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JarheadRCDad

Expectant Marine Dad..... 2 Years ago
My wife and I are expecting our first child in November, and I'm totally lost. I can lead a squad of Marines into combat week after week but haven't the foggiest about raising a child...haha Hope to learn a wealth of information here!

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bobjr79

Re: Expectant Marine Dad..... 2 Years ago
Welcome and congrats! You've come to the right place. Got questions? Ask away. There are lots of dads on here with lots of different experiences. And, Thanks for serving our country.

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DadTherapy

Re: Expectant Marine Dad..... 2 Years ago
I'm new here too but have two little ones under 3 so I've lived it all very recently. Good luck!

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Daddy Clay

Re: Expectant Marine Dad.....
2 Years ago

Welcome. There are a couple of other active or former military dads on the site, so you guys can compare notes. You've got a new set of skills to acquire, some new "muscles" to develop, but you've done that before. It's unknown, but you've done that before, too. You'll be surprised how much common sense and your feelings will guide you.

Make sure you ask questions around here. We'll try to help in whatever way we can.

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Bubba113

Re:Expectant Marine Dad..... 2 Years ago
Hey man, I too am going to be a military dad. just found out about a week ago. I'm nervous as crap too. 2 year long tours to Iraq and I was fine. Finding out I have a kid on the way and now I'm nervous. Go figure. good luck!

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BenGee

Re:Expectant Marine Dad.....
2 Years ago

First of all... tremendous respect for both you guys, and everyone who is in the armed forces. Just the thought scares the crap out of me, but I'm immensely grateful that there are you brave souls that go out there and do it.

You guys are probably better prepared to be fathers than the rest of us "civs", you probably already have the mental toughness required to stick through the tough times during fatherhood. And that's really what it's all about, especially at first. Stick it out, get through the tough spots, and make it to the next day.

Good luck!

-Ben

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Bubba113

Re:Expectant Marine Dad..... 2 Years ago
I know we're in different services but if you ever need to talk I'm here for you bro. Good Luck!!

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JarheadRCDad

Re:Expectant Marine Dad.....
1 Year, 12 Months ago

Thanks for all the replies guys! My wife and I just found out yesterday evening that we are having a boy!

I wanted to jump for joy, but I used every ounce of restraint that I had so I didn't freak my wife out, hahaha. We got the 3D/4D Ultrasound, and I can already tell that my son is gonna turn out just like me....we were watching him for about 5 minutes and after the ooing and ahhing at him yawning and waving his arm, he rolls over and sticks his @$$ out for us to see!

Here is a picture of the litte guy, my wife is 17 weeks pregnant right now, and this is our little man, Kenneth August!

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Last Edit: 2010/05/29 03:57 By JarheadRCDad.Reason: pic

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