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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
MH's stream of consciousness conversation
I get home today and start updating MH on the news of the day from our friends, A & D.
Me: "A & D found out they're having a girl. A is really excited but D is feeling pretty anxious."
MH: "Why?"
Me: "According to A, D feels he has an idea of how to raise a boy but no idea how to raise a girl."
MH: "Why would he want boys? I want girls. When they're teenagers I can intimidate their boyfriends. It's going to be Awesome. I'm going to get a shotgun and clean it in front of them. Really." Big smile breaks out on his face.
Yeah, honey, that's a great #1 reason to want girls. :-P
Re: MH's stream of consciousness conversation
I'd like to say that I was shocked by the shotgun comment. But...
My dad gave my first boyfriend an "Application to Date my Daughter". (BTW, that guy actually filled it out. Moron.)
My second boyfriend came over for the first time and my dad was sitting in his office, "innocently" cleaning his shotgun. When questioned about it later, he claimed he just happened to be doing it.
He cleaned it again the first time that my now husband came over. My DH sat down and asked how he could help. My dad then said if I didn't date him, he would.
BTW, he has never fired that shotgun in my lifetime. I doubt it EVER had that much cleaning even when it was in service. *sigh*
This is awesome! I'm scared $hitless about having a teenager daughter :-(
Jake blowing out the candle at Katie's coming home party
Katie Belle
Kristen, Chad, Jake, Katie & Sadie the Wonderdog, est. 6/17/06
I'm pretty sure that's my DHs worst fear. If we had a boy, in his words, he'd "only have one penis to worry about". If we had a girl, he'd be worried about them all.
*sigh* Men.
All of this is hilarious! If MH ever did get a shotgun, it would solely be for boyfriend initimidation purposes. Of course, his threats are pretty empty. He's threatened to give the third degree whenever one of my cousins or my sister gets a new boyfriend. In the end, he gives the boyfriends stern looks and asks them questions but I don't think he truly comes off as intimidating. ;-)
I'm pretty sure my dad actually gave DH a gun or two that I'm sure he'd break out for such purposes. I don't think DH could actually intimidate anyone quite like my dad could. DH is a 6' bean pole. My dad is 6'4" and huge. He'd scare the crud out of my in a dark ally if I didn't know him.
I think this is one of the reasons that DH actually bought his shotgun- too funny! Ky is pretty freaked out about the concept of having a girl, not for when they are young, but he is terrified about the teenage years. I know what I was like as a teenager (pretty much a pink nightmare), so I'm pretty sure karma would find it fitting to gift me the same sort of child. Yikes!
Jen- your DH is welcome to borrow our shotgun anytime for the purposes of intimidation.
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