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U.S Soldier watches his childs birth over the internet
2005-08-09
Posted by:Oztralian [AKA] God Save The World

#10  Zpaz,
hang in there and congrats to you too. Parenting is one of the most important jobs. They just grow up too fast. It's the "messy in the emotional sense" that make it all worth while.
Posted by: Jan   2005-08-09 23:58  

#9  Jan. I have been an instafather for 2 months now. It is sooooo messy in the emotional sense. It has given me a whole new level of respect for mothers. Now I also understand why my old man loves golf. I can not wait to get back on the road.
Posted by: Zpaz   2005-08-09 16:05  

#8  Gonna get that book Zpaz.... I want to read about Trieste at the end of WWII. Nearly set off another round a couple of times from what I read.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-08-09 15:27  

#7  This brings to the table what multi-tasking is all about. To be able to do your job, but also stay in tune with your family and your job as a parent don't you think? The only worry being not to expose your family placing them in danger. It's nice that if you want you can choose to bottom line.
Posted by: Jan   2005-08-09 15:09  

#6  The way Dad's used to be.
Posted by: Zpaz   2005-08-09 14:41  

#5  #4 comment was from me but using another route on my computer oops
Posted by: Jan   2005-08-09 14:27  

#4  How wonderful. Congrats to the happy family.
Hey Zpaz, I guess for some you can still use the old, can you hear me now routine ha ha.
Posted by: Unager Jump1798   2005-08-09 14:26  

#3  What's the world coming to when you can't hide from your family even on deployment in a war zone? Is it no longer enough to just show up for the conception? Is that not duty enough? What's next? Required conjugal cyber chat from the war zone? Whatever happened to stern, grim-faced, uninterested, disconnected, disciplinarian, never-home dads? Why in my day, I remember my boss deliberately dodging his family on the pier after a 75 day deployment so he could first visit the squadron repair officer, then get in 9 holes followed by happy hour/night at the club. I say bring back The Great Santini!
Posted by: Zpaz   2005-08-09 13:34  

#2  Congrats to the mom (she did the hard part) and to the happy dad!
Posted by: anonymous5089   2005-08-09 12:18  

#1  Good for him. But I'm more of a chomp the cigar and pace the hall kinda guy.
Posted by: Chuck Simmins   2005-08-09 11:51  

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