MidSouth Shooters SupplyWidenersLoad DataRotoMetals2
RepackboxTitan ReloadingReloading EverythingInline Fabrication
Lee Precision Snyders Jerky
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 20 of 37

Thread: Found out I'm going to be a dad..

  1. #1
    Boolit Buddy 43PU's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2013
    Location
    N.East Ky
    Posts
    355

    Found out I'm going to be a dad..

    My wife just told me to be expecting baby number 1... Is it normal to be scared speechless?

    43pu

  2. #2
    Boolit Master


    nagantguy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2013
    Location
    MI
    Posts
    2,704
    Yep 100% within spec. Good for you! Great news, its all about on the job training. Remember if its a girl she will compare every man to you for life, if its a boy he will learn from you how to treat the ladies in his life. No pressure. God bless you and your growing family.

  3. #3
    Boolit Bub
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Location
    Duncan, OK.
    Posts
    72
    Thank God you are truly blessed

  4. #4
    Boolit Master
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Posts
    4,635
    Congratulations. Blessings on you and yours.

  5. #5
    In Remembrance
    Join Date
    Aug 2014
    Location
    S W Louisiana
    Posts
    295
    Congratulations Being pop is what you make of it. Scared? You'll forget about that when you hold your first born(boy or girl won't matter). Just love and care for your Mrs. and children, the rest can be seen about as you go and learn. Best wishes to you and the MRS. Bare with Her as she will need the support.

  6. #6
    Boolit Buddy 43PU's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2013
    Location
    N.East Ky
    Posts
    355
    Thanks friends I'm currently about 25 foot in a big red oak elk hunting in Harlan Ky and my wife Ashley sent me a picture of a pee stick and she said you better get one because soon you will be supporting 3 instead of 2

  7. #7
    Moderator Emeritus


    MrWolf's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Location
    NE West Virginia
    Posts
    4,893
    Congratulations! Scared is normal and if you do it right it us one of the greatest gifts you will ever receive.

  8. #8
    Boolit Master
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    MUSKOGEE
    Posts
    1,516
    and should you think your not doing the job right....you aren't!!

    there is NO handbook!

  9. #9
    Boolit Master



    Bzcraig's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    Nampa, ID
    Posts
    3,747
    Quote Originally Posted by nagantguy View Post
    Yep 100% within spec. Good for you! Great news, its all about on the job training. Remember if its a girl she will compare every man to you for life, if its a boy he will learn from you how to treat the ladies in his life. No pressure. God bless you and your growing family.
    This is solid counsel! And it's very true !
    "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same......." - Ronald Reagan

    "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived." - George Patton

    The second amendment is a nail on which hangs a picture of freedom - member Alex 4x4 Tver, Russia

  10. #10
    Boolit Master

    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    PA
    Posts
    940
    Congrads!!! You'll be scared and so will she, right up until the baby is born. Thats when you'll look back and wonder why the heck you bought all that stuff. Don't open it until you need it. You can return it and buy more diapers. Trust me on that one.
    Every shot you get in life counts

  11. #11
    Boolit Master




    RED333's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Location
    3rd rock from the Sun, CDB land, TN
    Posts
    1,910
    Congrats, my 1st is now 24, man time flies.
    If you think it is scary now, wait till the first dirty diaper.LOL
    There are many more scares to come, school, driving, dating and so on.
    Yall will be fine.
    Je suis Charlie
    ΔΕΞΑΙ
    Rednecks run the Brits out of this country years ago,
    I will defend this country from anyone or thing that tries to take it from me or mine
    I AM A REDNECK!!!
    "If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government,our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin." Samuel Adams, 1776

  12. #12
    Boolit Grand Master

    jonp's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2013
    Posts
    8,281
    Quote Originally Posted by 43PU View Post
    My wife just told me to be expecting baby number 1... Is it normal to be scared speechless?

    43pu
    Holy Cow! I know I would be. I've never wanted or had kids as I lack the "gene" I guess but Congratulations on that
    I Am Descended From Men Who Would Not Be Ruled

    Fiat Justitia, Ruat Caelum

  13. #13
    Boolit Grand Master

    dragon813gt's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Location
    Somewhere in SE PA
    Posts
    9,989
    Congrats, I had my first in June. I wasn't scared but understand why some would be. It didn't hit me until I was holding him against my chest in the nursery. That's when I broke down. It's been a great experience so enjoy all of it. Plan on having no free time after the child is born

  14. #14
    Boolit Master
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Posts
    4,367
    Nothings perfect and kids adapt. Have fun.

  15. #15
    In Remembrance
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Location
    fairbanks
    Posts
    9,015
    Guys either git a big grin or run when they are first told that, since you didn't run, I expect all will be all right. lol

  16. #16
    Boolit Grand Master
    rockrat's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Posts
    5,324
    Yep, no handbook, just try your best and love them no matter what.

    Mine came along late in life. Thought I would miss out on Fatherhood, but let me tell you, wouldn't trade the experience for anything.

  17. #17
    Boolit Master


    Bloodman14's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Lebanon, Mo.
    Posts
    1,327
    Scared speechless? Ya think? Yeah, that's normal, but from this point on, normal is out the window! The adventure begins!
    Lead Forever!


    The 2nd amendment was never intended to allow private citizens to 'keep and bear arms.' If it had, there would have been wording such as 'the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. -Ken Konecki, July 27, 1992

    John Galt was here.

    "Politics is the art of postponing an answer until it is no longer relevant". (From the movie 'Red Tails')

  18. #18
    Boolit Grand Master

    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    N edge of D/FW Metromess
    Posts
    10,502
    Quote Originally Posted by 43PU View Post
    Thanks friends I'm currently about 25 foot in a big red oak elk hunting in Harlan Ky and my wife Ashley sent me a picture of a pee stick and she said you better get one because soon you will be supporting 3 instead of 2
    Congrats and best wishes for your expanding family. How'd the rest of the hunt go? lol
    Endowment Life Member NRA, Life Member TSRA, Member WACA, NRA Whittington Center, BBHC
    Smokeless powder is a passing fad! -Steve Garbe
    I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it. -Woodrow F. Call, Lonesome Dove
    Some of my favorite recipes start out with a handful of depleted counterbalance devices.

  19. #19
    Boolit Buddy

    101VooDoo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    Reno, NV
    Posts
    272
    Congrats -
    Jim

  20. #20
    Boolit Master

    nhrifle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    In The Sticks, NH
    Posts
    1,396
    You will be fine. The fear will subside and in a few months you will be holding a small, fragile human being that wouldn't be here without you and is completely dependent upon you. Nope, no pressure at all! A new life is the greatest gift from above. Give your wife all the support you can muster, she will be needing it in the next few months. Congratulations!!!!!

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check