Can I get Serious for A Moment?

[Kanuck]

This is for all the Dads on here.

I'm a single guy that parties all the time and has never thought about kids, until now.
I left work early today and my Brother phoned me and asked me to look after my niece for a few hours. At first i was HUH! me, I guess so. I thought shit, what boring afternoon am I in for.

When i arrived there his wife had a business appointment to attend to and there I was, all alone with this 3 year old. I wasn't sure what to expect.

We played marbles, had a tea Party, I showed her how to catch Butterflies in the backyard.
I have to admit, I had a great time and at the end of the day, when, I was going home she started to cry. She said Uncle Matt don't go
"please stay or I'll be sad"
I didn't think anything of it until I got home.

And thats when it really hit me. WOW! this little person wants me and I had such a great time with her, who woulda thunk it?

I really did have a great afternoon and can't wait to babysit again.

All the Dads on here, you guys are lucky.

 

[spartan]

Speaking about nieces she'll be attending the subway series tomorrow with her 2 uncles, me and my brother :00hour
Love my niece and it doesn't hurt that she's a sports fan :spotting:

 

[Kanuck]

I hear ya spartan every Saturday night during the NHL
she wears the Blue & White.

We have her chanting GO LEAFS GO

 

[hedgehog]

This is for all the Dads on here.

I'm a single guy that parties all the time and has never thought about kids, until now.
I left work early today and my Brother phoned me and asked me to look after my niece for a few hours. At first i was HUH! me, I guess so. I thought shit, what boring afternoon am I in for.

When i arrived there his wife had a business appointment to attend to and there I was, all alone with this 3 year old. I wasn't sure what to expect.

We played marbles, had a tea Party, I showed her how to catch Butterflies in the backyard.
I have to admit, I had a great time and at the end of the day, when, I was going home she started to cry. She said Uncle Matt don't go
"please stay or I'll be sad"
I didn't think anything of it until I got home.

And thats when it really hit me. WOW! this little person wants me and I had such a great time with her, who woulda thunk it?

I really did have a great afternoon and can't wait to babysit again.

All the Dads on here, you guys are lucky.

I have a 2.5 year old daughter...I understand

 

[spartan]

I play hockey and getting my niece into playing hockey.
Have to get her to start skating thinking about getting her a pair of roller blades for her birthday.

 

[kickserv]

I don't have kids either, but if I did you can be sure they'd be wearing Leaf stuff 24/7 as well:142smilie

 

[Kanuck]

I don't have kids either, but if I did you can be sure they'd be wearing Leaf stuff 24/7 as well:142smilie

It's funny how every Hockey commercial she sees she YELLS! MAPLE LEAFS MAPLE LEAFS, little does she know she's growing up to be a loser :mj07:

 

[vinnie]

where'e kanuck :shrug:

 

[wannabe whale]

You'll find something better than the NHL
Try have one PLAYING hockey at a competitive level--its AWESOME and Nerveracking

 

[The Boys]

This is for all the Dads on here.

I'm a single guy that parties all the time and has never thought about kids, until now.
I left work early today and my Brother phoned me and asked me to look after my niece for a few hours. At first i was HUH! me, I guess so. I thought shit, what boring afternoon am I in for.

When i arrived there his wife had a business appointment to attend to and there I was, all alone with this 3 year old. I wasn't sure what to expect.

We played marbles, had a tea Party, I showed her how to catch Butterflies in the backyard.
I have to admit, I had a great time and at the end of the day, when, I was going home she started to cry. She said Uncle Matt don't go
"please stay or I'll be sad"
I didn't think anything of it until I got home.

And thats when it really hit me. WOW! this little person wants me and I had such a great time with her, who woulda thunk it?

I really did have a great afternoon and can't wait to babysit again.

All the Dads on here, you guys are lucky.

Good for you brotha..........good read.

 

[tigerfan]

Have to agree - there is nothing like coming home from work and seeing my 14 month olds face - it lights up he starts waving saying dada and b-lines it to me - gives me a kiss - it is truely unreal.

 

[IntenseOperator]

play with a couple of 14 year olds and get back to us

boys or girls

 

[tigerfan]

play with a couple of 14 year olds and get back to us

boys or girls

That will get you jail time :nono:

 

[fatdaddycool]

Glad you had a good time with your niece. Children that have a sense of family are far better off imo. My daughter will be 24 this year which means I'll be 29, of course, but GF has mentioned having a baby here recently.

Don't really miss her that much either:shrug:

Hope this helps,

FDC

 

[Morris]

16 month old grandkids spent the weekend and we had a blast. Those little guys sure have a lot of energy!

 

[marine]

I really did have a great afternoon and can't wait to babysit again.

All the Dads on here, you guys are lucky.

It's different when you get to leave after awhile and are only responsible for the entertainment portion of the day.

Happy you had a lot of fun, I do most days with mine too... but its a lot different when you are chasing them because they wiped poop on your suitcoat and tell you what a great fingerpainting they made you.