GM's thread about nothing (32 Viewers)

[madhatter]

facebook help.

Who is Eric S from Michigan?

 

[Gadzooks]

By the way.

OH HAI!

As of yet unnamed (but the wife was leaning towards stripper names- please provide list- TIA), but totally healthy girl born today at 2:45 almost 4 weeks premature.

7lbs 6oz, 20 inches.

Don't tell HJS. TIA.

Good work, she's beautiful. Whatever you decide to name her, just make sure to put "CatShirt" in front of it. She'll be instantly cool.

 

[McJose]

McJose, could you convince them you're seven months pregnant?ETA: A middle ear infection or an upper respiratory infection are perfect excuses that would not prevent car travel.

Thanks. I think we're going with the ear infection. We're working on a backstory including me posting things on FB like "man, my ear hurts" and "going to the doctor tomorrow" and finally "oof...ear infection".

 

[McJose]

facebook help.Who is Eric S from Michigan?

Frozen caveman lawyer?

 

[Tiger Fan]

Can someone tell me what kind of snake this is? You'll probably have to zoom a little.

trouser

 

[Tiger Fan]

What am i missing by not being in the GMTAN FB group?

 

[McJose]

What am i missing by not being in the GMTAN FB group?

Fuller perving on people's brick-and-mortar friends.

 

[krista4]

What am i missing by not being in the GMTAN FB group?

I've wondered this, too.

 

[Guster]

Finally caught up on the thread after not visiting for ~2 weeks. Good stuff.

Carry on, nothing to see here

 

[bentley]

By the way.

OH HAI!

As of yet unnamed (but the wife was leaning towards stripper names- please provide list- TIA), but totally healthy girl born today at 2:45 almost 4 weeks premature.

7lbs 6oz, 20 inches.

Don't tell HJS. TIA.

Newborns are creepy looking.

You should see them when it's just their head sticking out of a stretched to hell hoo ha and they're all purple and covered in white slime. It's like a scene from a horror movie.

Then try grabbing a view of a C-Section (which this was). :brainscarring:

C-Section has to be the craziest thing I have ever witnessed. "Um, honey, the Dr has her arm up to elbow in there. Do you know where the baby is? This looks bad." Then seeing that little head pop out of mom's belly was just bizarre. Like a baby bird in a nest.

Anyway. Congrats. I like LaFlappa.

There was no chance in hell that I was looking over the curtain during the c-section. I'm standing by that principle for the second one.

 

[El Floppo]

By the way.

OH HAI!

As of yet unnamed (but the wife was leaning towards stripper names- please provide list- TIA), but totally healthy girl born today at 2:45 almost 4 weeks premature.

7lbs 6oz, 20 inches.

Don't tell HJS. TIA.

Newborns are creepy looking.

You should see them when it's just their head sticking out of a stretched to hell hoo ha and they're all purple and covered in white slime. It's like a scene from a horror movie.

Then try grabbing a view of a C-Section (which this was). :brainscarring:

C-Section has to be the craziest thing I have ever witnessed. "Um, honey, the Dr has her arm up to elbow in there. Do you know where the baby is? This looks bad." Then seeing that little head pop out of mom's belly was just bizarre. Like a baby bird in a nest.

Anyway. Congrats. I like LaFlappa.

There was no chance in hell that I was looking over the curtain during the c-section. I'm standing by that principle for the second one.

good choice. So we brought #1 Son up to see his sister today- had no idea what to expect. Friends had told us to have the baby "give" a present to her older brother, so he was met with a nice lego set in the hospital room. That part seemed to work well. The whole- hey, that's your baby sister thing... not so much. This was the most whiney/melt-downy I can remember him being in a long, long time- and he wanted no part of the baby. Understandable, I guess- his world is ####ed at this point.

Dunno why I'm posting this... I guess it just hit me fully that my world is also ####ed at this point.

 

[El Floppo]

So as far as names... Trixie, Moxie, Storm, Rain, Candy, Kila, Oakie, Piney, Elmy, Redwoody, Joshua Tree-ey.

 

[krista4]

So as far as names... Trixie, Moxie, Storm, Rain, Candy, Kila, Oakie, Piney, Elmy, Redwoody, Joshua Tree-ey.

 

[bentley]

So as far as names... Trixie, Moxie, Storm, Rain, Candy, Kila, Oakie, Piney, Elmy, Redwoody, Joshua Tree-ey.

I don't see how you can wrong wrong with any of these. And, if the timing is like it was for us, you hold all the power. I signed off on the birth certificate in the hallway while they were caring for AngryWife. Almost ended up going with "Maxpower" as the middle name.Congrats, again I think. Unless I forgot the first time.

 

[McJose]

McJose, could you convince them you're seven months pregnant?ETA: A middle ear infection or an upper respiratory infection are perfect excuses that would not prevent car travel.

Well I am "showing" a little bit.Any idea on what sort of time frame we're talking here? I mean between diagnosis, treatment, and the OK to fly?

 

[commisholio]

So as far as names... Trixie, Moxie, Storm, Rain, Candy, Kila, Oakie, Piney, Elmy, Redwoody, Joshua Tree-ey.

Congrats, floppo.#1 is indeed in for a rude awakening - it's only going to get worse for him for a long, long time. Try to have some compassion for him even when he is being a gigantic pain in the ### - it will be hard. Good luck, drifter. One of the kids in my son's playgroup turned out to be mildly autistic and with a lot of work, he is really coming around. Even if the docs are right, there is a ton you can do to help him. It's great that you are going after it aggressively early in case it turns out there is something to be concerned with.

 

[Drifter]

Did you guys get the "I'm a big brother now" book?

 

[El Floppo]

So we brought #1 Son up to see his sister today- had no idea what to expect. Friends had told us to have the baby "give" a present to her older brother, so he was met with a nice lego set in the hospital room. That part seemed to work well. The whole- hey, that's your baby sister thing... not so much. This was the most whiney/melt-downy I can remember him being in a long, long time- and he wanted no part of the baby. Understandable, I guess- his world is ####ed at this point.Dunno why I'm posting this... I guess it just hit me fully that my world is also ####ed at this point.

ugh. He just woke up screaming bloody murder and kept screaming for a good 15 minutes with me rubbing his back and sh-sh-shushing him back down (speaking of which, I need to remember the other 4 S's... shushsing... and... shaking? swearing? slapping? stabbing?. I mentioned the, he's ####ed and I'm ####ed part, right?

 

[El Floppo]

Did you guys get the "I'm a big brother now" book?

He's got a few Big Brother books... I think one of them is called that. He's not been a fan of them, btw.

 

[commisholio]

So we brought #1 Son up to see his sister today- had no idea what to expect. Friends had told us to have the baby "give" a present to her older brother, so he was met with a nice lego set in the hospital room. That part seemed to work well. The whole- hey, that's your baby sister thing... not so much. This was the most whiney/melt-downy I can remember him being in a long, long time- and he wanted no part of the baby. Understandable, I guess- his world is ####ed at this point.Dunno why I'm posting this... I guess it just hit me fully that my world is also ####ed at this point.

ugh. He just woke up screaming bloody murder and kept screaming for a good 15 minutes with me rubbing his back and sh-sh-shushing him back down (speaking of which, I need to remember the other 4 S's... shushsing... and... shaking? swearing? slapping? stabbing?. I mentioned the, he's ####ed and I'm ####ed part, right?

swaddling and shaking, and yes, you're both ####ed. But it's awesome!

 

[commisholio]

It's awesome because you still get some of those remarkable emotional highs that you only get from bonding with your children. There's just a much larger amount of BS that goes along with #2 as compared to number one.

Suck I think is the one you're missing. All hail the pacifier!

 

[YSR]

Pretty sure you're not supposed to shake the little ones.

 

[commisholio]

Pretty sure you're not supposed to shake the little ones.

Well sure, it's more like a jiggle, but jiggle doesn't go along with the S theme.

 

[El Floppo]

Pretty sure you're not supposed to shake the little ones.

it's all in the technique.we shook the #### out our older one- but I have to remember if it's clockwise, or counterclockwise, or just old-fashioned back and forth rag-doll-stylee. And I'm pretty certain the last S is slapping. Again, all about the technique.

 

[-fish-]

pretty sure the other one is swearing.

 

[desert rose]

swaddling

side/stomach position

sushing sounds

swinging

sucking

 

[desert rose]

swaddlingside/stomach positionsushing soundsswingingsucking

Wait, this almost sounds like a sex thing..

 

[Captain Quinoa]

not sure what that 2 day timeout was for..

 

[Lieutenant Dan]

What am i missing by not being in the GMTAN FB group?

Fuller perving on people's brick-and-mortar friends.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

This is where we tell all the personal #### that goes on in our lives, right? Well, I'm a few whiskeys in so I figure I'll share some of the personal, painful crap going on with me.

I've mentioned my son has some speech delays. He's been going to a preschool for a couple months and seeing a speech therapist. This week, they had us come in and they gave him an ***official*** medical diagnosis - autism. They did this so that he can get some additional treatment/attention and it's based on 3 major criteria at this point - speech delay, a lack of socialization with peers and repetitive behavior.

Now, maybe I'm just in denial but outside of the speech delay, which is undeniable the other two are borderline. I mean, I haven't really seen any 2 year olds who really engage with their peers and it's not like he has social or emotional issues. He loves to give hugs and often engages adults in interaction. They mostly based it on the fact that he doesn't have a ton of sustained eye contact with people he's not familiar with. #### - I'm not sure you couldn't say the same about me.

As for the repetive behavior, I don't really see that at all. Before we moved he used to run laps around our kitchen island and that's largely what they based that on.

Regardless, I understand the diagnosis was mostly to get him more help, which I really can't complain about. However, this has hit my wife pretty hard and along with the new city, new job, etc etc, it's about the last thing I really need to deal with.

Anyway, I'm going to go pour myself another drink.

Sorry to hear that brother. In case you missed it, my oldest son Cal was just recently diagnosed with Autism too. Autism covers a lot so hopefully he is on the lower end of the spectrum. Cal just turned 7 so I have about 5 years on you. If you have any questions, always feel free to shoot me a PM.

By the way.

OH HAI!

As of yet unnamed (but the wife was leaning towards stripper names- please provide list- TIA), but totally healthy girl born today at 2:45 almost 4 weeks premature.

7lbs 6oz, 20 inches.

Don't tell HJS. TIA.

Congrats GB! I talked to a gal name Stormi just last week BTW. lol

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

I have to go take a #2 but I'll be back in a little bit.

 

[McJose]

Aside from granting the guy "good luck" I'm not sure what good anybody is doing posting in the "wife raped" thread. That thing reads like a lot of people making wild assumptions and posturing.

Just my two cents.

 

[Exit 1]

Aside from granting the guy "good luck" I'm not sure what good anybody is doing posting in the "wife raped" thread. That thing reads like a lot of people making wild assumptions and posturing.Just my two cents.

True, but why would the OP even make the thread then? I think he was honestly looking for all viewspoints, even if some seemed "extreme".

 

[McJose]

Aside from granting the guy "good luck" I'm not sure what good anybody is doing posting in the "wife raped" thread. That thing reads like a lot of people making wild assumptions and posturing.Just my two cents.

True, but why would the OP even make the thread then? I think he was honestly looking for all viewspoints, even if some seemed "extreme".

He's venting I guess. A quick form of therapy. The point I was trying to make is that it looks like most of the posters in there aren't trying to help the guy...they're trying to thump their chests.

 

[Exit 1]

Aside from granting the guy "good luck" I'm not sure what good anybody is doing posting in the "wife raped" thread. That thing reads like a lot of people making wild assumptions and posturing.Just my two cents.

True, but why would the OP even make the thread then? I think he was honestly looking for all viewspoints, even if some seemed "extreme".

He's venting I guess. A quick form of therapy. The point I was trying to make is that it looks like most of the posters in there aren't trying to help the guy...they're trying to thump their chests.

I think you should post a thread titled "Knee was scraped last night" to lighten the mood.

 

[McJose]

Aside from granting the guy "good luck" I'm not sure what good anybody is doing posting in the "wife raped" thread. That thing reads like a lot of people making wild assumptions and posturing.Just my two cents.

True, but why would the OP even make the thread then? I think he was honestly looking for all viewspoints, even if some seemed "extreme".

He's venting I guess. A quick form of therapy. The point I was trying to make is that it looks like most of the posters in there aren't trying to help the guy...they're trying to thump their chests.

I think you should post a thread titled "Knee was scraped last night" to lighten the mood.

"Wife was crêped last night (went to IHOP without me)"

 

[Bogart]

Aside from granting the guy "good luck" I'm not sure what good anybody is doing posting in the "wife raped" thread. That thing reads like a lot of people making wild assumptions and posturing.Just my two cents.

True, but why would the OP even make the thread then? I think he was honestly looking for all viewspoints, even if some seemed "extreme".

He's venting I guess. A quick form of therapy. The point I was trying to make is that it looks like most of the posters in there aren't trying to help the guy...they're trying to thump their chests.

I was really surprised to see some of the extreme opinions thrown out there. I guess it's easy to be so strong behind the "dump the #####" statements when you are sitting in your cubicle and have nothing invested in the situation.

 

[Exit 1]

Aside from granting the guy "good luck" I'm not sure what good anybody is doing posting in the "wife raped" thread. That thing reads like a lot of people making wild assumptions and posturing.Just my two cents.

True, but why would the OP even make the thread then? I think he was honestly looking for all viewspoints, even if some seemed "extreme".

He's venting I guess. A quick form of therapy. The point I was trying to make is that it looks like most of the posters in there aren't trying to help the guy...they're trying to thump their chests.

I was really surprised to see some of the extreme opinions thrown out there. I guess it's easy to be so strong behind the "dump the #####" statements when you are sitting in your cubicle and have nothing invested in the situation.

You think divorcing/leaving someone over infidelity is really that extreme?

 

[McJose]

Aside from granting the guy "good luck" I'm not sure what good anybody is doing posting in the "wife raped" thread. That thing reads like a lot of people making wild assumptions and posturing.Just my two cents.

True, but why would the OP even make the thread then? I think he was honestly looking for all viewspoints, even if some seemed "extreme".

He's venting I guess. A quick form of therapy. The point I was trying to make is that it looks like most of the posters in there aren't trying to help the guy...they're trying to thump their chests.

I was really surprised to see some of the extreme opinions thrown out there. I guess it's easy to be so strong behind the "dump the #####" statements when you are sitting in your cubicle and have nothing invested in the situation.

That's pretty typical for these parts. I've done it myself.All I know is that I couldn't imagine what MikeIke or whatever is going through. Guys like BuddyBall and Goggins and their black-and-white responses are so predictable they're almost funny.

 

[YSR]

Aside from granting the guy "good luck" I'm not sure what good anybody is doing posting in the "wife raped" thread. That thing reads like a lot of people making wild assumptions and posturing.

Just my two cents.

True, but why would the OP even make the thread then? I think he was honestly looking for all viewspoints, even if some seemed "extreme".

He's venting I guess. A quick form of therapy. The point I was trying to make is that it looks like most of the posters in there aren't trying to help the guy...they're trying to thump their chests.

I was really surprised to see some of the extreme opinions thrown out there. I guess it's easy to be so strong behind the "dump the #####" statements when you are sitting in your cubicle and have nothing invested in the situation.

That's pretty typical for these parts. I've done it myself.All I know is that I couldn't imagine what MikeIke or whatever is going through. Guys like BuddyBall and Goggins and their black-and-white responses are so predictable they're almost funny.

The only poster I have on ignore.

 

[Bogart]

Aside from granting the guy "good luck" I'm not sure what good anybody is doing posting in the "wife raped" thread. That thing reads like a lot of people making wild assumptions and posturing.Just my two cents.

True, but why would the OP even make the thread then? I think he was honestly looking for all viewspoints, even if some seemed "extreme".

He's venting I guess. A quick form of therapy. The point I was trying to make is that it looks like most of the posters in there aren't trying to help the guy...they're trying to thump their chests.

I was really surprised to see some of the extreme opinions thrown out there. I guess it's easy to be so strong behind the "dump the #####" statements when you are sitting in your cubicle and have nothing invested in the situation.

You think divorcing/leaving someone over infidelity is really that extreme?

Not at all. But I think you deal with that after dealing with the crime. It's a messed up situation all the way around, I can't claim to have the answers, but I think you deal with things in the right order. The safety of my kids mother would come before my personal feelings about her cheating.

 

[McJose]

Oops...I didn't mean to bring that discussion over here.

 

[Osaurus]

Staying completely out of that trainwreck of a thread.

 

[Bogart]

Oops...I didn't mean to bring that discussion over here.

I wonder how Buck is doing dropping the kids off at the pool.

 

[guru_007]

Aside from granting the guy "good luck" I'm not sure what good anybody is doing posting in the "wife raped" thread. That thing reads like a lot of people making wild assumptions and posturing.Just my two cents.

absolutely agree. Some pretty broad strokes being painted up in there.I have no ####### idea what I would do if it were me tbh, just way too many emotions pulsing through you at once. Probably wouldn't have posted a thread about it though.

 

[Disco Stu]

All I know is that I couldn't imagine what MikeIke or whatever is going through. Guys like BuddyBall and Goggins and their black-and-white responses are so predictable they're almost funny.

Goggins first post in the thread...

Until rape kit comes back I wouldn't believe a thing she said. Hell she could have been into rough sex with this guy and things got out of control and then cried rape cause she knew you would have seen the bruises.

Seems like already you've checked out of the marriage and now that you know she's a liar and cheated on you, you are under no obligation to go through this with her, rape or not.

He probably has the bolded at CTRL-V ready at all times.

 

[McJose]

Let's get this thread back on track.

About 8 or 9 years ago my wife worked with this girl that I'll call Stacy. Before I even met this Stacy person my wife tells me "You'll think she's really hot. She's exactly your type." She even tells Stacy, jokingly, "I'm not sure I want you meeting my husband...he'll think you're really hot" (my wife is pretty weird sometimes). So I eventually meet Stacy and, while she was very cute, it's not like I put her in the spank-bank or anything.

So Saturday night the wife and I are at a bar and Stacy and her husband come in. I didn't even recognize her. The wife calls her over and they hug hello etc etc. Then the wife says to Stacy "You remember my husband, right? Remember he used to be all in love with you?"

WTF

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Let's get this thread back on track.About 8 or 9 years ago my wife worked with this girl that I'll call Stacy. Before I even met this Stacy person my wife tells me "You'll think she's really hot. She's exactly your type." She even tells Stacy, jokingly, "I'm not sure I want you meeting my husband...he'll think you're really hot" (my wife is pretty weird sometimes). So I eventually meet Stacy and, while she was very cute, it's not like I put her in the spank-bank or anything. So Saturday night the wife and I are at a bar and Stacy and her husband come in. I didn't even recognize her. The wife calls her over and they hug hello etc etc. Then the wife says to Stacy "You remember my husband, right? Remember he used to be all in love with you?" WTF

Out-shticked.

 

[McJose]

Let's get this thread back on track.About 8 or 9 years ago my wife worked with this girl that I'll call Stacy. Before I even met this Stacy person my wife tells me "You'll think she's really hot. She's exactly your type." She even tells Stacy, jokingly, "I'm not sure I want you meeting my husband...he'll think you're really hot" (my wife is pretty weird sometimes). So I eventually meet Stacy and, while she was very cute, it's not like I put her in the spank-bank or anything. So Saturday night the wife and I are at a bar and Stacy and her husband come in. I didn't even recognize her. The wife calls her over and they hug hello etc etc. Then the wife says to Stacy "You remember my husband, right? Remember he used to be all in love with you?" WTF

Out-shticked.

It was pretty damn awkward. What the hell was I supposed to say?

 

[Osaurus]

Wife has a friend who I knew in school. She had an office near mine in student government. She used to tell my wife that she thought I was totally into her even though all I ever did is talk to her near her office from time to time. It pissed me off that she said that as I had no interest in her whatsoever (a bit like Eeyore personality-wise) so when my wife and I started dating I called her out on it. She flat out denied ever saying it and then isolated herself for about 6 months. Oof! Now she still lives at home at age 38 and has no future.