Off Topic Thread 4.0

dregin

I'm in Ballsbridge and we'd hope to buy in D6 some time next year, but I'm not sure I have enough kidneys left to fund that. Herself is dead set against going to the north side as the only family she has in Dublin is in Ballsbridge. It's nice having O'Brien's down the street, won't lie, but I'd be happy anywhere along the DART line.

Buer

After having kids, I really see the value of having family nearby. We don't have any grandparents available which makes life a little trickier to plan even some simple things. But I'd have no problem moving a 15-20 minute drive away from family if I was buying a house now particularly with the way prices have gone again.

There are plenty of areas I'd be just as happy in and I'd rather not be working until I'm 70 to pay off a 40 year mortgage.

swiwi_

Goatstown => Rathfarnham

I liked Goatstown but when we looked to move back there after our landlord sold his house in Rathfarnham...the rental prices

So as we were middle income paupers rather than landed gentry we stuck with Rathfarnham.

mfceiling

Buer wrote: »

After having kids, I really see the value of having family nearby. We don't have any grandparents available which makes life a little trickier to plan even some simple things. But I'd have no problem moving a 15-20 minute drive away from family if I was buying a house now particularly with the way prices have gone again.

There are plenty of areas I'd be just as happy in and I'd rather not be working until I'm 70 to pay off a 40 year mortgage.

This is something that i think not many people think of when deciding where to live.
My parents are 100 miles away and hers are 40 odd.
If you need a bit of help or minding then you're planning well in advance.
The closest we have is herself's sister in rathgar but she has kids and a job so it's much the same there.
Would I be right in saying that a lot of posters here have family living in the country or outside of dublin?

Zzippy

Man I'm so glad I don't live in Dublin anymore. Herself has parents and siblings nearby so we're sorted for a support network, but honestly, the quality of life and cost of living outside Dublin is so worth it if you can get work elsewhere. And my folks are in Dublin so we've always got somewhere to stay for gigs, matches, etc. If I did live in Dublin I would probably still be in Swords - seriously the cost of living southside vs the benefit of living southside is not a sum I'd be happy to consider paying... you're welcome to it lads!

awec

So umm... I became a parent today

To the most perfect little girl

prawnsambo

awec wrote: »

So umm... I became a parent today

To the most perfect little girl

Well congratulations dad! There's nothing like it and she'll torment you for the rest of your life.

irishbucsfan

Congratulations big man!

Bazzo

awec wrote: »

So umm... I became a parent today

To the most perfect little girl

Congrats!

mfceiling

Well done buddy!!

And a little lady at that....hope both ladies are well.

awec

mfceiling wrote: »

Well done buddy!!

And a little lady at that....hope both ladies are well.

Mum doing very well as well.

Babies are amazing. How do they know to suck to feed?! She sneezed today and I was amazed that babies know how to sneeze!

Great life too. Eat, roll over and sleep, rinse and repeat. Not a care in the world.

Congratulations!!!

Zzippy

awec wrote: »

Mum doing very well as well.

Babies are amazing. How do they know to suck to feed?! She sneezed today and I was amazed that babies know how to sneeze!

Great life too. Eat, roll over and sleep, rinse and repeat. Not a care in the world.

You left out sh1t. A lot.

Congrats dude, delighted all went well! Some change, isn't it...

Congrats big man! As you won't be needing your RDS tickets until next y 2020...


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prawnsambo

Zzippy wrote: »

You left out sh1t. A lot.

Congrats dude, delighted all went well! Some change, isn't it...

He hasn't experienced that bit yet. You could have left it as a nice surprise for him.

Stheno

awec wrote: »

So umm... I became a parent today

To the most perfect little girl

Huge congratulations, may you enjoy the richness she will bring

Jack Kanoff

Ah that's great news awec! The very best to the three of ye and enjoy the ride.......(coincidentally...you won't be getting any of the other type for a long, long, loooong time )

mfceiling

Jack Kanoff wrote: »

Ah that's great news awec! The very best to the three of ye and enjoy the ride.......(coincidentally...you won't be getting any of the other type for a long, long, loooong time )

On the plus side he'll be getting no sleep either. And his social life is fcuked. And he'll be constantly broke. And he'll never get a lie in for years. And he'll be like a zombie for the next year.

prawnsambo

Stheno wrote: »

Huge congratulations, may you enjoy the richness she will bring

Richness? Poverty more like.

Stheno

mfceiling wrote: »

On the plus side he'll be getting no sleep either. And his social life is fcuked. And he'll be constantly broke. And he'll never get a lie in for years. And he'll be like a zombie for the next year.

If there is one thing I am forever grateful for, it's being the oldest of ten

After a childhood filled with endless pregnancies, morning sickness and screaming babies every two years, the desire to procreate was dead

awec

Stheno wrote: »

If there is one thing I am forever grateful for, it's being the oldest of ten

After a childhood filled with endless pregnancies, morning sickness and screaming babies every two years, the desire to procreate was dead

Pregnancy is easy Stheno.

I barely felt a thing.

Stheno

awec wrote: »

Pregnancy is easy Stheno.

I barely felt a thing.

I'm too old now

It's the thoughts of screaming creatures who are incapable of communicating why they are screaming that leaves me cold.

And not being able to do anything without them

Synode

Congrats awec. Kids are great craic

Zzippy

Stheno wrote: »

I'm too old now

It's the thoughts of screaming creatures who are incapable of communicating why they are screaming that leaves me cold.

And not being able to do anything without them

It's a very simple process flow

1. Has baby shat himself? Yes. Change nappy. No. Proceed to step 2.

2. Is baby hungry? Offer bottle. If they take it they're hungry. If they don't, proceed to step 3.

3. Does baby have wind? Rub back. If they puke on you they no longer have wind. If they don't they didn't have it. Proceed to step 4.

4. Put baby down again. If they sleep 1-3 was successful. If they don't, return to step 1.

Stheno

Zzippy wrote: »

It's a very simple process flow

1. Has baby shat himself? Yes. Change nappy. No. Proceed to step 2.

2. Is baby hungry? Offer bottle. If they take it they're hungry. If they don't, proceed to step 3.

3. Does baby have wind? Rub back. If they puke on you they no longer have wind. If they don't they didn't have it. Proceed to step 4.

4. Put baby down again. If they sleep 1-3 was successful. If they don't, return to step 1.

Yours not teething or suffering from colic yet then?

sydthebeat

Congrats awec !

Well done on all your hard work

Stheno

sydthebeat wrote: »

Congrats awec !

Well done on all your hard work

Was he even at the birth to be abused?

Zzippy

Stheno wrote: »

Yours not teething or suffering from colic yet then?

Never had colic, touch wood, bit of teething alright. I believe the process flow gets more complicated as they get older but at least they start commnicating then...:pac:

Stheno

Zzippy wrote: »

Never had colic, touch wood, bit of teething alright. I believe the process flow gets more complicated as they get older but at least they start commnicating then...:pac:

After three years or so /shudder

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Clubhouse on TV3 now.

Wow O'Gara, AP McCoy and Conor O'Shea.