Cheers Bear
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Well @bearsy as the engagement ring is technically a contract if she doesnāt deliver you can get it back.
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Shit, youāve broken the first rule already.
Oh, and your mum might go mental but chances are sheāll go mega-maternal before you know it and start to become your partnerās best friend. Youāll be pushed right out of the picture while they collude in whispers in the kitchen.
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that was a good period 
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No one likes someone who boasts. 
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Bearsy, his bride to be and his future father-in-law
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Lots of overtime
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Itās what you should (or maybe shouldnāt) have done thatās the issueā¦
Oh and donāt forget to cancel any holdays youāve booked for next summer !!
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Iām not detecting a lot of Sympathy on here! This is my Safe Place!
ā¦ but Bear, babies are a good thing, no?
ā¦ says the gloating forest dweller who managed to avoid them 
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Basically your life (as you know it) has ended.
On the up side - 7 months of being ferried around whilst you drink
Do not propose unless said bitch is āthe oneā. Once the ring is on, you will lose control of the situation and you will find yourself looking at wedding stationary within 6 months.
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I thought you Foresters spread your seed over anything that was even likely to be impregnated apart from fish of course that is the other end of the M27 from where you reside
I never had you down as such a traditionalist, bear. Thought you were more right-on than that!
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Be happy, embrace women, hold her tight, be ready for a precious thing and give it everything you have - life is too fucking precious and short, so immerse yourself in every minute and protect what willbe the most amazing thing to happen to you. 
(What you were expecting another pisstake? What did you expect from this liberal elite middle class sandal wearing southern nancy?) 
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Heās right. For all the horror, tedium, frustration and anger that kids create, it all whizzes by incredibly quickly, so do make the most of it.
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Bear discovers why Dubai exists.
Runā¦
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Just tell him where the Gold Souk is so he can buy a ring at its true value rather than at Ratners at 5 times the resale value
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Yeah, but the life you end up getting isnāt that bad. Of all the things Iāve done in my life, raising cubs is the thing Iām most proud of, the two year break with their ma the thing Iām least proud of. Donāt get me wrong, I was a decent apart dad - had them every weekend, provided for them, but I wasnāt a great person at the time. Didnāt see a great deal of point in life.
The kids have been their own gifts in their own way. The eldest drove me to take my university education and subsequent employment completely seriously. The youngest is the most effective person on the planet at calming me down and showing me the world through otherās eyes that there is.
You wonāt know what youāre doing with the first one. No-one ever does. Babysitting for limited periods is one thing. Full time responsibility is another. Youāll fret over things you wonāt sweat on future kids. Youāll be making decisions for the first time for a thing you donāt fully understand.
Youāll also have a shitload of fun, revisit stuff you havenāt done for years, spend long weekends playing board games, reading bedtime stories, basically forming a unit that no-one else in the world has quite the collective understanding of that your family does.
As someone thatās seen both my kids grow to adulthood, and be people that I genuinely like being around, I can honestly say that it has been the most edifying experience of my life.
I can also say that while we normally get on, arguing with Adult Unit #1 ranks among the most terrifying experiences of my life. Huge grats and good luck, @bearsy and all budding parents.
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Ah ffs Pap stop with the emotive bollocks.
The only reason to have kids is so they can look after you & wheel you to the Rockstone when you get to Ericās age
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