with our friends (read: Baja Family!).
[Edited on 6-18-2006 by bajabound2005]Bruce R Leech - 6-18-2006 at 11:22 AM
It is a special one for Me with a new little boy...Bruce R Leech - 6-19-2006 at 06:58 AM
Tomas Tierra
he looks like he is ready for Baja.SiReNiTa - 6-19-2006 at 09:07 AM
HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!! i spent the day with my uncle and other family members and had a blast...i was surprised that not many people were drinking
alot...witch is big here in mexico..i guess we are getting better!
Guide for (new) Dads
Oso - 6-20-2006 at 06:24 PM
Things a Man Should Know: About Fatherhood
1. Don't worry, your dad didn't know what he was doing, either.
2. No, no--not that Spock!
3. Second thought, maybe you should worry.
4. Never tell anybody that you and your wife are "trying."
We really don't need the visual, that's why.
5. Never tell anybody where your child was conceived, how long it took, or what song was playing.
6. Do not name your baby after cities, geographical points of interest, features of the solar system, seasons, plants, animals, or current television
stars.
7. Your child, at birth, already has a deeply complicated relationship with his mother, and, for the first year, you are only a curiosity.
For a couple of years after that, an amusement-park ride.
Then, a referee.
And finally, a bank.
8. If you want to subject your son to the unkindest cut, insist on a local anesthetic, since many pediatricians don't bother to use one.
The anesthetic is for the kid.
9. Baby gas is lessened with a good nipple connection during feeding, which decreases air intake.
Assuring that his lower lip is flipped out, not pursed, helps.
10. There is nothing wrong with thumb-sucking, which helps ease the pain of teething.
Nonetheless, it probably ought to stop by kindergarten.
11. Diaper-rash remedy: Expose baby's hydraulics to the air until dry. Soak baby's bottom in tepid water with a half cup baking soda. Then, Balmex. Or
Lotrimin. Rediaper.
12. You know how they say you'll get used to diapers? You won't.
Unless you wear them a lot.
13. Forcing children to use toilets will make them dislike toilets.
Children begin using toilets when they tire of that not-so-fresh feeling.
Of course, this is long, way long, after you tire of it.
14. The start of crawling: usually begins between six months and twelve months.
Standing: usually between nine and twelve months.
Walking: between twelve and fifteen months.
The onset of the above, as with all developmental skills, is hugely variable among individual children.
15. Avoid walkers, not only because they can be dangerous around stairs but because they don't require a child to balance and thus retard his walking
progress.
16. Reason boys are better: They cannot get pregnant.
17. Reason girls are better: They're less likely to get arrested.
18. The threat of an unknown punishment is always more effective than a stated one.
19. Annals of great punishments: Hang dolly from a noose!
That was a joke, Dad, a joke.
Annals of great punishments, for real: making him wash the car, clean the bathroom, and watch The McLaughlin Group.
You see, all great punishments should reduce the number of disagreeable tasks you would otherwise have to perform.
20. Teach by example.
21. Your kids can develop an independent sense of good taste only if they're allowed to make their own mistakes in judgment.
22. Relax: Lots of little boys want a Barbie and a dollhouse.
23. The first time you change your son's diaper and he pees all over you is not an accident. It's foreshadowing.
24. Children of too-strict parents are more likely to develop tics.
25. Let them take reasonable risks: A few scrapes in the long run are nothing compared with the scars left by hovering parents. Or tics.
In preparation for risks: a Red Cross first-aid course.
26. The most common cause of fatal injury among kids between five and nine involves cars, which is to say, hold their hands. And buckle them in.
27. Try to tuck them in every night, too.
28. When changing diapers, avoid baby powder, as it can irritate her lungs.
When changing diapers, definitely don't avoid the Desitin--spread it thick, like Spackle.
29. It never hurts to videotape the baby-sitter.
Especially if she's hot.
30. Never disclose to other parents that you have found a good baby-sitter.
31. Reason boys are better: They cost less, especially their clothes.
32. Reason girls are better: They're less likely to burn, slash, or chew the clothes they have.
33. Overalls are not only cute, they provide a convenient handle.
34. At a certain point, your child will appear to survive exclusively on peanut butter, french fries, Cheerios, and hot dogs.
35. Dropping food on the floor is a new and delightful skill to a one-year-old, not a deliberate attempt to annoy you.
However, as small he or she might be, never underestimate an infant's ability to project chewed food over great distances.
36. The single most important thing a father can possess: Wet-Naps.Bruce R Leech - 6-20-2006 at 06:39 PM
how true every one of the 36 are Osobajabound2005 - 6-20-2006 at 06:57 PM
only one???? Oh, you must be thinking of #7!!!
[Edited on 6-21-2006 by bajabound2005]
Scarred for life
Dave - 6-20-2006 at 08:51 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Oso
8. If you want to subject your son to the unkindest cut, insist on a local anesthetic, since many pediatricians don't bother to use one.
The anesthetic is for the kid.
It will also save thousands in future psychiatric bills.
Oso, what's a pediatrician?Oso - 6-20-2006 at 09:46 PM
I thought it was a foot doctor
Hell, I don't know. I just copied and pasted the thing.
