So guess what?...I'm a dad now!!

[Simbazz]

Fair false that Tom. Don't forget though the massive issue that is fathers being disallowed to see thier kids! Obviously nothing to do with this, but worth a mention.

 

[jordox]

First of all Jardox, congratulations on being a dad (I know its been a while now but this is the first time I am seeing this thread).

Thanks man

Obviously I do not know what the feeling is, but good to see your extremely positive response. I need to be very honest, I am really scared of kids right now. If my girlfriend told me tomorrow that she was carrying, then I'd take the next flight out of the country and escape to some far of place. (I am saying this because I actually had a dream like this a few weeks back, and that was exactly what I did - I went to Greenland for some reason.)

That's kinda what I felt like before all this happened too. When she told me she was pregnant, I was really scared. Worried as well because I was only 19 and I didn't make much money, while she is a uni student. Basically I was thinking 'oh god I can't deal with this'. But I did somehow. In regards to just leaving I could never of done that. I love my girlfriend so much I could never do that, but yeh, you do hear stories where one of the two just flees and dumps the kid on the other one but my girlfriend is like the best person I've ever met, I could never of done that. I think the whole abandoning thing happens in young couples because when the majority of relationships at 19 or so don't last long and the two don't really even truely love each other, so when a baby comes they are like "Oh stuff this". But yeah I knew I'd be with my girlfriend forever so we didn't have that problem at all. Lucky I guess.

But I still had that worried mindset until Ellie was born, when I basically grew up and doubled in maturity in about 30 seconds. To my dying day I will believe that was the strangest/best experience of my life. Once the baby is born, if you are anything like me, you change completely and what you thought months ago means nothing.

I am 23, but the thought of kids and marriage freaks me out.

Marriage is still to come... When I think of a wedding I just think 'Oh god, there goes money down the drain'. I guess I still haven't really grown up

 

[Cricketman]

Really? There have been two pregnancy scares so far for me, and both times I dropped a brick but I said I would stick it out with her. I have no respect for guys who do that. I know people who have never met their dads because they ran off after getting a girl preganant and they would love to know who they are. We're the lucky ones. We can supposedly wreck a girl's life and then bugger off, whilst the poor lassy is stuck with the baby.

Scares as in, she pranked you?

 

[Cricketdude]

Scares as in, she pranked you?

Yep, I remember the thread. Well guys i'm off to greenland guys...bye.

 

[Highlander999]

Scares as in, she pranked you?

1 was, the other was serious

 

[Cricketdude]

1 was, the other was serious

Did she tell you who she was pregant with....

 

[Highlander999]

Wel she wasn't actually pregnant

 

[Sureshot]

Ah, the old cushion under the shirt trick.

 

[ste_mc_efc]

Ah, the old cushion under the shirt trick.

I tried it once. No-one fell for it though.

 

[jordox]

Hi gang.

Ellie turns 1 very soon, quite scary looking back at this thread. It seems so long ago, yet it wasn't really.

My second child is going to be born soon too, soon as in before the end of this month. The doctor scared the hell out of my this morning by saying it was due on the 18th of March. It was an error (luckily, i'm still not prepared) and the 2nd baby is due around the end of the month, early next. Apparently, they never get it right.

Readers of the blog will know its another girl. Still haven't decided on a name yet and I'm really starting to stress. I just have an awful feeling the baby wont have a name for a week.

Just thought I'd update the situation a tad.

 

[punterpupnroy]

Cool mate, how many kids are you thinking of having though. Surely 3 max..

 

[stevo1]

Cool mate, how many kids are you thinking of having though. Surely 3 max..

He'll have as many as he wants.:

 

[mattfb]

Sounds great mate. Good to see Ellie is going good and congratulations on your second child on the way!

 

[Cricketman]

Name her cricketman and she'll be the coolest thing from Zimbabwe .

Congrats on the kid, Ellie will like the company!

 

[Leicester Fox]

Hi gang.

Ellie turns 1 very soon, quite scary looking back at this thread. It seems so long ago, yet it wasn't really.

My second child is going to be born soon too, soon as in before the end of this month. The doctor scared the hell out of my this morning by saying it was due on the 18th of March. It was an error (luckily, i'm still not prepared) and the 2nd baby is due around the end of the month, early next. Apparently, they never get it right.

Readers of the blog will know its another girl. Still haven't decided on a name yet and I'm really starting to stress. I just have an awful feeling the baby wont have a name for a week.

Just thought I'd update the situation a tad.

I forgot your daughter is born on the same day as me, you can think of me By the way you best make this birthday count because it is th chepaest one in terms of candles she'll ever get.

You best hope the next baby isn't born on April fools