tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post2057867767897994628..comments2023-07-30T10:15:11.927+01:00Comments on xbox 4 nappy rash: Quod erat demonstrandumMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-10575228379994491022008-10-28T01:44:00.000+00:002008-10-28T01:44:00.000+00:00Great post and very,very true.Great post and very,very true.Malky B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10989093667241082612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-14227314119947963792008-10-13T21:55:00.000+01:002008-10-13T21:55:00.000+01:00@Tysdaddy - Thanks, it's a funny funny question I ...@Tysdaddy - Thanks, it's a funny funny question I think.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-72171842564416185402008-10-13T17:17:00.000+01:002008-10-13T17:17:00.000+01:00You've written some amazing stuff, but this takes ...You've written some amazing stuff, but this takes the cake . . . <BR/><BR/>"I'm inclined to think that the desire to have a child is not driven by anything tangible, but rather, simply by hope."<BR/><BR/>You are gonna be an amazing father, my friend . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-56771308240268281052008-10-10T11:17:00.000+01:002008-10-10T11:17:00.000+01:00@AnnD - googling sucks.you can find something to b...@AnnD - googling sucks.<BR/>you can find something to back up EVERY conception theory on there.<BR/><BR/>@Claire - nah don't worry, it's just if you don't know them, you never really know why people are the way the are.<BR/>Thanks!<BR/><BR/>@Missives from suburbia - I love the want to be like them one.<BR/>Thats sweet.<BR/>Thank you.<BR/><BR/>@hotmamamia - But no pressure eh? hahahaMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-15369342722401289052008-10-10T04:02:00.000+01:002008-10-10T04:02:00.000+01:00Because I wanted to me not just a mom, but a grand...Because I wanted to me not just a mom, but a grandma too! I wanted to make the world a better place and I knew that my children would have a hand in that. I wanted to have a little piece of me and my hubby to take care of and ove forever.<BR/><BR/>I'm now waiting for my grandma part and I realy can't wait.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-89339761492877001392008-10-10T03:04:00.000+01:002008-10-10T03:04:00.000+01:00I don't know that I had the answer when I was goin...I don't know that I had the answer when I was going through all that crap and wanting a baby so badly that I cried for months over our difficulties making one. But now that I have one -- albeit one that has just turned two and can be a snotty little devil when he wants to -- there are a couple reasons why they matter so much. <BR/><BR/>First, they are a seemingly-endless source of wonder and delight. My most raucous laughter and my biggest heartaches have been because of that little boy, and it never ceases to amaze me how, just when I think I've reached the bottom, I find I still have more to give. <BR/><BR/>Second, you long to be like them -- you live vicariously through them. They are so perfect and untouched by the world around them. The thought of Play-Doh makes my son ecstatic, and I get to borrow just a little bit of that when I'm with him. I get to be young again and devoid of cynicism. <BR/><BR/>Finally, my boy makes me see the world as a better place and makes me want to make it better. I am a better person for having him. I am less selfish, more kind and more concerned about everyone around me, even complete strangers and their children. Kids deeply connect you to the world.<BR/><BR/>Your time will come, and when it does, I think you're right -- you'll be great. You care so much that it seems impossible to me that you wouldn't be great.Missives From Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485646154495428913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-41042999455392905972008-10-09T12:23:00.000+01:002008-10-09T12:23:00.000+01:00HeyReading that back it comes across kinda harsh -...Hey<BR/><BR/>Reading that back it comes across kinda harsh - my apologies, although in my defence our son is 5 months and still getting up 3 times a night! What I mean is those people are childless by choice, and they seem to think their lifestyle is much preferable to parenthood, but to me all that stuff (holidays, second homes, etc.) seems a bit pointless in comparison to being a parent. I didn't mean it to sound that people without children are pointless!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150733207530251408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-85754067526933179432008-10-08T13:28:00.000+01:002008-10-08T13:28:00.000+01:00I dunno man. I would google it or something. It ...I dunno man. I would google it or something. It was from this blog. It was the 2nd comment down....check out the post and see what you think. I want a baby Xbox in the world almost as badly as you and ET do at this point!<BR/>http://herbadmother.blogspot.com/2008/10/tears-and-fears.htmlAnnDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629045924136272980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-19023848009363445122008-10-08T11:26:00.000+01:002008-10-08T11:26:00.000+01:00@AnnD - I hadn't heard that one...I'd be a bit war...@AnnD - I hadn't heard that one...I'd be a bit wary about that myself haaha..<BR/><BR/>@Raino - As good a reason as any (Welcome!)<BR/><BR/>@Amy - Bloody hippies....<BR/><BR/>@Quickroute - thats why you marry a young 'un, surely?<BR/><BR/>@Paint it black - I think there is an element of that, when you struggle to get there, getting there in itself becomes the goal.<BR/>Not to be beaten etc.<BR/><BR/>@Kori - Sounds fair enough to me!<BR/><BR/>@iVegasFamily - You win, because you agree with me.<BR/><BR/>@Leslie Laine - I'm not very sure what you mean.<BR/><BR/>@Tara R. - Good reason. Clear.<BR/><BR/>@Conortje - That's just for those who PLAN to get get old...<BR/><BR/>@Bluestreak - Its true, which is why I think the practical side of it is not what drives us.<BR/><BR/>@Tiff - You are a baby addict is what you're trying to say....Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-72819419424792840512008-10-08T10:51:00.000+01:002008-10-08T10:51:00.000+01:00Hope? Yes, I think it has alot to do with hope. Es...Hope? Yes, I think it has alot to do with hope. Especially when it is a hard thing to obtain.<BR/><BR/>For me, I just wanted children. It was a drive. I was compelled to have a baby and then longed for the next. Whatever that is, it is hard to turn off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-56719738197049032862008-10-08T08:49:00.000+01:002008-10-08T08:49:00.000+01:00you nailed it with hope. It´s funny how true it i...you nailed it with hope. <BR/><BR/>It´s funny how true it is that I too envy expecting couples more than ones with kids.Bluestreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350399171607670916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-57335321970894678602008-10-08T08:41:00.001+01:002008-10-08T08:41:00.001+01:00surely it is so someone is there to look after you...surely it is so someone is there to look after you in old age :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-59340341974144898382008-10-08T08:41:00.000+01:002008-10-08T08:41:00.000+01:00surely it is so someone is there to look after you...surely it is so someone is there to look after you in old age :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-62855668122734811182008-10-08T02:06:00.000+01:002008-10-08T02:06:00.000+01:00For no other reason than because I simply wanted t...For no other reason than because I simply wanted to be a mom... no other 'career' nothing I could point to and say that's what I want to be when I grow up. I just wanted to be a mom.Tara R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02993625193184914299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-47334989021362576062008-10-08T00:05:00.000+01:002008-10-08T00:05:00.000+01:00I'm still laughing my ass off at this one, and I'm...I'm still laughing my ass off at this one, and I'm inspired by the faintest hint of optimism...in the best way, of course. :)Leslie Lainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978669963745464690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-20289626078350310642008-10-07T23:52:00.000+01:002008-10-07T23:52:00.000+01:00I think you hit the nail on the head at the end of...I think you hit the nail on the head at the end of this great post - "hope."Jason Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12344040175168572355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-85068550468497806242008-10-07T23:22:00.000+01:002008-10-07T23:22:00.000+01:00I don't have any answere for anyone else, but for ...I don't have any answere for anyone else, but for me? Being a parent is the only thing I am really good at it (which is actually very, very scary because I SUCK at it!), and they are part of my breath.Korihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523892197119604721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-1579219538039306522008-10-07T22:50:00.000+01:002008-10-07T22:50:00.000+01:00Maybe it becomes more about winning the battle for...Maybe it becomes more about winning the battle for us long time ttcers. Not acepting defeat, getting what is just within reach.<BR/>If some pimple faced virgin teen can go have a one night stand and get pregnant, then by god I can too, even if it takes me a year or two, or three.BABY STEPShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869922972057725214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-82534524134385206762008-10-07T22:49:00.000+01:002008-10-07T22:49:00.000+01:00Why?...somebody to look after my weary bones at le...Why?...somebody to look after my weary bones at least they better bloody after I put them thru college - of course this is all hypotheticalPaddy in BA (Quickroute)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12748161252400814925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-33513467237922528472008-10-07T22:34:00.000+01:002008-10-07T22:34:00.000+01:00LOL. Peace.LOL. Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-21168099852274687942008-10-07T22:22:00.000+01:002008-10-07T22:22:00.000+01:00kids are great ... that's all i can saykids are great ... that's all i can sayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-49547558364366307962008-10-07T21:26:00.000+01:002008-10-07T21:26:00.000+01:00I was just reading on another blog that some peopl...I was just reading on another blog that some people can take Robitussin and it helps them get pregnant because it thins out the mucous in your body, including cervical mucous so it makes it easier for the little spermies to get to where they need to be. Sorry if you've heard this before. I just wanted to let you know in case you hadn't.AnnDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629045924136272980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-43243710859500485982008-10-07T19:29:00.000+01:002008-10-07T19:29:00.000+01:00@Claire - I don't really know how to react to your...@Claire - I don't really know how to react to your idea that that couple have 'no point'.<BR/>Basically, that could be any one of us.<BR/><BR/>But I like your idea of why you think we want children. That's nice.<BR/><BR/>@Kat - Wouldn't you have been gutted if the said 'Mum, you can't bloody dance'?<BR/><BR/>@K8 the Gr8 - Thanks very very much for the shout, I dunno what to say about that really.<BR/>You did give me the best laugh at the fastest bloggy comment u-turn ever though ;0)<BR/><BR/>I hope things work out for your friend, it's a tough old road sometimes.<BR/><BR/>@Fate's Granddaughter - Funny isn't it? we are all reasonably intelligent and thoughtful people, yet can't really put a finger on this most basic of things.<BR/><BR/>@Karen Meg - You are a great example, the stuff you go through, for so long, and you just keep going for some inexplicable reason.<BR/><BR/>Nice finish...Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-285222129086847512008-10-07T18:43:00.000+01:002008-10-07T18:43:00.000+01:00There was so much in this post that I could relate...There was so much in this post that I could relate to. I grew up not being fantastic with kids; was never ever the type to ooh and ahhh over babies. But some urge took hold when I turned 30; and then when it became an "if" rather than a "when", the desperate need just got worse. I don't know if it was, for me, a matter of not being able to achieve something that I really had my heart set on (now how's that a cynic for you)... I am an overachiever, that I will admit.<BR/><BR/>But it must be more than that, I mean, we went through it twice. I don't want to think that I'm even beyond type A.<BR/><BR/>You are absolutely right; you don't see people making goo-goo eyes at you while your 2 year old is having a tantrum in the supermarket-- but when you're round with child, even the guy at the gas station wants to touch baby bump. <BR/><BR/>It must be hope, and I hazard a guess (from the romantic side of me) the possibility to create someone special with someone you love. <BR/><BR/>Nahhhhh ;)Karen MEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834425321020756655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-88358545725972897442008-10-07T17:41:00.000+01:002008-10-07T17:41:00.000+01:00I am extraordinarily disappointed in myself to ans...I am extraordinarily disappointed in myself to answer "I have no idea" to the question of why I want children so badly. I guess the simplest answer is that I feel like my life would seem less complete without them. <BR/><BR/>What a cop out of a response.Fate's Granddaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02191929279542707748noreply@blogger.com