What is your family life like?

Do you have kids? how many how old?

see pics posted all the time and it's nice to see a happy family!

Me and Susan are looking into maybe fostering a child.

and if it goes well move into the adoption stage.

I know when you have a child of your own there are no sure fire clues to determine how the child will turn out.And in a foster home situation we're liable to get anything...boy,girl...good,bad.

but after a little discussion we figured at least we would get to choose when it come to adopting.

or whether to opt out when the child is placed if it's a bad idea.

I'm a happy easy-go-lucky type guy and can put up with quite a bit, so i'm anxious to do this ,but it will probably be next year before we totally commit to it.

alot of pro's and con's discussions to be had.

but what about you?

got any? how many or how old?

:^)

2 biys. one is 42 and the other is turning 40 this august.

my grandchildren consist of an 8 year old poodle and a

1 year old shi-tzu. i don't count the birds, they are pets.

just got one this past march.

need sleep...

but he's so cute...

thats pretty big of you to take in a foster child. hope it works out for you.

nine

I know!

I've alway's wanted a little one.

(boy prefferably ,but either would be ok!)

we're still in the talking stages....

pro's and con's. i don't want to get attatched to a foster child and think of adopting only to have them taken or given back....so that's one concern.

that and we aren't able to care for a special needs child (i don't think Susan could cope with that).

still, good luck. really hope it works. you'd totally make a child's life...

nine

No kidding!

"Go mow the lawn"

"go get me a soda"

"bring me the remote"

"shovel the snow off the walk"

"wash the car"

mmmmmmmm i remember the commands well!

and i'd like to pass them on!

cash allowances are earned.

and a boy would be to my benefit.

hehehe just kidding!!! (mostly)

I have a 19 month-old daughter that I cannot wait to get back to. I have been overseas for 4 months and she has changed so much. The wife and I will start working on #2 when I get home, if I can wait that long. We may have to stop the car somewhere.

Good luck on your child ventures........

I have a 3 yr old son. And I have to share what he told me last Sunday...

We were getting ready for Church and I was shaving. He said, "One day I will have wiskers too Daddy. But you will have to drive me, to get them, because I'm not big enough to drive."

I couldn't help but laugh.

3.6

boy, boy, boy, ?

three point six?

is that.....another on the way?

if so....congrat's!

if not...i'm lost on the "point six"!

yep, another on the way.

"I know when you have a child of your own there are no sure fire clues to determine how the child will turn out"

I think you are meaning later in life? if you are, it is you that shapes them into what they can and will be in the future. by words of wisdom and by love and care. I have a 2 year old daughter and i cant wait to get home to see her and her mother. when i was younger i always wanted a boy but now all i want are girls. there is a country song i think that says something about a tough man that everyday his little one makes him cry and he realizes that he is just a baby himself.

about the adoption..it is so awesome to see a child that may have had nothing be brought up by a loving a thoughtful family. both to me are awesome. i wish you good luck my botl.

boy 10.5

girl 9

boy 6

boy 18 months

I love my daughter but boys are so much easier to deal with.

chefmike,

that's "somewhat" what i meant.

but with adopting , you sometimes haven't a clue...even with the loving , caring relationship.there may be underlying problems that will surface later on in life....repressed problems.

Small micky mouse problems i'm not worried about....most happen to all children whether they be natural born or adopted.

I was raised knowing the spanking! and i'm not one of those whimpy whiners that cry out "child abuse" in later years cause thier dad or mom beat them. and by the expression "beat them".......i don't mean that literally.....within an inch of thier lives,

but i do remember getting five to eight swat's with dad's belt on occation! and now looking back...i did deserve it!! hehe

butt swat's hurt! and get the point across.

those "time out" people can have thier chair!

i tried that with an ex-girlfriend's little boy (she didn't whip him!!) but when i put him in the chair and started timing and he just got up and i put him back and he just got up again and the time started over.....well after doing this five or six times....the last time was it! the arm swung back , palm flat and WHOMP!right on the sweetspot!! one time is all i needed to get his attention! i sat him back down and while he was crying mildly i told him if he got up again before i said he could.....he'd get two more swats!

he stayed put after that!

she was furious with me but i proved my point! i didn't "beat" him.....but i did get his undevided attention! we split up not too long after that(it's been about 10 yrs now) i saw her about two years ago and got to talking about "george" and how old he was....well besides being in trouble with the law and on probation....he goes into anger fits and punches holes in the walls and doors.and she say's it's cause he didn't have a good home life growing up!?!?

no duh! beat that ass when it needs it and you have a good chance of "structure"! let the kid do what he want's and get's away with everything and there's going to be trouble.

there are those that will argue this....but my record consists of one Illegal consumption charge, and one possesion charge (it was screwed to all in the car)

i'm not a violent person and i've got my dad to thank for the way he raised me!

sometimes i got a few welts raised up from that belt....but i don't blame him a bit! he did a fantastic job with what he had to work with!

boy.....did i get way off subject! just rattling on and on!

anyway.....we're talking about it and trying to think up the "bad" things that could happen and how we'd react.....this will take some time!

i know what you mean..i have also recieved the belt from the pops. i knew that i shouldn't do it again or face the music of leather and raw hide. I believe the same as you. Just the other day i told my wife that i had to spank my daughter,(she had been hitting us) well anyhow we were at a restuarant and she started to not listen to her mother. I told my wife that she just needed to spank her once and that would probably do it. Well she didnt know at the time that i had to spank morgan. i told my daughter to set down or you will get a spanking. morgan looked at me and set there for thirty minutes just eating. and all i heard out of my wifes mouth...uhmmm. lol. i think i got my point across to both.

you spank a child because you love them.....not out of anger ....and everything is ok

Right on the money Mrs Delta.

i agree mrs d...like my dad said to me...

this is going to hurt me more than you..

i never knew what he meant till now

i have only spanked her once and it does hurt me more than her. i love her so much

I thought i answered this question not to long ago???

It's just Me,my wife and my boy

wink'in,blink'in and nod!

hehe