Is staying in the new going out ?

[Spectral Morn]

My wife wondered about this and suggested I ask the question.

Is staying in the new going out ?

Are we Norman no mates being in tonight, or is it a choice based on other factors ?

Discuss

I think she just thinks we are a bit sad being in and on the Net i.e Forums.

I was of course just looking to see if anyone is on-----erm. Guilty not me Gov.

regards D S D L ------ Neil

[Primalsea]

I was round my brothers but ours & their kids started to get very tired by 10pm. If you have young kids you can let them stay up very late but you pay the next day when they become lumps o grump.

Most of our friends in similar situations also stay in and we're geting on abit to go down the pub which is mostly full of underage drinkers.

[DSJR]

And a Happy new year to you all as well.....

Since I'm addressing one of the many Dalek Supreme's, I can say that I (the garish "new" red one) was fighting my son's squadron of Cybermen on Skaro earlier and exterminating the whole lot of 'em. Even the Doctor's invisibility shield came unstuck for a while. I had Brand X - Unorthodox Behaviour playing along with the game :gig: My son found my race of 1960's rolykins many years ago and the rest is history, along with Star Wars, pokemon and Wall-e recently. We don't discuss the fad for Go-Go Crazy Bones either that he and his school-mates have at the moment.....:doh:


I must admit to us not going out much these days. We don't know any good son-sitters (he's ten on Friday), family are hundreds of miles away, so we tend to have the odd lunch out instead, rather than dinner etc.

All the best to everyone and hope 2009 isn't as bad as people are predicting...

[Beechwoods]

No chance of getting out for me. Kids were in bed by 7.30pm and that was late. Can't afford a baby sitter and wouldn't trust anyone anyway!

I would dearly love to find a trustworthy babysitter who would work the weekend. Just a few hours to see a film, go to town without having kids running off at the first opportunity, or - gasp - have a beer in a decent real ale establishment would be fantastic indeed.

Staying in never went out of fashion, we just 'grew into it' without realising :)

[Spectral Morn]

I can't use the, we have kids (excuse/truth) or that I am planning the conquest of Earth next Year. We don't have kids unless we count our selves . I am a big Kid.

DSJR CyberMen you mean that inferior/similar race from the alternative earth. The only decent Cyber foe would be those ex of Telos and the destroyed planet Mondas. Not the piss poor excuse we have to fight now ( told you I was a big kid). The Doctor who special at Christmas was one of the few things worth watching IMHO, but boy was it a flawed story. Dalek rolokins from the 60's ! I have a few of the reissues from a few years ago. Originals in good nick and in boxes are worth a few quid now.

Oh yes the red Dalek Supreme isn't pure( coming from Davros ) so its time I exterminate him. 1960's Movie Daleks are way the coolest,very Art Deco. Though the new designs aren't bad.

Regards D S D L ----- Neil :)

[Beechwoods]

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It's not a lifestyle choice and it's not an excuse. It's a cross to bear. Now when I'm old enough to have them push me around in a chair I'll be laughing :)

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[Spectral Morn]

Hi Nick

I was just pointing out that, that was not the reason for my wife and I being in tonight. we don't have any kids except ourselves. No descendants .

Through choice, not mature enough. way to scary prospect.

regards D S D L---- Neil :)

[Beechwoods]

I know! I was pullin' yer leg :) The other guys will understand what I'm getting at!

I often wonder whether I'm mature enough for kids. I remember when my (now) wife, said that she thought we should have kids, the discussion went something like:

"Do you want to spend the rest of your life sat on the sofa watching CSI, drinking beer and eating Domino's pizza? Well do you? Cos if we're not careful that's what'll happen!"

The funny thing is that once they've gone to bed we sit on the sofa eating domino's pizza (occasionally), drinking beer (regularly) and watching CSI (when it's on). So not much has changed in many respects!

We just don't get to go out as much. And we're poorer. And we know how to change nappies and what's on CBBC :lol:

It's hard work but we like it :) You get very good cuddles.

[Spectral Morn]

Hi Nick

I see other people having kids and I do wonder about it. My sister has a family and she does a great job. How she copes I just don't know. The prospect of having life to care for is just so huge. It scares me, big time.

My wife and I talk about it every so often our 5 year chats. so far the answer is no. But at 43 it is getting late in the day. However in saying that if we had kids with me being out of work now, we would be right royally snookered.

However, as I get older I do wonder about it and since my Mum died 3 years ago I do think a bit more about it since then. I just don't know.

regards D S D L---- Neil :(

[Beechwoods]

You'll know when it's the right time. I used to feel like you - what if I f--- up and they turn out really badly?! It is a responsibility, and it is hard work. Mrs B gave up work so it was expensive too. Childcare costs a fortune, and if you want to pay someone else to do it, both of you have to work. People are leaving it later and later though, and TBH you can do it at any age, and you may find it's Mrs DSDL who starts calling the shots (as happened with me :))

Enjoy not having the responsibility now... and if circumstances change, enjoy the responsibility that comes with it as well!

:cheers: Here's to the new year, mate :)

[Spectral Morn]

I think I am just feeling my mortality more now, than any other time of the year.

I hate the old year turning into the new.

Happy New year to you and your family ----- Neil :)

[Primalsea]

All I'm saying on the subject of kids is...

Projectile Vomit

[Beechwoods]

Been there... :lol:

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[DSJR]

I think I am just feeling my mortality more now, than any other time of the year.

I hate the old year turning into the new.



It's Christmas that gets me... Parents long gone and we moved far away from our roots (not sure it was the right idea, but it's done now).

Quickly, as a child of the sixties, I agree regarding Doctor Who, but at least our son is into the original B&W Dalek & Cybermen stories (those that survive), whereas I shake my head in dismay at the current "style before substance" stories. Anyway, I don't want to turn this into the Ian Levine forum offshoot.....

Children are a huge responsibility. Much as I'd have liked two, our one has been more than enough.