So after a super long weekend of dealing with a toddler throwing up and pooping at the same time for the last 48 hours straight getting 6 hours of sleep between my wife, needing to wash the floors, couch, sinks, and every every article of my sons clothes, and feeling sick as a dog, noticed a little something something coming In the mail today.

My imp Vets are on the way to the house.

I know that we have some issues and the meta and I am sure there is some other problems that means our plastic crack world is coming to an end but for this minute, as I am super drugged up waiting on Imp Vets, Target has Force Awaken sets on super clearance in there stores, T-mobile is giving out free frostys and movie rentals, redbox has some good sales on games, my son no longer has Anal Armageddon, and I don't have to do a thing but try to sleep.

I could not be more happy in this minute of life and my little red ship will be the pride of the peaches next to the rest of my ships.

Kids sound great

Kids sound great

Today was the day you decided to get that vasectomy right.

We're happy for you! I'm a grandpa, so I loved visiting my grandson, who wasn't quite as sick as your son, and you will definitely remember that experience through a different lens when you reach grandpa-hood.

I was pretty much off the Interweb and away from my toys for a long weekend. Missed the fury and flurry over the new Timing Chart and feel great. And it's a four-day work week!

Parents swear their lives are better for having kids. Non-parents ponder this while they're off doing ANYTHING THEY WANT! LOL.

Glad you are getting your Imp Vets! Now you can play the mission with someone else and beat the pants off them!

Yesterday was my son's birthday and a very busy day it was. I'm getting back to work and trying to muddle through the day, but I'm a mess. I'm looking forward to a swim meet tonight in the hot hotness. Maybe it will rain tonight....

Family vacation means no gaming for 2 weeks! I'll have to live vicariously.

Parents swear their lives are better for having kids. Non-parents ponder this while they're off doing ANYTHING THEY WANT! LOL.

I read the results of a big study that looked into happiness and satisfaction of people through many years of life. It turns out that at any one point, those without kids are happier. If you ask people how satisfied they are with their life in general, it's the parents who end up more satisfied. So.....any one point it sucks to be a parent, but you feel better overall with what you have done with your life.

My oldest has one more year before college.....

Glad you are getting your Imp Vets! Now you can play the mission with someone else and beat the pants off them!

Yesterday was my son's birthday and a very busy day it was. I'm getting back to work and trying to muddle through the day, but I'm a mess. I'm looking forward to a swim meet tonight in the hot hotness. Maybe it will rain tonight....

Family vacation means no gaming for 2 weeks! I'll have to live vicariously.

Parents swear their lives are better for having kids. Non-parents ponder this while they're off doing ANYTHING THEY WANT! LOL.

I read the results of a big study that looked into happiness and satisfaction of people through many years of life. It turns out that at any one point, those without kids are happier. If you ask people how satisfied they are with their life in general, it's the parents who end up more satisfied. So.....any one point it sucks to be a parent, but you feel better overall with what you have done with your life.

My oldest has one more year before college.....

Makes a whole lot of sense.

Glad I have lots of nieces and nephews though.

Kids are great so long as you can give them back when they start to cry.

Happy Tuesday and the end of Anal Armageddon! Hopefully I might get in a few games at the FLGS. Dying to fly my Imp Vets. If I do, I'll try to record one for my YT and post it in the Bat Reps thread along with all my other vids. Hope you get yours CB!

Sounds like norovirus. My kid and both extended families went through it at this time last year. But my son was patient zero.

Kids are amazing. My son everyday will run up to me when I walk into the house each afternoon and give me a hug shouting daddy. I promise there is nothing like it.

Kids are amazing. My son everyday will run up to me when I walk into the house each afternoon and give me a hug shouting daddy. I promise there is nothing like it.

Is that also when he starts puking?

I get it though. A lot of my friends have kids and they are great. So human-like! It's amazing.

Kids are great so long as you can give them back when they start to cry.

This is the blessing of grandparenthood, but I often find it a challenge to get them to stop crying. Even changing diapers has a pleasant reminder that it's only an occasional one-off.

Parents swear their lives are better for having kids. Non-parents ponder this while they're off doing ANYTHING THEY WANT! LOL.

I 100% not joking believe that Stockholm Syndrome is a side effect of the evolutionary necessity of doing piles of terrible things to keep ungrateful little monsters alive long enough for them to become people. I say this as the father of two, but not a psychologist.

My take is, if you don't think kids sound fun, then please don't have them. There are too many people that have kids and then continue to put their own desires ahead of their offspring and it ruins lives. I'm willing to limit my game time to take care of my kids; I love them more than plastic space ships. And that's what it comes down to, I think: love. If you love somebody, you sacrifice for them and that's all there is to it.

Though I'm not going to lie and say it's all sunshine and daisies. This weekend my daughter had an accident and defecated in her underwear. She was embarrassed and tried to hide it by washing it down the sink. Of course it all got stuck there, so I had to take the sink apart and clean it to get rid of the smell. But you know, I wouldn't have had to take apart the sink if it weren't for kids and I feel proud that I can take it apart and put it together again. And in the end, it doesn't change how I think of my daughter.

And hey! Colored bases are arriving on Thursday with my first copies of Extra Munitions (first K-wing and TIE Punisher ... yeah, I'm a little behind).

Kids sound great

Today was the day you decided to get that vasectomy right.

I would pay $475 to not have to go through what the OP had to go through once.

Kids are amazing. My son everyday will run up to me when I walk into the house each afternoon and give me a hug shouting daddy. I promise there is nothing like it.

My 2 year old son has a temper like his momma; i.e. BAD. He tries to demand things, occasionally throws a tantrum, and when he is doing something that he knows he shouldn't he will ignore my warnings until I get really loud or go and get him.

But, when my son runs up and gives me a big hug when I get home for work or hops in the bed at night, pats my pillow, and says "cuddle daddy?" it makes it all better. It is impossible to explain if you don't have kids. Some of my friends say having dogs is enough for them; my wife and I had two dogs years before our kid. Not even in the same ball park.

Kids sound great

Today was the day you decided to get that vasectomy right.

I would pay $475 to not have to go through what the OP had to go through once.

The funny thing is, what was described in the OP is, in my experience, the easy part. Cleaning is easy. Filth washes off. Months of your life with chronic lack of sleep and little time to mentally recharge, that's the hard part. Babies are terrible. Kids are great. Experiences may vary, but mine were awful sleepers when they were new. I hear tell of parents who had easy babies and were then confronted by the vagaries of 2-year olds. I would laugh at them, usually on the inside.

TMI

We adopted a 12 yr old girl from an orphanage 3 years ago. It has been a crazy adventure since she is so far behind due to lack of opportunities and orphanage life. It has been hard at times. It's nice to be able to play with little plastic ships to get my mind on other things. She has come a long ways and is becoming a geek...loves Star Wars..LOTR and the Incredible Hulk. Although she doesn't really get a lot of any of the story lines. We wouldn't trade her for the world. She still has a long way to go. Having teens is not for the faint of heart

I enjoy this game and can't ever seem to find enough time to play it, or do anything else I want to do, but I would never trade my daughter for this game or any other hobby or interests. Those with children will understand. Those without, well, do your own thing but I seriously doubt it can match the feeling of raising a child.

I would pay $475 to not have to go through what the OP had to go through once.

Well....you get joy back years later...when they are grown up more. You get to bring up every year or two the time they shotgun spray-pooped the wall of the nursery when you were changing their diaper. Tell their friends in middle school years and bring it up to significant others in high school. I find the laugh value of these moments worth it all....years after they happened.

My boys introduced me to MtG and it has gone from there through Hero Clix and Mechwarrriors to Monsterpocalypse. They're out of the house now, so I play with grown ups, mostly, at least they look like grownups. I've sold off a lot of that stuff so I can afford X-Wing and keeping some of the older games for introducing my grandson to gaming.

I have 4 kids and we are expecting our fifth shortly. I dont have much time to play x wing nor is there much money for little plastic toys. But... I get out every now and then and have a good time. When i consider some of the other ppl i olay with who have large collections and lots of time to play, i dont get jealous. I know that when i go home every day i have an amazing family asking how my day was. I get "attackled" (cross between attacking and tackling) several times a week, and get hugs and kisses every night. There is nothing more rewarding than being a father. The love for and from my family is something that little ships can never compare to. Yes, there are bad times and hard times, but the whole lifestyle and experience is unbelievably rewarding... However, having kids is a lot like a marriage. You will get out of it what you put into it. If u not willing to out some of your stuff aside, you wont get the benefits....

Andrew

Kids sound great

Today was the day you decided to get that vasectomy right.

Though already have two kids

Nor add bad as some would think