DIS Dads The DIS Dad's Club XII: Oh... There You Are Perry!

[theduck619]

A Kentuckian that appreciates snow. They say there's a first time for everything. I guess it is true.

In honor of theduck and airgoofy starting the Indiana/Kentucky border war, allow me to say 0-4.

Its not a war when one side is delusional (looking at goofy)

As a fan who went through the same with the Patriots and especially the Red Sox pre 2001 and 2004, let me tell you that finally winning one is that much sweeter after all the disappointments... Much like a dole whip, you'll never forget your first...

But beware, everything after that? meh...

Yeah, sometimes I get tired at looking at the 27 World Championships the Yankees have won......................just kidding I never get tired of saying that. 27 Championships!!

I haven't picked on my nemesis in a while. You know your from IN if you take Manning with your #1 fantasy pick when he has a neck injury. But, despite kicking his a$$ in matchup, I am 1-2 in that league.

I have no comeback. The boy had not let me down the last three seasons I had him. I suck this year, I am essentially the Colts of the mid 80's

 

[dvczerfs]

CATCHING UP!!!!
welcome new dads!!!!!
arrrrrr. to our fav. female pirate on this thread!! tell her to hang in there with it, hopefully it will be off soon.
hope the kitchen/ bedroom / office project is going well.
mark, did you charter a stinkin phillies fan trip down here this week??? i have seen one football shirt (eagles ) and i would say about two dozen philllies shirts.
i hope i didnt miss anyone!!!

 

[theduck619]

hello all, late start today. we are going to epcot normal open today. (we will be back around noon im sure for a nap) my ride buddy is not with me on this trip so some of the thrill rides are off the table. but thats ok. we are eating at tepen edo tonight, ill take pics.
i know most of you guys all have young kids but if you ever wonder or thought why would you come here with no kids, try it. we are having a blast!! walk by all those character lines for starters!!! we have not rushed, walked fast for anything (but the restroom one time) not even a "whats next". i have always planned on coming down for 10-11 nights just us than again for about 8 nights with briana every year, or dare i say oneday grandkids, and i now tammy is well on board with the idea. she even asked if we have enough points to do this every year. i knew she would come around but i thought it would take at least tuesday to fiqure it out not thursday!
so if your looking for me today, you may find me on a bench over by the fountain, watching again!

Sounds like a great trip Dave. Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[dvczerfs]

Sounds like a great trip Dave. Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[dvczerfs]

check this out!!! we leave next sat.
http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USFL0615

 

[Cinderella's Fella]

Norm!

Don, maybe you can update page 1.

 

[DisDadDoc]

Just checking in from vacation in Vermont.

Happy Birthday, Norm!

Good luck, Steve. I'm sure that you and Shari will handle it with grace & kindness. Will be praying for you

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Hey Guys.....keep us in your thoughts and prayers.....Ethan has been asking A LOT of questions about adoption. He is starting to understand what it means. We have never hidden the face from him or Lauren that they are adopted. He has asked why his birthmom did not want him....and we have tried to explain that it was not a case of not wanting him but not being able to provide for him and give him the life that someone else can give him. It is hard to explain this stuff to a 6 year old in a way that he can understans...this evening he asked about her not being able to afford him...He is obvioulsy processing the information and mulling it over in his mind. I have dreaded this day for 6 years but knew that it would come. We have a journal that she wrote to him during her pregnancy in her own handwriting trying to explain to him why she made the choices she made...but...I just dont think he is ready for that...if anyone had any ideas on how to approach this when other questions come up I am all ears.....I keep thinking that we have to have these conversations with Lauren eventually also...

Steve, not sure what advice I can give, but I'll be praying that you can navigate the conversation with love and grace. I'm sure Ethan will one day see that placing him with your family was an extremely loving thing to do.

Happy Birthday to my wonderful DH!


Norm's birthday so he has birthday ownage!

Happy birthday Norm!

mark, did you charter a stinkin phillies fan trip down here this week??? i have seen one football shirt (eagles ) and i would say about two dozen philllies shirts.

They're all there just to enhance your vacation, Dave!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Just checking in from vacation in Vermont.

Happy Birthday, Norm!

Good luck, Steve. I'm sure that you and Shari will handle it with grace & kindness. Will be praying for you

Hope you guys are having a great time! Have the leaves started changing colors up there?

 

[wasnotafan]

Hey Guys.....keep us in your thoughts and prayers.......

Will do

 

[afwdwfan]

Ooops, forgot to multi quote. Oh well

Steve: Unfortunately, I have no advice for you. I think it is great that his birth mother kept a journal that he'll have to read through later. You're a good dad who obviously loves his kids and I'm sure they realize that. No matter how you go about explaining things to them, I'm sure it will be fine in the end.

Norm: Happy Birthday!!!

Dave: Have fun at EPCOT!

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Hey Guys.....keep us in your thoughts and prayers.....Ethan has been asking A LOT of questions about adoption. He is starting to understand what it means. We have never hidden the face from him or Lauren that they are adopted. He has asked why his birthmom did not want him....and we have tried to explain that it was not a case of not wanting him but not being able to provide for him and give him the life that someone else can give him. It is hard to explain this stuff to a 6 year old in a way that he can understans...this evening he asked about her not being able to afford him...He is obvioulsy processing the information and mulling it over in his mind. I have dreaded this day for 6 years but knew that it would come. We have a journal that she wrote to him during her pregnancy in her own handwriting trying to explain to him why she made the choices she made...but...I just dont think he is ready for that...if anyone had any ideas on how to approach this when other questions come up I am all ears.....I keep thinking that we have to have these conversations with Lauren eventually also...

Boy, that's a hard one. Madison knew from a very young age that she was adopted. (Kind of hard to hide that one with the skin tone differences). She has several kid's books on adoptions so she knows all about the process and about how her birth mom gave her up because she couldn't provide a good life for her. We explained that she made some bad choices in life (drugs, etc) but she also did the most loving thing she could and let Madison go to a family that could care for her and give her all the things she couldn't. God then decided that Madison should come and be part of our family.
There have been some rough patches. Sometimes when she got mad at Bambi for something, she would scream that she wants her "other" mommy. Obviously, this hurt Bambi's feelings - but when we would talk to her later about it, she wouldn't even remember saying it.
It's not going to be easy. We see the wonderful side of adoption where a family comes together. But kids' natural curiosity gets them thinking about the other side - the "abandonment", the "was I not a good enough kid", the "what did I do that she didn't love me."
Just make sure he knows he's loved (which I sure he does anyway) and that his birth mom loved him enough to let him go to a family that give him all the things she couldn't.
Good Luck, Steve. It won't be easy, but I know you and Shari can handle it!

Good luck with all that remodeling. While you are at it, you could install a CoP feature so that the next time you want to change things up, you can just rotate the rooms around?

That's not a bad idea. It's a very expensive idea, but it's not a bad idea!

hello all, late start today. we are going to epcot normal open today. (we will be back around noon im sure for a nap) my ride buddy is not with me on this trip so some of the thrill rides are off the table. but thats ok. we are eating at tepen edo tonight, ill take pics.
i know most of you guys all have young kids but if you ever wonder or thought why would you come here with no kids, try it. we are having a blast!! walk by all those character lines for starters!!! we have not rushed, walked fast for anything (but the restroom one time) not even a "whats next". i have always planned on coming down for 10-11 nights just us than again for about 8 nights with briana every year, or dare i say oneday grandkids, and i now tammy is well on board with the idea. she even asked if we have enough points to do this every year. i knew she would come around but i thought it would take at least tuesday to fiqure it out not thursday!
so if your looking for me today, you may find me on a bench over by the fountain, watching again!

And I'm sure you're Skyping with Brianna every day to rub in just how much fun you're having!



And Happy Birthday Norm!

 

[DNSYFRK]

Hey Guys.....keep us in your thoughts and prayers.....Ethan has been asking A LOT of questions about adoption. He is starting to understand what it means. We have never hidden the face from him or Lauren that they are adopted. He has asked why his birthmom did not want him....and we have tried to explain that it was not a case of not wanting him but not being able to provide for him and give him the life that someone else can give him. It is hard to explain this stuff to a 6 year old in a way that he can understans...this evening he asked about her not being able to afford him...He is obvioulsy processing the information and mulling it over in his mind. I have dreaded this day for 6 years but knew that it would come. We have a journal that she wrote to him during her pregnancy in her own handwriting trying to explain to him why she made the choices she made...but...I just dont think he is ready for that...if anyone had any ideas on how to approach this when other questions come up I am all ears.....I keep thinking that we have to have these conversations with Lauren eventually also...

You are included in my prayers. I do not have any advice, but I am sure that everything will go great.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

‘Morning all…

Hey Guys.....keep us in your thoughts and prayers.....Ethan has been asking A LOT of questions about adoption…

That’s a tough one. Not having the same conditions, I can’t really advise, but I can keep y’all in the thoughts and prayers process. Just make sure that he knows he‘s loved and wanted (all kid wonder about that one form time to time).

Happy Birthday to my wonderful DH!

HBD Norm!
38 ehhhh? Well I just got one thing to say about that right there…





PUP!

Just checking in from vacation in Vermont.

You mean just rubbing it in don’t you?
Have fun!

 

[tutter99]

Happy Birthday Norm!!

Hey Guys.....keep us in your thoughts and prayers.....Ethan has been asking A LOT of questions about adoption. He is starting to understand what it means. We have never hidden the face from him or Lauren that they are adopted. He has asked why his birthmom did not want him....and we have tried to explain that it was not a case of not wanting him but not being able to provide for him and give him the life that someone else can give him. It is hard to explain this stuff to a 6 year old in a way that he can understans...this evening he asked about her not being able to afford him...He is obvioulsy processing the information and mulling it over in his mind. I have dreaded this day for 6 years but knew that it would come. We have a journal that she wrote to him during her pregnancy in her own handwriting trying to explain to him why she made the choices she made...but...I just dont think he is ready for that...if anyone had any ideas on how to approach this when other questions come up I am all ears.....I keep thinking that we have to have these conversations with Lauren eventually also...

Steve, praying for you and Shari. Hopefully Ethan is just trying to get it all straight in his head and once he has his answers that will be the end of it. You guys work hard to provide for them and kids notice a lot more than we give them credit for, I'm sure he is grateful for the environment you've provided for him and his sister. The good news with Lauren is that she will have Ethan to talk to since he was in the same situation.

Of course being a smart a$$ I can't let this go without one shot at humor. When Lauren starts asking questions just tell her that all the Disney pricing is based on 2 adults and 2 children so it was just easier to do the math if you got another kid.

 

[RodBelding]

Morning all!

Happy Birthday Norm!!!

Hey Guys.....keep us in your thoughts and prayers.....

Will be praying for you and the family Steve.

 

[twokids0204]

Happy Birthday to my wonderful DH!


Norm's birthday so he has birthday ownage!

 

[IamTrike]

Happy Birthday Norm.

Hey Guys.....keep us in your thoughts and prayers.....Ethan has been asking A LOT of questions about adoption. He is starting to understand what it means. We have never hidden the face from him or Lauren that they are adopted. He has asked why his birthmom did not want him....and we have tried to explain that it was not a case of not wanting him but not being able to provide for him and give him the life that someone else can give him. It is hard to explain this stuff to a 6 year old in a way that he can understans...this evening he asked about her not being able to afford him...He is obvioulsy processing the information and mulling it over in his mind. I have dreaded this day for 6 years but knew that it would come. We have a journal that she wrote to him during her pregnancy in her own handwriting trying to explain to him why she made the choices she made...but...I just dont think he is ready for that...if anyone had any ideas on how to approach this when other questions come up I am all ears.....I keep thinking that we have to have these conversations with Lauren eventually also...

I fall into the no advice bucket too. I'll be praying for you and Ethan. He gets to go through this in the context of a family that loves him very much, which seems like it would make it easier. I hope to one day be in the same boat. We're now 5 years in on the waiting list to adopt from China with no end in sight. I think starting after Christmas we are going to start pursuing other channels.

Good luck with all that remodeling. While you are at it, you could install a CoP feature so that the next time you want to change things up, you can just rotate the rooms around?

Either that or he could just play Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow on a loop, gradually be driven crazy by it and then the rooms would constantly seem like they are moving. That's probably less work.

hello all, late start today. we are going to epcot normal open today. (we will be back around noon im sure for a nap) my ride buddy is not with me on this trip so some of the thrill rides are off the table. but thats ok. we are eating at tepen edo tonight, ill take pics.
i know most of you guys all have young kids but if you ever wonder or thought why would you come here with no kids, try it. we are having a blast!! walk by all those character lines for starters!!! we have not rushed, walked fast for anything (but the restroom one time) not even a "whats next". i have always planned on coming down for 10-11 nights just us than again for about 8 nights with briana every year, or dare i say oneday grandkids, and i now tammy is well on board with the idea. she even asked if we have enough points to do this every year. i knew she would come around but i thought it would take at least tuesday to fiqure it out not thursday!
so if your looking for me today, you may find me on a bench over by the fountain, watching again!

Sounds like a great trip. +1 on the adults only trip with your significant other. I hope to be able to do many more date trips with my DW in the future.

 

[IamTrike]

Of course being a smart a$$ I can't let this go without one shot at humor. When Lauren starts asking questions just tell her that all the Disney pricing is based on 2 adults and 2 children so it was just easier to do the math if you got another kid.

We are basing our family size decisions based on Test Track. We still have 2 slots open in our car.

Did anyone listen to the betamouse podcast about Aulani? They have free kids clubs similar to the ones on the cruise. The resort sounds amazing.

 

[DisneyFed]

Steve, Hang in there bro!

Happy Birthday NORM!!!!


Dave, sounds like a good time

T.G.I.F.!!!