One piece of advice that you wish someone gave you before becoming a parent

[doughboyshredder]

Holy shit, I called this post 11 pages back!

I wanted to reward you.

[riser4]

Don't call Mtngirl a bitch.

^This. DBS however is a whiny cunt.

[stfu&gbtw]

I'm just here for the PedoHerp lulz. Bitch be trippin'....

[4matic]

Holee. Did he land it or did you have to dig him out with a backhoe?

A maggot, Kush, landed that same cliff at Kirkwood from the side where the picture was taken aka "Hospital Air." I witnessed a tele guy landed that same air in the picture from chair ten lift (that might be him). Both skied away,

[BmillsSkier]

Holee. Did he land it or did you have to dig him out with a backhoe?

Go to the long term benefits thread. There's a link to the TR about that air

[uglymoney]

Basically everyone is an awesome parent. Or at least above average.

Bwahhaaha!

[irul&ublo]

A maggot, Kush, landed that same cliff at Kirkwood from the side where the picture was taken aka "Hospital Air." I witnessed a tele guy landed that same air in the picture from chair ten lift (that might be him). Both skied away,

So did Tyrone

[BmillsSkier]

Hugh would be most pleased with this thread. So many exceptional individuals and what not.

[Dhelihiker]

fake your death, move to South America and sell T-shirts on the beach. move now

[dschane]

I don't have any kids but have babysat enough to make note that if it's a boy get some of these

http://www.amazon.com/Beba-Bean-Pee-.../dp/B000QJYK6U

golden shower from an infant= not cool

Not necessary. Just have the second diaper in hand and re-enact the scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark where H. Ford swaps out the idol with a bag of sand. Oh yeah, and use your elbow to keep his pecker pointed down. Or, never change a diaper unless it's really full and warm. Or, someone out there will claim their baby was potty trained at 1 month. What, yours isn't? You must suck.

If I could time warp to age 5, I would have. Other people's kids and Facebook provide enough of those memories in between.

[BigDaddy]

Pretty amazing... From Life Magazine, January 27, 1958.
It seems there was helicopter parenting before there were helicopters:

[sherpahigh]

Awesome! My lil girl just loves doc mcstuffins. she's 2 and likes m&m's, ski poles and her dogs, warm baths and a good book before bedtime.
When I need her to chillax I tell her 'the doc is in':-)

My youngest is more into Caillou these days which really chaps my ass, cause Caillou's a whiny little bitch. She likes to get down with the doc though too when her big sisters aren't forcing her to watch Old Full House episodes with them. They also all love warm baths and chocolate, sliding on the hill in the backyard and LEGOs.

[DJSapp]

#2 is excellent advice for those that find raising kids almost too much for them.

It's not just that raising kids are too much, it is everything that comes with it. Overbearing grandparents/aunts/uncles/cousins. The perpetual cold & flu season from school. The house constantly being overrun with kid shit. No energy for anything beyond kid stuff. Postpartum hormone swings. Dealing with the insane parenting types. Carrying 3 bags of kid shit to go ANYWHERE. Unwarranted judgement from others.

If the only thing I had to deal with was the kids, I'd be fine. There's a lot of baggage that comes with kids.

[Dantheman]

My youngest is more into Caillou these days which really chaps my ass, cause Caillou's a whiny little bitch.

God I fucking hate Caillou. And Trotro.

[gravitylover]

Heheh, warn them to stay away from people that do things like this. Unfortunately both of my girls look up to people that do things like this and one of them follows me into EVERYTHING on the mt bike and usually at full speed too

warn your kids? or train your kids?
discuss

Yo kidz take the spat somewhere else. At the very least take a lap...

[TahoeJ]

Caillou is the worst. I loved it when John Oliver said this...

https://youtu.be/mCcjp_-qHk4?t=50s

Actually, I do have some legit advice: when other parents proudly talk about how their kid started doing X at X age (walking, talking, whatever) - fuck that noise. It doesn't mean shit and doesn't matter even a little bit.

[BmillsSkier]

I saw something tonight that could make your Sienna's slightly less un-cool. A real classy sticker. To go next to the stick figure family of course.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

One piece of advice? Don't read advice threads on TGR unless it's just for entertainment.

[Norseman]

Heh, there are some pretty solid snippets of wisdom amidst the thruntage. I've appreciated a few.

[TomCrac]

Don't get a fucking minivan. Your life is going to change, for the better mind you, but you don't have to do that to yourself. I've seen several old friends go down the minivan route, even after child #1. They try and convince you, themselves for that matter, that they're great vehicles - completely utilitarian and fun to drive. Then you see that spot in their eyes, the place where it used to show a flicker of life. It's gone. It's gone and gone for good. It's been sucked out by a demon named Sienna.......

Exactly..... And 8 paragraph rants on Siennas in parent advice threads. Gotta maintain that empathetic image ya know?

Seriously. Who knew we needed a Sienna owners sub-forum?

And don't forget that they'll be free of a stick figure laden Sienna too.

That's part of the premium package on Siennas.

Well, we almost made it 20 pages.

It's like the how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop thing. Except here it's how many pages of baby care, lactation, and Sienna advice does it take until it devolves into a shitshow?

18. It takes 18 pages.

Let's see if we can turn this minivan around guys.

I saw something tonight that could make your Sienna's slightly less un-cool. A real classy sticker. To go next to the stick figure family of course.

Not sure, but I think I'm picking up on a vibe. Not a Pontiac Vibe, but something. I'll wait and see how it plays out.

[BmillsSkier]

Not sure, but I think I'm picking up on a vibe. Not a Pontiac Vibe, but something. I'll wait and see how it plays out.

Call it the Pio's Honda Pilot of this thread. It's the well that just keeps on giving.

[JayPowHound]

Haven't read this entire thread.. just the first and last.

Own a sienna. The wife's daily driver.

It's all wheel drive.


I have 3 kids.


Seems like that"'s the relevant information.



As for the original question..

If you have trouble with sleeping, consider your swaddling options. The Miracle Blanket (tm) was just that for our first. Wrap em in a straight jacket and they just pass right out.

[PNWbrit]

It'd be quicker to have a thread where everyone who doesn't drive a fucking Sienna posts.

[JayPowHound]

Let's be honest here... the modern minivan market these days is Sienna or Odessey.

Only 1 of those comes in AWD.

Which one did you think the parents in this place would favor?

[hawkgt]

Which one did you think the parents in this place would favor?

FKNA, Subaru wrx!