Eco 3,008 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 8 minutes ago, Toinho said: It’s one of the sacraments so in my mind it makes sense that it helps. The school/s would take a family or children who have shown commitment to the church over others. I don’t understand how this doesn’t make sense. I'm not Catholic and I'm not sure why a few sprinkles could help you get into a school, and even if it did, I'm not sure why you can't just the sprinkles were given. I studied Catholicism when in college, and a lot of it doesn't make any sense to me as it's most steeped in tradition and nothing actually biblical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho 2,210 Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Eco said: Just pollen and such. I wouldn't call it Hayfever per say, but it's just some very annoying congestion. Bugger. Hopefully gets better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Just now, Toinho said: Bugger. Hopefully gets better Yeah - luckily is pissed with her job, and so she is MORE than willing to stay at home and help nurse her to health while I get my head wrapped around the new job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho 2,210 Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Eco said: I'm not Catholic and I'm not sure why a few sprinkles could help you get into a school, and even if it did, I'm not sure why you can't just the sprinkles were given. I studied Catholicism when in college, and a lot of it doesn't make any sense to me as it's most steeped in tradition and nothing actually biblical. But it’s a sacrament, a commitment to the church and a demonstration of beliefs? And these schools often ask for evidence. And it does help you get into a school here. That’s the end of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho 2,210 Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, Eco said: Yeah - luckily is pissed with her job, and so she is MORE than willing to stay at home and help nurse her to health while I get my head wrapped around the new job. Your missus? Good that you have her at home to help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Just now, Toinho said: But it’s a sacrament, a commitment to the church and a demonstration of beliefs? And these schools often ask for evidence. And it does help you get into a school here. That’s the end of that. Fair enough. That's just different here so it's obviously a difference of culture. Good luck with that though mate. I haven't stressed about schools, but the public ones here are actual quality so I'm not too fussed, but the idea of having to look elsewhere would probably drive me mad after awhile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Just now, Toinho said: Your missus? Good that you have her at home to help! Yeah. Her private school that preached Hope, Truth, and Love, are now doing things that show that they appreciate homophobia, lying to avoid tough convos, and putting more time/effort/money into new hires over seasoned staff. She's on the verge of taking a break and being a stay-at-home Mother if she doesn't come to terms with it. But yeah, we are fortunate on that regard and that she can quit, work part time, or do whatever and we are still fine financially. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho 2,210 Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, Eco said: Yeah. Her private school that preached Hope, Truth, and Love, are now doing things that show that they appreciate homophobia, lying to avoid tough convos, and putting more time/effort/money into new hires over seasoned staff. She's on the verge of taking a break and being a stay-at-home Mother if she doesn't come to terms with it. But yeah, we are fortunate on that regard and that she can quit, work part time, or do whatever and we are still fine financially. That can be the problem with private schools. Yeah we are fortunate enough that I’m dropping to 3 days a week (starting this week) for the rest of the year, to spend more time at home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, Toinho said: That can be the problem with private schools. Yeah we are fortunate enough that I’m dropping to 3 days a week (starting this week) for the rest of the year, to spend more time at home. Yeah - I'm certainly fortunate to have been working at home for 3-4 years now, so if the family is home, I'm just a few stairs and doors away. Funny enough, the kid is much better with giving me space while I'm working than the wife is. haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho 2,210 Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) The twins are 6 months old. What a journey so far haha. Tell you what how good is this age though?? They’re so happy and interested in EVERYTHING. I’ll remember these times for when they’re teenagers giving me attitude. Hows everyone going? How you going @The Palace Fan? Edited August 25, 2021 by Toinho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Palace Fan 3,400 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 11 hours ago, Toinho said: The twins are 6 months old. What a journey so far haha. Tell you what how good is this age though?? They’re so happy and interested in EVERYTHING. I’ll remember these times for when they’re teenagers giving me attitude. Hows everyone going? How you going @The Palace Fan? I'm on day four of the alcohol ban incase I need to drive quickly to the hospital. I hope it gets easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Batard 2,534 Posted August 26, 2021 Administrator Share Posted August 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, The Palace Fan said: I'm on day four of the alcohol ban incase I need to drive quickly to the hospital. I hope it gets easier. I've been clean off alcohol for a year now mate. It does get easier. When you have kids waking you up in the morning, you don't want to be hanging 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,358 Posted August 26, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 minute ago, The Palace Fan said: I'm on day four of the alcohol ban incase I need to drive quickly to the hospital. I hope it gets easier. You can celebrate after the big day buddy but if I remember right when the wife gave birth to our 2, after the birth(s), all the phone calls and knocks on the door with people congratulating us I was fucking knackered and just crashed out in bed until visiting time. I saved all the drinking time until after but even then it was only moderate drinking as we (me and the wife) went 50/50 in doing the parent bit, nightime would be my job making the baby bottle and changing the nappies that looked like stewed sausages in gravy and the wife would feed them and put them back in the cot. But it's times like that later on in years you look back at all that and it brings back nostalgic memories, nowadays our son & daughter are adults and have given us the 3 grandsons mentioned in here many a time and they have done the latter what me and the wife went through and even me and the wife have changed the nappies of the grandson's when they were babys, lol. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho 2,210 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 24 minutes ago, The Palace Fan said: I'm on day four of the alcohol ban incase I need to drive quickly to the hospital. I hope it gets easier. 13 minutes ago, Batard said: I've been clean off alcohol for a year now mate. It does get easier. When you have kids waking you up in the morning, you don't want to be hanging I didn’t drink the 4 weeks leading up to it and about 6 weeks after. I haven’t been drunk though since mid January. Still have a beer with dinner if I get time but yeah I do not wanna be hungover any time soon! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Batard 2,534 Posted August 26, 2021 Administrator Share Posted August 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Toinho said: I didn’t drink the 4 weeks leading up to it and about 6 weeks after. I haven’t been drunk though since mid January. Still have a beer with dinner if I get time but yeah I do not wanna be hungover any time soon! When you've got young children, you ain't got time to be drinking (to the point of getting shit faced), that's a lesson I learned the hard way. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho 2,210 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Batard said: When you've got young children, you ain't got time to be drinking (to the point of getting shit faced), that's a lesson I learned the hard way. I’ve got three major events over consecutive weekends in October where I fear I’m gonna struggle… Football club awards night at the casino, bucks night and then wedding down in the countryside. Eeeeeek Edited August 26, 2021 by Toinho 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadLinesman 5,938 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 hour ago, The Palace Fan said: I'm on day four of the alcohol ban incase I need to drive quickly to the hospital. I hope it gets easier. Wait till you're on year 4. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho 2,210 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 27 minutes ago, DeadLinesman said: Wait till you're on year 4. Of no drinking?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadLinesman 5,938 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Toinho said: Of no drinking?? Well I only drink at family parties now. Other than that, ain’t got the time. Always need to be ready for an emergency. That’s parenthood unfortunately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,358 Posted August 26, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted August 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, DeadLinesman said: Always need to be ready for an emergency. That’s parenthood unfortunately. True, when our grandson Kaiden was 4 years old and the wife was babysitting around our daughters she rang me up in a panic and said he had locked himself into the bathroom and would not come out, I calmed the wife down and told her to keep talking to him until I made it around. I jumped on the bus and headed off which took me about 20 minutes with a tool kit in my hands with screwdrivers, hammers etc, when I arrived it was one of the locks you could open from the outside by placing a screwdriver in the slit and just turning it, did that and Kaiden walked out of the bathroom with a cheeky grin on his face. That's why even nowadays at my age and we still have young ones (grandchildren) I don't get pissed as a newt like I did before children entered our world of parenthood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Viva la FCB+ 2,547 Posted August 26, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted August 26, 2021 Im not gonna sugar coat this one fella's but this thread is kind of depressing. Especially as someone probably having a kid or two in a few years time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,358 Posted August 26, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted August 26, 2021 31 minutes ago, Viva la FCB said: Im not gonna sugar coat this one fella's but this thread is kind of depressing. Especially as someone probably having a kid or two in a few years time You should pity my mother then she had nine of us. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander 166 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 My ex- gave up drinking and smoking (after some encouragement) when she was pregnant and after our daughter was born she had a few drinks one night. She was breast feeding at the time. Next day no problem. Day two my daughter was uncharacteristically tired and then came to the conclusion, hangover at three months. Next rule no drinking until the breast feeding stops. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted August 26, 2021 Administrator Share Posted August 26, 2021 56 minutes ago, Waylander said: Next rule no drinking until the breast feeding stops. I thought this was a regular, well-known and current thing. No alcohol for the mum for at least a year... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho 2,210 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 57 minutes ago, Waylander said: My ex- gave up drinking and smoking (after some encouragement) when she was pregnant and after our daughter was born she had a few drinks one night. She was breast feeding at the time. Next day no problem. Day two my daughter was uncharacteristically tired and then came to the conclusion, hangover at three months. Next rule no drinking until the breast feeding stops. Yeh well I’m glad you guys worked that out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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