The Grandfather of Pain (1 Viewer)

[Ministry of Pain]

I found out on Thanksgiving that I am going to be a Grandfather in 2025, somewhere around mid July
I am thru the roof about this for many reasons

My Son and I couldn't be a part of each other's lives until he was almost 18, that's my fault
He reached out to me and I took action quickly.
I was there to see him graduate in Texas(long story but he was kidnapped) with a plane ticket back to Florida and we've been in each others lives ever since
Phone calls almost every day, visits to each others homes on holidays, birthdays and opening days, we might be too involved now

I am proud of what he and I have accomplished together and built these last 7 years including being at his wedding this past March
I helped him meet his wife, it's true.
I'm trying not to get over emotional about all of this.
I am extremely lucky to have an opportunity to be a big part of my grandkid's life.

-One thing I have started prioritizing since the news on Turkey Day is cutting way back on my drinking. I have been pretty free will since the pandemic, that's not an excuse but it's where I remember going from a couple beers on a couple days of the week to drinking a 6 pack of tall boys almost daily. I don't want my future grandchildren to see me with a beer in my hand all the time, not a good look.

-I started buying baby clothes with the Miami Dolphins on them, yes I'm that guy.
How old before I can put a tennis racket/golf club in their hands and tell them its a lightsaber?
I think I'd rather help them start a business than put away money for their college, where does that land me on the GP Spectrum?

I also want to say something to this entire group/board and it's from the heart. I appreciate all the love and support no matter what topic I wanted to discuss for the last 25 years
Thank you

 

[Zow]

Spoil the kid. Offer to babysit so the parents can go on dates. Just be there. And you'll be a hero.

 

[Gr00vus]

Ha ha, you're old.

Congrats!

 

[D-Day]

Congratulations, and tell him that Uncle D-Day from FBS's told him to never, EVER bump Finley. It's just common sense.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Spoil the kid. Offer to babysit so the parents can go on dates. Just be there. And you'll be a hero.

Babysitting, take a number as there is a Grandma on my daughter in law's side that will also be wanting to babysit every possible minute
Love is going to be in plentiful supply

I was already wanting to buy a 2nd home somewhere a little closer to all of them, right now we're about 200+ miles apart...I don't think that's gonna work for me

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Ha ha, you're old.

Congrats!

50 and he's 25...hard to believe
Thanks!

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I'm trying not to get over emotional about all of this.

When you are by yourself, go ahead and indulge. Do the dance like Tom Cruise in Risky Business, Dance like Snoopy. Yell "woo hoo" randomly.

It's gonna come out somewhere. Might as well be then.

Congrats!

 

[Kuz]

I found out on Thanksgiving that I am going to be a Grandfather in 2025, somewhere around mid July
I am thru the roof about this for many reasons

My Son and I couldn't be a part of each other's lives until he was almost 18, that's my fault
He reached out to me and I took action quickly.
I was there to see him graduate in Texas(long story but he was kidnapped) with a plane ticket back to Florida and we've been in each others lives ever since
Phone calls almost every day, visits to each others homes on holidays, birthdays and opening days, we might be too involved now

I am proud of what he and I have accomplished together and built these last 7 years including being at his wedding this past March
I helped him meet his wife, it's true.
I'm trying not to get over emotional about all of this.
I am extremely lucky to have an opportunity to be a big part of my grandkid's life.

-One thing I have started prioritizing since the news on Turkey Day is cutting way back on my drinking. I have been pretty free will since the pandemic, that's not an excuse but it's where I remember going from a couple beers on a couple days of the week to drinking a 6 pack of tall boys almost daily. I don't want my future grandchildren to see me with a beer in my hand all the time, not a good look.

-I started buying baby clothes with the Miami Dolphins on them, yes I'm that guy.
How old before I can put a tennis racket/golf club in their hands and tell them its a lightsaber?
I think I'd rather help them start a business than put away money for their college, where does that land me on the GP Spectrum?

I also want to say something to this entire group/board and it's from the heart. I appreciate all the love and support no matter what topic I wanted to discuss for the last 25 years
Thank you

Congrats!

 

[the moops]

One thing I have started prioritizing since the news on Turkey Day is cutting way back on my drinking. I have been pretty free will since the pandemic, that's not an excuse but it's where I remember going from a couple beers on a couple days of the week to drinking a 6 pack of tall boys almost daily. I don't want my future grandchildren to see me with a beer in my hand all the time, not a good look.

How is this going? Something I have been working on for years with minimal success.

 

[Harry Frogfish]

Congrats GoP!

ETA the one and only, feared Frogfish pic, has been uploaded, per your request.

 

[Judge Smails]

Congrats amigo. Just found out we’re having our 4th granddaughter. Nothing better

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Congrats GoP!

ETA the one and only, feared Frogfish pic, has been uploaded, per your request.

The GoP, that's not gonna work well around here
Good job on the new avatar

 

[Ministry of Pain]

One thing I have started prioritizing since the news on Turkey Day is cutting way back on my drinking. I have been pretty free will since the pandemic, that's not an excuse but it's where I remember going from a couple beers on a couple days of the week to drinking a 6 pack of tall boys almost daily. I don't want my future grandchildren to see me with a beer in my hand all the time, not a good look.

How is this going? Something I have been working on for years with minimal success.

I'm admitting I have a problem or a desire to cut way back, I think that's the first step
Since most of my damage is done via beer, another positive move is don't bring it in the house
Also my wife has turned part of our home into a DJ Booth w/ 2 1200s and XONE 96 mixer, lights and more lights that run with the music, hard to not drink when it's party city
And then I haven't mentioned that my wife also likes to drink more often since the pandemic but has offered to join me in cutting back

It starts around 10am-Noon, somewhere in there because we mostly work from home, and I'll pop one to have before lunch and maybe another with lunch
Then around 4-5-6 o'clock I'll maybe pop another and then a couple more watching sports or a movie or whatever but I can make a 6-pack evaporate and nobody seems to notice
But I do and I know it's not healthy or good for me long term.

One thing that usually helps me is loading the fridge up with non alcoholic drinks like "Waterloo"
Many times I just like to reach in the fridge and grab something cold to sip on.

Triggers: Football and sports in general, how else can you sit thru 9 innings of baseball?
Tennis, I love beers after a good hard sweat on the tennis courts, this actually might be my favorite after some heavy exercise
Watching the news for even a few minutes and getting worked up over things I cannot control
Allowing myself to not have control over my emotions, this one is tougher than it seems
Living in the past, dwelling on mistakes, not thinking forward, not being appreciative of what I have, it's different for everyone but those are just some triggers that bring it on quickly
Football Sundays are kind of a blur by about Halftime of the late afternoon games, by far my hardest drinking day of the week. I'm on fumes by SNF, usually pass out
The beers start much earlier on Sundays like when most folks are just having their first sip of coffee

The way I cut back is not bringing it into the house, same as I do with highly processed foods/sweets and I've been able to cut a lot of those out
I also wanted to let you know, you're not alone.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

how else can you sit thru 9 innings of baseball?

I have a ton of snappy answers to this one. I stopped watching in '95 after the strike that resolved nothing. It was a great time saver.

I used to do needlework when that stuff was on. Have you considered crochet?

 

[Joe Bryant]

I stopped watching in '95 after the strike that resolved nothing.

Interestingly, the 95 baseball strike was the primary factor in starting Footballguys.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Congrats! It's so good and you're fortunate.

Listen to all the posts above. Spoil the kid. Help by being available and child sitting when you can. Facetime regularly. You know what to do.

 

[Sullie]

Congratulations! You're doing everything right except for the Miami Dolphin's gear, don't do that the poor child, you're better than that!

 

[Ministry of Pain]

I stopped watching in '95 after the strike that resolved nothing.

Interestingly, the 95 baseball strike was the primary factor in starting Footballguys.

Braves were going to win that year, I gre up on Dale Murphy in the early 80s, pretty much destroyed the love I had for MLB
My son grew up a Rays fan in St Pete until about 13-14 yrs old, the last 6-7 years we have been going to Rays games, its the only way i can really sit thru a game is to be there live