And there's the sticky for ya... let's hope the 'power that be' don't yell at me!

The reason I mentioned saving it is that eventually most stuff on the forums is archived, I am not sure the exact time period for it.  So some people find a way to save the thread to their hard drive (not sure how most do this either, but you may want to ask Cappicorn because I believe she did it with the "Gears and Beers" thread).

 Beezy2584 wrote:

I know how you feel I have about 15 to 20 family members coming down in Late Dec-early Jan for the birth of my 1st (A boy). So hopefully they leave me alone so I can play when they are all over my son. I just hope they aren't trying to hog my son so much that I can't even spend time with him. If that happens I am going to have to kick some people out lol. For the record I only invited 4 family members on both sides combined my wife invited the others she is too nice.

Be sure to let them know that you appreciate their help, but don't be afraid to establish the boundaries for their stay either.  This time will be physically and emotionally draining for the both of you and there will be times when you want to just be alone.  It will fall upon you (since the missus is too nice) to ensure that new mom gets her rest and new dad gets to keep his sanity by any means necessary.  It won't always be easy, but it is what it is.

 kiki kat wrote:

And there's the sticky for ya... let's hope the 'power that be' don't yell at me!

 

The reason I mentioned saving it is that eventually most stuff on the forums is archived, I am not sure the exact time period for it.  So some people find a way to save the thread to their hard drive (not sure how most do this either, but you may want to ask Cappicorn because I believe she did it with the "Gears and Beers" thread).

Yay for sticky!  Thank you kiki.  So much for being able to change the name now, but that does legitimize us somewhat.  Now about that icon..........

DAVC4. . .GREAT JOB ON THE GAMER DADS WEB SITE.

HAVENT BEEN ON IN A WHILE. WILL BE SPENDING MORE TIME THERE IN THE FUTURE

I know I haven't been around much.  I wanted to say hi to all and I wanted to mark the new thread.  Halo 3 weekend we will have the kids so I don't know if we will be able to play with other adults since the kids are excited to play with us.  I may have convinced hubby to join us if we do all get together.

I finally passed my husbands gamerscore, but he spent the weekend playing Rayman Raving Rabbids out of bordum and past me by 64 points.  I guess I should put something in to pass him up again.  In time I guess.  I was thousands of points behind him for a vey long time, so I was proud when I past him. 

 MO MOSS wrote:

http://www.xbox.com/en-us/community/personality/xboxdad/20061031-whatsappropriate.htm

i hope we get a icon!!!! lol my idea would be a beer can icon !!!

Anyone else think MO MOSS's OP from the original thread (quoted above) should be added to EJ's OP in this one? Maybe EJ could have a mod add it to it.

 Unreal Butcher wrote:

 MO MOSS wrote:

http://www.xbox.com/en-us/community/personality/xboxdad/20061031-whatsappropriate.htm

i hope we get a icon!!!! lol my idea would be a beer can icon !!!

Anyone else think MO MOSS's OP from the original thread (quoted above) should be added to EJ's OP in this one? Maybe EJ could have a mod add it to it.

Agreed.  I'll ask kiki to do it for us.

Can we get an Icon now plese mods. Surely we deserve one now. 200+ pages. we are a fairly tight bunch now with hardly any spam or abuse since the 1st GamerDads thread started.

Also I've added a few release dates to the Gamerdads site calender. & most importantly my Birthday date.

Oh wow!!! We got a sticky? That's great and thanks kiki. Cough ICON Cough

My wife has this crazy idea that if she gets earphones and puts them on her belly our son will listen to enough sports he will play them and love them lol. I guess she wants him to be like me. Not that i'm complaining but I want to give him his own choice on what he wants to do. My dad pressured me into playing a lot of sports. I played hockey for 2 years, wresteled for 3, boxed for 6, basketball for 8, and football for 10 years. She used to be captain on a bunch of different dance teams and she also stepped. So naturally our kid is going to be talented right? HAHA it would be funny if he was the most clumbsy kid ever... Do any of you think that headphone thing works because she does?

 TW1N M00NS wrote:

DAVC4. . .GREAT JOB ON THE GAMER DADS WEB SITE.

HAVENT BEEN ON IN A WHILE. WILL BE SPENDING MORE TIME THERE IN THE FUTURE

 davc4 wrote:

 TW1N M00NS wrote:

DAVC4. . .GREAT JOB ON THE GAMER DADS WEB SITE.

HAVENT BEEN ON IN A WHILE. WILL BE SPENDING MORE TIME THERE IN THE FUTURE

Thanks TW1N,  ive added more calender items about release dates. (and some other stuff)
and as always the link is in my sig

 Beezy2584 wrote:

Oh wow!!! We got a sticky? That's great and thanks kiki. Cough ICON Cough

My wife has this crazy idea that if she gets earphones and puts them on her belly our son will listen to enough sports he will play them and love them lol. I guess she wants him to be like me.  Do any of you think that headphone thing works because she does?

I'm not sure if it works with sports, but listening to music can certainly help stimulate their growth mentally.  This may sound bad, but we were pretty typical in terms of "middle child syndrome" with our kids.  We played music for Ethan, and he developed early in terms of speaking and comprehension, Cal (the middle) we did not play music and it has been a little more of a struggle, Max (the youngest) we returned to the music, and he is progressing really quickly as well.  I'm not saying that it makes all the difference, but it is visible.

Another recomendation, if I may, is to speak to him, even from birth, like using adult words.  Ex:  "Do you want a bottle?"  As opposed to "Does hims want a baba?"  My inlaws talk to the kids like that, and it drives me nuts.  It takes a day to deprogram them if they stay the night with grandma and grandpa.

Good morning Gamerdads!  Hope everyone's having a great day so far.

I noticed the thread was stickied.  Nice.  A giant thank you to all at xbox.com for allowing us the opportunity to share. 

I am fairly new to the group here and fairly new at posting on forums in general.  I guess one could say that at times I am still trying to find my internet "voice".  If anyone feels left out by me or my comments then I apologize.  I'm just glad that I found such a great group of people to socialize online with and I look forward to gaming with all of you in the future.

Yeah, that's all me man!  I am still struggling with Expert a bit but the HO/PO are getting easier.  Yeah, I'm still tryin to figure out a way to get wifey to let me plunk down the $300 + it's gonna take to get all of that equipment & games.  She likes to play but has already undergone one Carpel Tunnel procedure, so I'm hoping that singing wins her over!  I think I'm most pumped up about the drums myself, just cause it looks freakin' awesome.

Funny GH sidenote: Before picking up Guitar Hero, I would strum air guitar lefty.  After playing the game, I've found that I'm a natural righty instead!  This happen to anyone else? 

 Captain CarJack wrote:

Funny GH sidenote: Before picking up Guitar Hero, I would strum air guitar lefty.  After playing the game, I've found that I'm a natural righty instead!  This happen to anyone else? 

Nope.  Just you...weirdo...

 BluStorm3D wrote:

I am thinking this will be my last post... I am tired of the battle to be reconized in this thread.. I have been in this thread a long time and if we cant at least recognize that there are females in here by having the title of gaming parents then fine have your title of Gamerdads.  I will inform Madame Dork, Ambrolia, and Enfarine that we are no longer welcome and not even concidered members by the group... We will start out own thread. Good-Bye.

I'm sorry you feel that you aren't being recognized by us. I always say gamer parents instead of dads well except for in my sig. I like the fact that gamer moms post here also. Diversity is a good thing. If I recall I believe I was the last push in the movement to get the title changed to gamer parents since we do have women that post here also. I hope there are no hard feelings that you have towards anyone (namely us men). I like the fact that women are in this thread. It gives us another outlook on life and questions when it comes to our children. I know we've never really gotten a chance to talk but that doesn't change the fact that we do appreciate yours and the other gamer moms opinions and presence here. 

 Captain CarJack wrote:

Hey, it's not my fault that us lefties are the only ones in our "right" minds!

I'm left handed!  I picked up and started playing a little in my early teenage years, I guess I just got used to playing right handed.

 Captain CarJack wrote:

Hey, it's not my fault that us lefties are the only ones in our "right" minds!

 lostassassin13 wrote:

Is there anyone who would want to play through Gears on Hardcore?  I want to start gettting some more Achievements on that, and I need to get the ones playing as Dom as well as the ones for Hardcore.  I was hoping to do it sometime this weekend (maybe Saturday night some time, but not sure), just looking for someone to play with.

 Captain CarJack wrote:

Yeah, that's all me man!  I am still struggling with Expert a bit but the HO/PO are getting easier.  Yeah, I'm still tryin to figure out a way to get wifey to let me plunk down the $300 + it's gonna take to get all of that equipment & games.  She likes to play but has already undergone one Carpel Tunnel procedure, so I'm hoping that singing wins her over!  I think I'm most pumped up about the drums myself, just cause it looks freakin' awesome.

 

Funny GH sidenote: Before picking up Guitar Hero, I would strum air guitar lefty.  After playing the game, I've found that I'm a natural righty instead!  This happen to anyone else? 

 Beezy2584 wrote:

 BluStorm3D wrote:

I am thinking this will be my last post... I am tired of the battle to be reconized in this thread.. I have been in this thread a long time and if we cant at least recognize that there are females in here by having the title of gaming parents then fine have your title of Gamerdads.  I will inform Madame Dork, Ambrolia, and Enfarine that we are no longer welcome and not even concidered members by the group... We will start out own thread. Good-Bye.

I'm sorry you feel that you aren't being recognized by us. I always say gamer parents instead of dads well except for in my sig. I like the fact that gamer moms post here also. Diversity is a good thing. If I recall I believe I was the last push in the movement to get the title changed to gamer parents since we do have women that post here also. I hope there are no hard feelings that you have towards anyone (namely us men). I like the fact that women are in this thread. It gives us another outlook on life and questions when it comes to our children. I know we've never really gotten a chance to talk but that doesn't change the fact that we do appreciate yours and the other gamer moms opinions and presence here. 

Plus the thread title says GamerDads and GamerParents :)

 Lucky no Sleven wrote:

 lostassassin13 wrote:

Is there anyone who would want to play through Gears on Hardcore?  I want to start gettting some more Achievements on that, and I need to get the ones playing as Dom as well as the ones for Hardcore.  I was hoping to do it sometime this weekend (maybe Saturday night some time, but not sure), just looking for someone to play with.

I can't promise I'll be on Sat. night but I am interested. I need my insane so if you want I'll help you, you help me...... Let me know. Send me a FR.

 lostassassin13 wrote:

 Lucky no Sleven wrote:

 lostassassin13 wrote:

Is there anyone who would want to play through Gears on Hardcore?  I want to start gettting some more Achievements on that, and I need to get the ones playing as Dom as well as the ones for Hardcore.  I was hoping to do it sometime this weekend (maybe Saturday night some time, but not sure), just looking for someone to play with.

I can't promise I'll be on Sat. night but I am interested. I need my insane so if you want I'll help you, you help me...... Let me know. Send me a FR.

FR sent.  I am certainly up for it (since obviously I need Insane as well :) ), we'll just break it down over a few sessions and do a couple of acts a session or something like that.  I'll keep any eye out, we can set up a time to do it, too.

Here's another offer:

I need the Dom cheevoes as well.  If you start on Insane, you can unlock both Insane and Hardcore at the same time.  I'll help where and when I can.  Still looking for 6 COG tags as well.