Any stay at home dads here?

[Batson34]

Any stay at home dads who are forum members or are all you guys posting from the office?

[Batson34]

Any stay at home dads who are forum members or are all you guys posting from the office?

[RasterMaster]

Stay at home Dad since February.

Check out the OkC Chapter Page!

[Albie]

batson34 Why do you know of a place I can sign up.....LOL

[Batson34]

Yeah my house!

[Batson34]

Raster:

How are you likin it? How old are the kids?

[This message was edited by Batson34 on 08-08-03 at 01:21 PM.]

[SOCAL XMER]

I'm a stay at home dad.

I want an H3!
XM satellite radio,killing AM and FM one sub at a time!

My Office is in my home

"It's what you learn, after you know it all, that counts - John Wooden

[Adam in CO]

Spent all of last school year teaching at my step-daughter's elementary school, and then being with her otherwise, so sort of a stay at home Dad scenario.

Adam P. Smith
Mortgage Pros, Inc.
303-407-2405 p
303-407-2414 f
aps101374@yahoo.com

[RasterMaster]

Batson,

Although my status as an at home dad was not by choice, I like the time I am able to spend with the youngsters, especially at their age. Youngest just had his 3rd birthday and oldest is running up on #7.

The pay for daddy daycare sucks (zero), but I have enjoyed the time off and know I will miss this time when I am back at work.

Check out the OkC Chapter Page!

[SOFTTAILJC]

i've been a stay at home dad for nine years....my little girl is a peach and most of the time makes my day...she loves all hummer h2's and icecream....i wouldn't have it any other way.......soft...

[SONA]

So what do all the other wifes do for a living? Generally speaking, that supports your H2 habits?

"Life is tough... tougher if youre stupid." "Just think, right now, all over the world there are people exercising bad judgement. Somebody, right this minute, is probably making the mistake of his life"

[Batson34]

Being home is a roller coaster for me but far more ups than downs.

My wife is a physician and we are committed to the children being raised by one of us full-time.

NOTHING wrong with daycare & nannies etc. but I speak from 1st hand experience my boy has bonded to me in an entirely different way than my girl based on me know being the primary caretaker.

[BA]

I've been a stay at home Dad for the past 4 years. We have 2 sons. Ages 5 years and 18 months. I change more diapers in one day than my dad did his whole life! LOL

Ditto Batson34's comment's on child raising and bonding. I have a special relationship with my boys that I am very glad I didn't miss out on.

My wife is a VP with a major fast food company.

BA

[BA]

Somebody e-mailed this to me a couple years ago. Thought you other SAHD's might enjoy it:

**DAD'S ADVICE

From a San Diego Father who has identified 35 truths he learned from his children:


1. There is no such thing as childproofing
your house.

2. If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies
and run over them with roller blades, they
can ignite.

3. A 4-year-old's voice is louder than 200
adults in a crowded restaurant.

4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling
fan, the motor is not strong enough to
rotate a 42-pound boy wearing pound puppy
underwear and a Superman cape.

5. It is strong enough, however, to spread
paint on all four walls of a 20x20' room.

6. Baseballs make marks on ceilings.

7. When using the ceiling fan as a bat, you
have to throw the ball up several times
before you get a hit.

8. You should not throw baseballs up when the
ceiling fan is on.

9. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long
ways.

10. The glass in windows (even double pane)
doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling
fan.

11. When you hear the toilet flush and the
words "uh-oh", it is already too late.

12. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke--- -----* lots of it.

13. A 5 year-old boy can start a fire with a
flint rock even though a 40-year old man
says it can only be done in the movies.

14. A magnifying glass can start a fire even on
an overcast day.

15. If you use a waterbed as a home plate while
wearing baseball shoes, it does not leak.
It explodes.

16. A king-size waterbed holds enough water to
fill a 2,000 sq. ft house almost 4 inches
deep.

17. Legos will pass through the digestive tract
of a 4-year-old.

18. Duplos will not.

19. Play-Doh and microwave ovens should never
be used in the same sentence.

20. Super Glue is forever.

21. MacGyver can teach us many things we don't
want to know.

22. So can Tarzan.

23. No matter how much Jell-O you put in the
pool, you still can't walk on water.

24. Pool filters do not like Jell-O.

25. VCRs do not eject PB&J sandwiches, even
though TV commercials show they do.

26. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.

27. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise
when driving.

28. You probably don't want to know what that
odor is.

29. Always look in the oven before you turn it
on.

30. Plastic toys do not like ovens.

31. The fire department in San Diego has at
least a 5-minute response time.

32. The spin cycle on the washing machine does
not make earthworms dizzy.

33. It will, however, make cats dizzy.

34. Cats throw up twice their body weight when
dizzy.

35. A good sense of humor will get you through
most problems in life.

(....unfortunately, mostly in retrospect)

[Dan]

I'm a part-time stay at home dad. I work from home when my wife works. She's a part-time RN at UCONN medical center. Been doing it for 4 years now, since my daughter was born. We have 2 now - my daughter is 4 and my son is 2½. Its better now that they're getting a little older. Those days of screaming infants while on a conference call sucked bad. You learn how to use the Mute button very well!

We're on our own, no family help, etc so its been quite interesting. Its hard sometimes, but worth it. We werent comfortable leaving our kids with anyone until they could talk. It's worked out well & definitely recommend it!

- Dan

-------------------------------------------
SUT on order since 12/02 - 10 months to go!
-------------------------------------------