Well, here's a thank you and goodbye to everyone here on BF

Welcome to parent hood!

As others have said, don't drop out of the forums. Hanging around here will give you a little mental break when things get a little crazy. None of us who have kids got an owner's manual with them. So stop by and ask us about kids. After reading many different threads over the years, it is obvious to me that there are many knife nuts who are great parents. I am sure that we would share things we have learned about kids, just like we love to share information about knives.

I was out of work for over a year and a half, so adding knives was not on the list of things to do. Things work out in funny ways. I actually ended getting 4 knives. One was a gift from my brother in law. I donate blood on a regular basis. The Blood Centers of the Pacific, where I donate, have a reward program which I was able to get some gift certificates. I was able to get two Kershaw knives with the gift certificate. Then i won a give away here on the forum (THANK YOU to fmajor007's generosity). Bottom line, don't give up on adding to your collection.

Enjoy the kidlet!

Ric
 
RiverRat84 said:
Congratulations! You'll still find time and funds for knives and such.

Your in the "oh man my whole life is going to change" pre birth stage. And your right, it will change, for the better! Kids are great and you'll know what love means when he or she pops into the world. I cried more then my kid did when he was born! :D

It'll all be good. Just enjoy and get excited!
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You couldn't have said it better.

Welcome to fatherhood! Kids are wonderful for I have a two and half-year-old boy and another boy on the way (I can't wait till they are grown and responsible enough to earn their first Swiss Army knife!)

Don't go crazy into it and lose yourself in it because you're going to burn out. Here and there when you find time (and you will) still do some of the things that you're interested in. So find that balance.

Remember our goal as parents is to teach our child the values, tools and skills needed to independently succeed on their own. And the only way we can teach them that is through our example, love, support, and encouragement.

Cheers!
 
spyderco lover said:
Not quite yet, but I'm honestly hoping for a daughter. She wants a son, I just find it easier to deal with girls emotionally, little boys are confusing as all get out.
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Umm..I'm in the field of social work and uhh boys are much easier. This is by experience. But! The good thing is, it all depends on how you raise them. :)
 
Daddies have a special thing with their little girls. There's a bit of a payback for that when they get to be teenagers. My daughter is 17, I'm 57, whew!

Be there for the birth. You'll change. It's the toughest job you'll ever love.

Money's been real tight for me for a while. I rescue more used knives than I buy new. I still get on this forum a lot. You don't have to buy a lot of knives to read about 'em.
 
Congratulations! You shouldn't find it too hard to stick around. My baby girl is about to turn 1 in a few days and I'm still on here all the time!

But if I remember correctly, you'll be very busy during the first couple of months.
 
Congrats. If you have a smart phone, get the tap a talk app. Reading the news and looking around on bf is about the extent of recreation now. You can peruse and post all you want while rocking a baby to sleep. My wife and I had twins last November, and while I don't post that often here, I read a lot.
Great for those 4ams when the only place a baby will sleep is on your chest. Your purchases will definitely be sincerely curtailed, but that doesn't mean that you can't look and lust.

Good luck. Babies are awesome.
 
congrats. Don't let the fact that you aren't buying or selling knives any more drive you away. Because of finances (my Son in college, income declining) I haven't been actively collecting anything in the last few years but I still love coming on here and keeping track of what is going on. There are also interesting subforums that are of interest to knife lovers, but aren't so much about buying or selling knives.
 
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