So this is my punishment for making fun of King Triton and his slow swimmers. Super.
As you know, or will know shortly, we're expecting a girl instead of a boy now, which immediately sent my wife searching through names since before we were totally fixated on boy names. No more.
Clearly there is some correlation going on here. A few of my other manly man friends who grew up with me in the Pacific Northwest have also only spawned women-folk, and I am not sure why. Perhaps it is to even out the playing field -- after all, we are manly men. But on the other hand, it could be a curse or even a parting gift from our Order of the Arrow adviser, who, coincidentally, controlled the water for the region.
On the one hand, my daughter will have a sister. On the other, more proms, weddings and other girlie things such as drama. Oooo I can't wait. The good news is that my wife was gracious enough to say that I can buy more weapons now, which I fully intend to do so. But I'll probably have to turn one of my daughters into a tom-boy. Both will get some sort of self-defense class, perhaps Judo or Jujitsu. Of course, I'll inventory some mace/pepper-spray for them and the obligatory "all penises are evil" tattoo on their foreheads -- last thing I need to hear is "daddy I'm pregnant" before they graduate from high school.
*sigh* I'm sure I'll think of more stuff to fret over in the not-t00-distant future. Girls are so scary when you have no idea how to manage them. So far as I am concerned, you give them jewelry and shoes and things work out fine. Throw in a lame romantic vampire book and it's even better. But this ... this is on the verge of madness. Guess I'll have to watch more Little Mermaid, see how King Triton manages all his daughters ... and still have time to curse me. Wait, King Triton sucked at it, Ariel being the example therein. Crap. Ariel. Crap, crap, crap!
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Oh Hero - you have totally forgotten what it will mean to have 3 females PMSing all at the same time. If it makes you feel better, I came from a family of 6 girls. My dad used to line us up after attending someone's wedding, make us hold out our hands and dropped a quarter in each hand saying: "Save this, it goes toward your elopement fund!" You love it and you know it!!
Well I was thoroughly entertained! I think pretty soon you will be so used to girls that when it comes time to have a boy you will be just as clueless if not more of what to do with a boy! We are on girl #3 and honestly the more girls we have, the more scared I become of having a boy! Anyhow just so you know, I think girls need a good masculine father to keep them balanced in life. Just like I believe a boy needs a good femanine mother to keep them in line! Congrats...or in your case I better say....my condolances!
Peggy~
Love your story! Your dad truly knew how to juggle 6 girls and keep a sense of humor!
Chin up. You can do this. ^_^
Just make sure that they know how to handle a shotgun ... And that their dates all know of your proficience in that area.
Bonus points if you're cleaning the guns as their dates come to pick the girls up.
Extra bonus points if you have a law enforcement friend there, too.
Ironically my BOY chose to watch The Little Mermaid today and I have some news for you. Ariel was the 7th sister in Triton's family. So just make sure that you stop short of the if you only get girls. See problem fixed!
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