How can she go from this:
To this:
in just a couple of weeks? I swear I sent her out to play with her brothers in a bubble dress and pony tails just last week.
Girlie Bear officially began her final leg in the journey to adulthood today. She starts high school in August. I have four years left to teach her what she needs to know before she begins the operational phase of her plan to conquer the world.
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GunDiva
/ May 30, 2012#1 – No means No
#2 – Front sight, front sight, front sight…
That should pretty much cover what she needs to know. If #1 fails, apply #2 🙂
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Auntie J
/ May 30, 2012I think I’m just gonna glue my eyes open from now on, so I don’t blink. Maybe that’ll stop them from growing when my eyes close….
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Rose
/ May 31, 2012I know what you mean. DD 19 graduated last year and DD17 graduates next year. It goes by so fast……………… the years blend together.
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MaddMedic
/ May 31, 2012Sigh…happens to fast, my youngest ends his jr year today…Be a big Sr next year…When did this happen??
I was just coaching a little tyke and playing catch for hours with him in little league!
And yes he owns his own handgun, shotgun and .22…
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Christina LMT
/ May 31, 2012Heh. I remember asking Silver just before her graduation: “Wasn’t I changing your diapers a couple weeks ago?!”
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Coop
/ May 31, 2012I had the same thought last night. So before work today, I put the older boys on the bus and then went back to spend a few extra minutes with the younger two just because I know that the next time I blink they will be on that bus and 2 or 3 blinks later the house will be empty.
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Mad Jack
/ May 31, 2012‘No!’ doesn’t mean ‘no’. It means Momma Bear is being evil mean and nasty again – so it’s Daddy Bear to the rescue. Right?
I suspect that you’ll survive one way or another, that one or more boys will become terrified of Girlie Bear’s crazy, violent, over-protective father, and that the entire world and/or Girlie Bear’s life will end on a regular schedule. And get restarted.
I also suspect that I’ll enjoy reading about it.
Ah… have you talked about tattoos and your innermost feelings concerning the women who sport them? Just asking.
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Corey
/ May 31, 2012Your assuming that she hasn’t already started her world conquest plans.
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daddybear71
/ May 31, 2012Good point
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Six
/ May 31, 2012Hey, yesterday I was a father, today I’m a grandfather to two and the eldest is almost 8! Time machines are easy, just have kids. The only bad thing is that they only run in one direction.
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daddybear71
/ June 1, 2012GunDiva – Already having those discussions. She’s very green on the pistol, but on a .22 rifle, she’s improving rapidly.
AuntieJ – I’ve heard spirit gum works really well.
Rose – I know what you mean. My oldest graduated 2 years ago, Little Bear is a sophomore, and now Girlie Bear is a freshman.
Christina – Don’t they love it when you ask those questions?
Coop – One of the good parts about having a final child so late is that I can take time to enjoy them before they grow up. With the others, I was so busy with work, school, and whatever that everything was compressed.
Jack – Oh, I’m sure we’re going to have the “Dad, you’re ruining my life!” talk someday soon. And yes, we’ve already talked about tattoos and extra holes in her body, and she knows exactly what my reaction will be.
Six – Yeah, I’m still waiting for my machine to take me back a couple of decades.
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