Superthread LXXI - Honouring Phil Hughes. 63*

[Bulldog Force]

American college really know how to put students through a week of hell - dead week. Literally, I feel like a zombie right now.

What are they doing?

 

[Drew-Sta]

Morning.

Question - did it take the fathers reading this long to adjust to being 'baby safe'? ie not leaving scissors or such in reach of little hands?

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Morning.

Question - did it take the fathers reading this long to adjust to being 'baby safe'? ie not leaving scissors or such in reach of little hands?

I started thinking about not leaving things that could obviously be dangerous lying around before she was born, by the time she was mobile we had a fairly good habit going.

 

[TooheysNew]

What are they doing?

Now you've done it...

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

I know...

 

[muzby]

Morning.

Question - did it take the fathers reading this long to adjust to being 'baby safe'? ie not leaving scissors or such in reach of little hands?

i have a healthy dose of 'worst case scenario' for most things, so was baby safe early on..

just basically worked on the hypothesis of "if i was home alone with the bub and i smacked my head into something and passed out, bub would be safe until i either came to, or someone came home.."

so essentially always made sure that bathroom & laundry doors were locked, nothing of evil on the floors in any of the rooms..

even made sure that when they could sit but not move that the hardwood floor had pillows & cushioning around a circumference exactly head-fall level (i may have laid the baby out once to get an accurate measure)

but yes, amazing how their reach grows so quickly.. what was a 'safe' place one week can be easily accessible the next week...

and the fridge is a classic - have photos etc on there, but the level of the lowest photos (or bill or whatever is on the fridge) is the exact same level that is just above the reach of the bub..

kinda the same way that tree ends up having no branches or leaves at the exact height that a cow can eat up to..

 

[thorson1987]

Morning.

Question - did it take the fathers reading this long to adjust to being 'baby safe'? ie not leaving scissors or such in reach of little hands?

What did you leave out Drew?

As senses said, I started getting used to it before baby was born.

Every now and then though I may slip up but quickly realise and fix it. (Usually a knife too close to the edge of the bench)

 

[butchmcdick]

Morning.

Question - did it take the fathers reading this long to adjust to being 'baby safe'? ie not leaving scissors or such in reach of little hands?

No

My missus is paranoid about baby safety

Apparently they chill the f**k out when the second one comes along

 

[thorson1987]

No

My missus is paranoid about baby safety

Apparently they chill the f**k out when the second one comes along

Then when the 3rd comes they're all meh about it.

 

[Red Bear]

Target and Kmart have apparentlyy pulled GTA V after some online petitions attacked the game because of the damaging effect the violence can have on children and in particular the apparent mysogeny of the game.

I don't really care either way, i don't particularly like gaming, although if kids are playing an R18 game that's on the parents responsibility frankly.

The response got a laugh out of me though

https://www.change.org/p/target-wit...ders-to-commit-sexual-violence-and-kill-women

 

[muzby]

I've played countless hours of NRL Live on the ps3...

and i still haven't secured a gig playing actual NRL...

not even a 12 month contract with the dragons for next year..

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

I've played countless hours of NRL Live on the ps3...

and i still haven't secured a gig playing actual NRL...

not even a 12 month contract with the dragons for next year..

Perhaps apply for a coaching gig?

 

[Bulldog Force]

Now you've done it...

Asking how the system is different in America. I know it's different, wanting to know what it is they do exactly.

 

[Bulldog Force]

kinda the same way that tree ends up having no branches or leaves at the exact height that a cow can eat up to..

A giraffe on the other hand...

Also Muz... Negative. I thought a man as smart and intelligent as you would've know that in the picture posted, the primary source of food for those animals you posted is on the floor beneath them!

 

[Drew-Sta]

I started thinking about not leaving things that could obviously be dangerous lying around before she was born, by the time she was mobile we had a fairly good habit going.

I wish I had started doing that.

i have a healthy dose of 'worst case scenario' for most things, so was baby safe early on..

just basically worked on the hypothesis of "if i was home alone with the bub and i smacked my head into something and passed out, bub would be safe until i either came to, or someone came home.."

so essentially always made sure that bathroom & laundry doors were locked, nothing of evil on the floors in any of the rooms..

even made sure that when they could sit but not move that the hardwood floor had pillows & cushioning around a circumference exactly head-fall level (i may have laid the baby out once to get an accurate measure)

but yes, amazing how their reach grows so quickly.. what was a 'safe' place one week can be easily accessible the next week...

and the fridge is a classic - have photos etc on there, but the level of the lowest photos (or bill or whatever is on the fridge) is the exact same level that is just above the reach of the bub..

kinda the same way that tree ends up having no branches or leaves at the exact height that a cow can eat up to..

That's a good idea to work with.

What did you leave out Drew?

As senses said, I started getting used to it before baby was born.

Every now and then though I may slip up but quickly realise and fix it. (Usually a knife too close to the edge of the bench)

I leave a lot out. This morning it was scissors, Tuesday it was a knife on the edge, I commonly leave my ring on the edge of a table...

I'm just shit at it.

No

My missus is paranoid about baby safety

Apparently they chill the f**k out when the second one comes along

I get the paranoia. I don't want Theodora hurt. I just... struggle to remember properly.

 

[muzby]

I leave a lot out. This morning it was scissors, Tuesday it was a knife on the edge, I commonly leave my ring on the edge of a table...

I'm just shit at it.

don't stress - last weekend we were enoying some family time in the yard, just soaking up the nice weather & enjoying a cider with the missus whilst the kids ran around..

i put the cider down for a second to shift something, look up and one of the little ones has grabbed it and looked like she was about to take a swig..

had to dive over and grab it out of her hands, explaining that daddy's apple juice tastes really yukky and she wouldn't like it..

didn't like that experience..

at that moment, i suddenly felt transported to another life.. where the ciders were VB, that i should have a packet of cigarettes up my arm, living in public housing and be screaming at Mershell not to f**king touch daddy's beer and to go see if mum had collected the centrelink money..

and pretty sure i grew an instant mullet too..

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Needs moar blue singlets and thongs.

 

[muzby]

Needs moar blue singlets and thongs.

why dress up to go drinking VB in your own yard?

my mental picture had me in just a pair of red undies..

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

why dress up to go drinking VB in your own yard?

my mental picture had me in just a pair of red undies..

Haven't we moved up in the world!

 

[muzby]

i know..

no more holey, second hand pairs from vinnies for me!