Barrister's obnoxious thread full of smug parenting stories

[katmai]

Sorry don't see it.

[derspiess]

Cute!  I love how everyone else's kids are more cooperative than mine.  Tommy outright refused to sit on Santa's lap this year and Lola cried

[Barrister]

My wife was apparently just shocked.  Christmas last year, at 18 months, Tim wanted NOTHING to do with Santa.  But this year we excitedly waited in line, walked up to Santa, happily got in his lap, and had no problem flashing a big smile for the camera.

Andrew of course has a fairly stunned look, but I'm told he had to be woken up out of his car seat for the picture.

[katmai]

Cute!  I love how everyone else's kids are more cooperative than mine.  Tommy outright refused to sit on Santa's lap this year and Lola cried

What you get for miscegenation.

[CountDeMoney]

Because I need to prove my boys and cuter than Valmy's: 

The bald one on the left looks like he's up to something.  Plotting.  Probably lunch.

[derspiess]

Here's Lola.  Yeah, Santa always has that "WTF" look on his face when he has to deal with my kids

[Malthus]

Here's Lola.  Yeah, Santa always has that "WTF" look on his face when he has to deal with my kids

  She looks like she's got a pretty good howl going.

[merithyn]

Adorable pics, guys.

I really think that there's something seriously wrong with me, but I really, really hated the whole Santa Visit thing. I did it only so long as I absolutely had to, then stopped. It was nothing more than a lesson in annoyance, and the kids never really seemed to care at all.

Apparently, Lola agrees with me.

[Barrister]

Adorable pics, guys.

I really think that there's something seriously wrong with me, but I really, really hated the whole Santa Visit thing. I did it only so long as I absolutely had to, then stopped. It was nothing more than a lesson in annoyance, and the kids never really seemed to care at all.

Apparently, Lola agrees with me.

Timmy seemed excited to go visit Santa.

Apparently he asked Santa for "presents".

[Valmy]

David asked for 'choo-choo'.

Henry drooled.

[Barrister]

Because I need to prove my boys and cuter than Valmy's: 

The bald one on the left looks like he's up to something.  Plotting.  Probably lunch.

I don't know how much "plotting" he can do since he started getting mobile in the last few days, but only in reverse.  I had to rescue him from underneath the Christmas tree a couple of times over the weekend.

[crazy canuck]

Because I need to prove my boys and cuter than Valmy's: 

The bald one on the left looks like he's up to something.  Plotting.  Probably lunch.

I don't know how much "plotting" he can do since he started getting mobile in the last few days, but only in reverse.  I had to rescue him from underneath the Christmas tree a couple of times over the weekend.

He wouldnt be very good at plotting if you were on to him now would he

[Razgovory]

My wife was apparently just shocked.  Christmas last year, at 18 months, Tim wanted NOTHING to do with Santa.  But this year we excitedly waited in line, walked up to Santa, happily got in his lap, and had no problem flashing a big smile for the camera.

Andrew of course has a fairly stunned look, but I'm told he had to be woken up out of his car seat for the picture.

18 months ago didn't Santa live to the South of him?

[Grey Fox]

No Santa picture for me this year. Ariel was having of sitting on some old dude's lap. She really likes all the decorations tho.

[Barrister]

Timmy says "daddy, I need to go potty".

He then races off to the bathroom.

I follow, but Timmy is hiding behind the door.  As I approach, he calls our "where's Tim?"  When I enter the bathroom he jumps out and goes "boo!", and I pretend to be surprised.  This is an old game with us.

But Tim then says "Don't worry Daddy, I'm not a monster.  I'm Timothy!" and gives me a big hug.