So We're Talking About Our Day Today?

"PatBateman" (PatBateman) 01/24/2015 at 23:40 • Filed to: Dad Life

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Okay. My wife is out of town with my 7 year old in Fort Worth, so I woke up this morning to my 3 year old (3yo) and 9 year old (9yo) demanding to watch a Disney cartoon called Gravity Falls on the DVR. It went down hill from there.

I have all daughters (pray for me). I took the two under my care to Cracker Barrel for "brunch". I don't like the place, but 9yo does, so screw it. Had a meal with more calories than I'd like to admit. When we got back home, I let them watch a few more Disney movies and cleaned up around the house. Woohoo.

I then took them to Chic-Fil-A drive through to load up on chicken nuggets. Back to the house. They ate, had baths, then I blew their minds by letting them watch Fantasia. They then went to bed.

Food, Disney movies, and cleaning up the house. Welcome to my exciting as hell day.

No Houston Auto Show for me.

Cajun Ginger > PatBateman 01/24/2015 at 23:52

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eventually you'll have one old enough to babysit the others so you can leave the house with your wife and feel like an actual adult.

CAcoalminer > PatBateman 01/25/2015 at 00:09

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Times like this pale in comparison to the teenage years.

Twinpowermeansoneturbo > PatBateman 01/25/2015 at 00:25

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I prefer Dada Life

BlueDevil777 > PatBateman 01/25/2015 at 00:49

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ha! I was just watching American Psycho before reading this @Pat!

PatBateman > Cajun Ginger 01/25/2015 at 01:09

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Until that happens, leaving the house with my wife alone costs us $10/hr for the sitter. :(

PatBateman > CAcoalminer 01/25/2015 at 01:10

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I don't want to think about that right now. Every time I do, I keep thinking about hidden GPS chips in their jewelry and how complicated I could get my security system when it comes to them sneaking out.

PatBateman > Twinpowermeansoneturbo 01/25/2015 at 01:11

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I have a three year old, so I'm still in the Dada Lyfe stage as well.

PatBateman > BlueDevil777 01/25/2015 at 01:12

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Wonderful movie. I too am angered by superior business cards.

CAcoalminer > PatBateman 01/25/2015 at 01:16

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Technology is a blessing. Back in the 70s, we had to rely on neighbors, friends, and the man above.

PatBateman > CAcoalminer 01/25/2015 at 01:19

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I have enough friends in town to keep a pretty good eye on them. If push came to shove, I could have the local police/SO/Constables keep a look out as well. But I'm a few short years away from that. God help me when they start dating.

CAcoalminer > PatBateman 01/25/2015 at 01:26

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Well, that's good.

Oh the dating years will be entertaining, especially with 3 girls.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > PatBateman 01/25/2015 at 02:54

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This is pretty much exactly what happens when my wife goes somewhere for the day.

f86sabre > PatBateman 01/25/2015 at 08:01

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Cub Scout Pinewood Derby for me. Had to help setup Friday as I am one of the few dad's who owns a real truck and then our den had food duty, so I shilled out 90 800 calorie Costco muffins. The boy came in third and we get/have to go race in the district event in a couple of months. First place car looked suspiciously like a dad special, but who cares. Hit up Outback to use some gift cards for a free meal. Some Rolex tossed in as well.

PatBateman > f86sabre 01/25/2015 at 10:18

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Congrats on a solid third place! At least one of the others is a dad-designed vehicle. I hated that when I was in Scouts.

Conan > f86sabre 01/29/2015 at 23:27

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Pinewood Derby and Raingutter Regatta are great times. Hopefully he thanks you in the future. I thanked mine.