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Give her a nice hand massage tonight, so she's all limbered up to install the bolt when it comes in. If she balks at the suggestion, tell her that no one likes getting a half-assed gift.
"There are no finger prints under water."
Originally Posted by Stuart
Classic!! HAHA.
The wife has been getting plenty pampered lately. We are trying to get preggers... Not sure if either of us can though. Kind of personal, but hey it's the internet! I had a bad car wreck back in high school and she has had unusal "girl" problems in her life. We don't have insurance or anything right now so doctors is not an option right now. Hopefully that'll change when I get a better job. I just thank God that I have a job right now. Three of my friends are moving back in with their parents and they all have MM and one PhD.
Try to get insured at a job before she is pregnant because it will be cheaper to have babies while insured (I think). For what it is worth, everyone I've known who has had "lady problems" and didn't think they could get pregnant, has. Have you tried stay up late and getting really drunk? Also, maybe buy a two-seater convertible/motorcycle and tell yourself "this is all the car I need right now." Good luck.
Oh yeah, also, every time you do it, make sure your wife doesn't do any of that wives tale crap like laying a certain way. That is all bullshit. She just needs to say the line "Don't worry, I'm on the pill" at least once each session.
That's all the free advice I can give you.
"There are no finger prints under water."
I'm late to this party and although I was LMAO for the first few posts due to all the cooking talk, etc. on a firearm focused forum (not going to lie, I love to cook) I do have a little serious input.
Our first child is now 9 months old...a girl. Loving it. But I seriously agree with Stuart's post above. We are insured but did get to see the bill to the insurance company. $26k for all the standard baby related appointments, delivery, etc. On top of all that, my wife had some complications (not uncommon) after the birth that required surgery and set the insurance company back another $45k. With insurance...cost us $1,000. Un-taxed because we set it aside in a health savings account first.
So, insurance is a good idea if you plan on having a baby. The good news is that when you start a new job that offers good insurance, pregnancy normally doesn't count as a pre-existing condition. The bad news is I think FMLA benefits don't start unless you have been at your job for 12 months.
Back on the original topic though...still working on my wife to get her to get me gun stuff as gifts. She is still a little uncomfortable and worries she will get me the wrong stuff no matter how many times I tell her I love anything that has to do with firearms, ANYTHING. I keep a "wish list" on MidwayUSA so she can just get ideas from there. Although, she has plenty of time to get comfortable because she keeps reminding me I am stuck with her forever and depending on your thoughts on the afterlife, that's another good 60 years at the least. I see a lot of new toys in my future.
Funny, when I read your Midway wish-list ... I had a perfect idea.
Midway, Grafs, Brownells ... they all should have wedding gift registries ... you know, just like Bed, Bath and Beyond and the like. Now that's a gift shopping trip I could handle
Z
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Our first was a preemie....was almost more preemie than she turned out. We were out of town when it started, all NICUs there were closed, flight for life back to Denver, 5 weeks in the NICU after she was born, after all was said and done it was around $100K. After Insurance, it cost us $5. Worth it in spades.
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I was in Korea when my wife went into labor with my daughter (Active duty USAF; my wife was in Illinois). I rushed back as quick as I could but missed my daughters birth by 19 hours. In the mean time, my wife was in active labor for 32 hours - and that didn't start until about 4 hours after her water broke. the net result was that my daughter ingested amneotic fluid that had form bacteria. When my daughter finally made it into the world she was pretty sick. She was in the hospital for the first 10 days of her life with all sorts of IV's and other hoses attached all over her and under the jaundice lamps as well. When it was all said and done, we had to pay $45. I felt very blessed to have the insurance that I had.
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Insurance companies are the devil.
"There are no finger prints under water."
Dude get out of my head!
When the wife placed the rifle she just purchased me on my lap she started to walk away. I said "hey doesn't this gift include a shoulder neck massage"?
HAHA, y'all are gonna get me in trouble. First I don't drink. Second, I don't backtalk my wife. She might be small, but she'll light my ass up. Third, couldn't afford the coupe car right now. Fourth... geesh, nevermind. I'm looking for a better job honest!
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