Admin note: Sorry for the delay. A brotha’s traveling down the East Coast.
Panama Fact#1: My favorite rap group of all time is N.W.A.
Panama Fact #2: I think DJ Quik’s song “Sweet Black P***y” is a masterpiece of American musicalism.
Best song on Dr. Dre’s The Chronic?
“B*tches Ain’t Sh*t”. Without a doubt.
Most innovative, yet totally misogynistic song of the past decade?
Ying-Yang Twins.
“The Whisper Song.”
Which leads me to this -
Panama Fact#3: If due dates and science hold true, in just under 3 months, I’m about to be a daddy.
It’s a girl.
Panama Jackson is responsible for shaping a woman’s outlook on life, love, and relationships.
Lord.
Help.
Me.
Thank you and goodnight.
-VSB P aka TANGLE JIG P aka THE ARSONIST
FYI – I’m in Atlanta this weekend. If you see a random uber-awesome, sexxy dude wearing a verysmartbrothas.com t-shirt on Saturday, it’s me. Love me. And take a shot with me to help me prepare for my new charge in life – raising a woman.
Umm… irregardless (hehe) of the top half of this post,
CONGRATS P-MONEY!!!!!!! I shall bring the Bailey’s to celebrate the impending birth of the FIRST official Mini Very Smart Sista!!
thanks…please bring as much liquor as possible…lol.
Wow! Congrats my dude. I’m smiling for you, your girl, and your soon to be here in 3 months girl and shyt.
i don’t think i could’ve said it any better. Congrats! *glitter, gold stars, confetti and unicorn tears*
wow indeed. thanks. should be an interesting ride…i’m already thinking about her being 18 years old! lol…like she gon’ try to leave me for college…
*sniffle*
indeed!! that’s beautiful news, P! ‘congrass’ to you and yours!! don’t worry, we daughters are great!!! and we’re in your corner for LIFE!! (now quickly go revise your fave hip-hop choices, heh heh)
WOOOOOOOOOOOOW.
Congratulations.
Gifts from God, children are. Cherish yours.
“Gifts from God, children are. ”
V, Yoda called. He’s going to have you served with infringement of his lingo.
LMAO.
Yoda and I are buddies, despite his midget-y stature. He approved this message.
May the force be with you, Luvvie.
Oooo so Yoda got affirmative midget action? St. Peter’s may consider letting you into them Pearly Gates.
From your finger tips to His ears…
“affirmative midget action”
This sounds kinky…
Incidentally, “Affirmative midget action” was the working title of Verne Troyer’s pron. They left the name (and some of Verne’s swimming soldiers) on the cutting room floor.
Can I send her to the corner? Please?
“Verne’s swimming soldiers”
Because he’s a midget, I think the correct term would be “little swimmers”.
If you sending me to the corner, your “little swimmers” comment will mean you are clearly escorting me there.
yo yall got me all confused cuz little swimmers is them pull ups you put on little kids that want to go swimming & ain’t been potty trained. I could see Vern needing some of those after his performance on vh1 smh
First a Harry Potter reference, then a Star Wars reference. You guys make me happy.
Literary mavericks you are.
yeah, Yoda, you ain’t got to worry about me cherishing the little tyke. good as golden she is.
this whole comment (and luvvie’s cute “snarky champ reply” impression) has me all verklempt and sh*t
what does verklempt mean, exactly? i mean, i get it from the context – but where’s the word from…and sh!t?
Congrats PJ it is the scaries most awesomest thing that could ever happen to you
by the way, was the shortest post
Jesus Wept?
thanks….and no, the shortest post ain’t jesus wept….you’ll know the shortest post when it comes…and it’s coming sooner rather than later…believe you me.
Hmmm, I bet that the shortest post in January will read: Panamita is here. Big ups to God.
W.O.W. for realz?! CONGRATULATIONS P-MONEY!!!
please give her a cool vsb moniker, we’re counting on you.
e-hugs and cigars!
Cigars aren’t good for kids (all that 2nd hand smoke). We must celebrate with spirits!!! Who is bringing the Grey Goose??
oh yeah, you’re right. babies loooooooove vodka. what was i thinking luv?
ya know, if p says “psyche” tomorrow i’m sending
miss t-lee to atlanta to deliver him a throat punch.
I doubt that P is lying. We dont just dole out good cheer and congrats all willy nilly here at the land of the VerySmartBrethrens!
if he says psyche, I am getting on a plane. will hunt him down myself. can’t be wasting my well wishes.
“ya know, if p says “psyche” tomorrow i’m sending
miss t-lee to atlanta to deliver him a throat punch.”
lol!!!! He better not be playing, I’m all happy for him and ish…
yeah, there ain’t no psyche around here…
though i might say, “philosophe”…i just watched the fresh prince of bel air.
thanks…
and yeah i’m gonna wait til i see her face to come up with the perfect VSB moniker…somehow, i feel like she’ll be a very central figure in crafting my ever-changing world view. lol.
how about “the game changer”?
VSB: Where babies are made
Congrats P! Good luck and shyt. It is definitely going to be work, but from what I hear, the most rewarding job there is.
Plus, girls are awesome.
hhahahahaahha, that was not funny mmmmmmKKKay!!
lol…don’t be wishing no babies on nobody, Ricky Bobby!!!!
thanks though….
i hear girls are awesome. it’s always girls telling me this though. i wonder if y’all are biased.
nope. not biased AT ALL.
Congraulations P! Girls are awesome. At 30 it still melts my fathers heart when i look at him with my big brown eyes and say, “Daddy, you are the smartest man I know!” All girls think their daddies are the best (if he’s in their life that is) and you will soon be someone that at least 1 person thinks the sun rises and sets on no matter what .
COngrats & shyt Big Daddy P….
i love it when you call me big poppa.
thanks!
I was JUST telling NaturallyAlise that Panama’s posts lately have been lacking that snarky bitterness we all seem to enjoy here on VSB. And we concluded that it must be b/c he is in some bliss. We were right.
VSB: Where happiness is considered counterproductive.
J/K I LOVE good news. I’m not a hater, I just roast a lot.
was JUST telling NaturallyAlise that Panama’s posts lately have been lacking that snarky bitterness we all seem to enjoy here on VSB. And we concluded that it must be b/c he is in some bliss. We were right.
SHYT you have to give him MAD props for not going on a 7month rage about how illogical women are.. cause I dont care how sane or how much control you normally have over your emotions, pregnancy throws that shyt out the window. I remember having a full fledged you dont love me breakdown because my husband forgot to put cheese on my chicken sandwhich……
“I remember having a full fledged you dont love me breakdown because my husband forgot to put cheese on my chicken sandwhich……”
BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
“I remember having a full fledged you dont love me breakdown because my husband forgot to put cheese on my chicken sandwhich…”
LMAO!! Shayd, you just KILLT ME! __________
LOL then I guess I will keep the very violent breakdown I had after he came home with my six piece chicken nugget meal with the wrong sauce, half a box of fries and peanuts (this was before the packets) on my caramel sundae… Lets just the police were called by concerned neighbors…..
………………..
I just spit my citronelle infusion all over my keyboard.
Hilarity!
you know, my girlfriend hasn’t really been that bad. she’s had an emotional breakdown here and there and bouts of crying that even she admitted were for no reason other than she just couldn’t stop herself, but generally, she’s been great. plus, i just say that “i’m supportive” a lot and throw up my hands in surrender to whatever she asks about.
she ain’t sent me on no strange missions yet…
she ain’t sent me on no strange missions yet…
The strange missions and uncontrollable emotions usually come into play towards the end. The last month and a half is pure he.ll. LMAO I know in my case it escalated because I sleep on my stomach or side and in the last months I couldnt do that. Lack of sleep had me on some “The shining” type of sureality…
for sure! my aunt did the same, had a tearful breakdown AND threatened divorce when my uncle mildy replied ‘sure, let me just finish my lunch’ after she asked him to move the TV and couch in the lounge….she couldn’t understand why ‘lunch was the priority’. oooookay!!! frightening!
very astute observation, luv. which made me just flash back to his post where he quoted boondocks: “b!tches love the smiley face” i can laugh at this now…
one day maybe this site will be called “very smart daddys” (lol)
Awwe PattyCakes Stop it your killing my angry black man cred in cubical world.
i’m snarky!! i stay snarkin’ ninjas!
one day maybe this site will be called “very smart daddys” (lol)
just stop it. stop it right now.
You gotta bring up the rear Champ.
VSB: where fatherhood softened the Arsonist. awww…
*miss patterson sheds a tear*
i’m ain’t soft…i JUST stole two biscuits from the non-continental breakfast table in the Westin Lobby….who the f*ck want what!?!?!?!?!
Not non-continental!! Lol, what was it too islandic for your tastes?
Hilarity!
VSB: Where arsonists turn to teddy bears
teddy bear?
maybe a killer teddy bear from compton or something….
hi hater. lol.
the snarykiness ain’t gone…i’m gon’ come with the thunder….i’m usually at my most snarktastic when something really gets my goat…nothing’s been getting my goat lately…
where did you get your goat from, Liz’s farm?
“nothing’s been getting my goat lately…”
yeah yeah yeah…thats what Mr. Rogers said right before he signed on with PBS for 40 years.
..its a beautiful day in the neighborhood negro just chill out and enjoy that shat.
this is hilarious.
LMAO!
I should have known something fantastical was in the making..Pigs were going to fly, he.ll was freezing over or something..cause I actually enjoyed a lot of the hip hop awards tonight..
Shay.
A flying pig dropped by my house, looking for yours.
What’s your address.
lol.
my unicorns stayed in tonight because of the pig traffic. gridlocked.
It’s friday and my Yeti is not in the mood to play nice. Um he said he is willing to tredge through the pig poo precipitation to hunt your WALKING uni down cuz only pegasus fly.
did yall see them? I mean the Rage rocked with her ruff and tough with her afro puffs, Oshay had a good day, Luda pulled my baby daddy Rakim out his a$$…and common and NERD rocked it….They also had q-tip, Jadakiss, Bun-B, Fab, and Juelz in the cypher plus some hot young and comers…..
That cypher was that shyt. Sometimes I forget how much I love Jada, and that Fab can really flow…..
wow…you did? i’m not sure what to do with that information…in fact i think i’m scared.
I am the proudest auntie ever!!!
I am praying for ole girl tho. She doesn’t know what’s in store for her LOL.
Yeah, just the thought of young Panny trying to explain to daddy why she feels the way she does…only to have him say, “Yeah…I don’t do chick logic”…makes me chuckle a little bit.
only to have him say, “Yeah…I don’t do chick logic”…makes me chuckle a little bit.
hee hee.
A little? I wanna be on some bwaaahahaha
that’s why i have to teach my daughter the finer points of actual logic…chick logic be damned.
chick logic IS actual logic
EXACTLY!!!!
lol
*1.8 tons of glitter*
Chick logic is good, but I am here to testify that Daddy Logic will save her when the shyt hits the fan. Trust me on that!!
I am a DLG and I approve this message.
Are you ready for the Auntie Liz my Daddy said… talk?
oh she’s in store for that great life…
i’m already planning on turning her into a DJ. lol. this kid is going places, believe me. i’m finna matthew knowles dat azz.
i’m finna matthew knowles dat azz
CTFU!!!
my second death of the day. smh
i’m finna matthew knowles dat azz.
stop it! beyonce is already starting to exhibit MJfrenia, Sasha Fierce?
Trust me, having my dad as my best friend SAVED me like hip hop saved lupe.
Panama congrats!
thanks homey…
Congrats!
thanks pimpin’….
Yay for BABY GIRLS! *thinking pink* , Congrats! Oh and I think we need to go on and get that gun license for you LOL
Since you can have a concealed handgun down here you may wanna get your license here…lol
And I know a few Hatori Hanzo owners who would be more than sympathetic to your mission.
i’m looking into gun licenses….trust me….
and thanks…hopefully i see you at the club homey…
Congratulations…I’m kinda a lurker but I wish you nothing but the best and lawd help the mother cause you are a straight up mess in the very smartest way possible
ROFL!!! My sentiments exactly.
thanks…and a mess i am…
Sweet! Whatcha gonna name her? Panama would be cute, at least as a middle name.
Not Panamette.
Lol.
we’re working on names right now…we’ve got a few…i want a name that’s different and unique but still employable…
not like asheenkashay, or backwards, yahsakneehsa…pronounced yah-sock-knee-sha
congrats!!! my heart is all aflutter and i don’t even know you! given your vsb and jacksongtickle antics, im sure you will be an awesome daddy.
maybe you can do a baby name post one day. I too am into unique, meaningful, yet employable names. yeah!!
thats not a bad idea actually….lol….if that ain’t Friday fun i dont know what is…
truedat!
P names:
“…asheenkashay, or backwards, yahsakneehsa…pronounced yah-sock-knee-sha.”
not only are these names unemployable but potentially retarded.
whoa…
LMAO.
Congratulations Panama
**** baby girls are the best******
plus if you need baby girl names from the motherland. holla and I’ll hook you up.
Yo P what can i say man, congratulations Gadddd dammnit!! (tonite I’m drinkin in your honor, alchohol poisoning is a myth)
Sidenote: What song is totally rocking n defining your world and state of mind right now people of VSB.com? me…gotta be You are by Bilal, Ms Phat booty by Mos Def and So good by Pharoahe Monch
“What song is totally rocking n defining your world and state of mind right now people of VSB.com? ”
I heart questions like these.
Being the Gemini that I am, I have two distinctly different moods going on right now, so I’ll list two songs:
1. I Changed My Mind by Keyshia Cole
2. Crown Royal by Jill Scott
“What song is totally rocking n defining your world and state of mind right now people of VSB.com? ”
1. Open~Noel Gourdin
2. Taste~PacDiv
3. Temptation’s Bout to Get Me~Billy Stewart
What song is totally rocking n defining your world and state of mind right now people of VSB.com?
“Get Ready” – Rare Earth
“If we can’t be lovers” – Phillip Mitchell
“Skin I’m In” – Cameo
I’m in an odd mood today.
“weary” by amel larrieux
What song is totally rocking n defining your world and state of mind right now people of VSB.com?
Single ladies – Beyonce
Far Away From Here – Kindred family soul
Love Ballad – LTD
Atlantic Starr – Send for Me
Jay – Guess Who’s Back
Los Adolecentes – En aquel lugar
Mad Random
The songs rocking my world right now are:
Daykeeper by Foreign Exchange f/Musinah
Girl Blue by Stevie Wonder
and…The Wheels on The Bus as sung by Raffi.
Hey, I’m working…that’s what we listen to around these parts.
thanks and have a drink for me homey…
and right now, i’m listenint to David Axelrods – The Smile. that’s the song i have in my head.
if you ain’t up on game…get this.
in fact, everybody should listen to David Axelr0d…Dr. Dre got his production game from David Axelrod.
and by the way, not the same David Axelrod who is Obama’s chief strategist.
lmao. The only D Axelrod I know is Obama’s strategist and he is a hobbyist musician so I was like ‘whoa. he’s got a CD?’
Glad you set that straight for me.
LOL!!! Definitely 2 different Axelrods.
Silly – Deniece Williams
Street Symphony – Monica
Me Time – Heather Headley
The Grind – Erykah Badu
Darker Side of the Moon-Goapele
Not Like Crazy-Jill Scott
Clocks-Coldplay
Iris-Goo Goo Dolls…
I guess I’m feeling… introspective?
That Iris is the SHYT BBG!!!
I can just tell you whats rocking my world this morning it will change by the time I finish typing
So Fly-Q of 112
Tell him-Lauryn Hill
Smile-Pac/Scarface
Who can I trust-ball and G
1. One More Drink by Ludacris & T-Pain
2. Cookie Jar by Gym Class Heroes & The-Dream
3. Mrs. Officer by Lil Wayne – my boys and I got pulled over by these BAD Puerto Rican officers a month or two ago. We listened to that song 30 times between Harlem and The Hamptons lol
and the following bars by Drake
wifey’s over b*tches
but money’s over her
’cause money’s under NOTHING
my life is such a blur
that’s not the way it has to go that’s just what I prefer
and do not disagree with me it’s best you just concur
my guilty pleasure right now is “Marco Polo” by Soulja Boy & Bow Wow for the following displays of niggery:
1. Black car, white rims can they both get along?
2. Last night ya girl’s forehead was on my abs!
Soulja Boy is the G.O.A.T., free OJ!
“That Iris is the SHYT BBG!!!”
That song give me chills. I loved City of Angels and used to play viola in HS. The string orchestra… WOW. And the lyrics are crazy..
“When everything feels like the movies, yeah you bleed just to know you’re alive.
And I don’t want the world to see me, cause I don’t think that they’d understand. When everything’s made to be broken, I just want you to know who I am.”
damn. gotta play it now….
two completely unrelated songs:
“heartless” by kanye west and…
“kill dat f*ggot” by styles p.
dont ask me to explain
explain.
I just listened to the 1st song, and my guess is The Champ is going through some thangs.
“heartless” was the last thing i listened to this morning before i left the crib this morning, and the piano loop at the end of “kill dat…” just comes to me at random times during the day..usually when i’m thinking about basketball or pizza
aww congrats!!!
thank you much.
well congratulations P. i also hope that you are not kidding. I second that motion of getting his gun license. my brother and I joke about it weekly with my 18 month old niece. There are some sick MoFos out here. girls put you in another mindset. PEACE AND BLESSINGS
thanks and naw, i ain’t kiddin. i wouldnt play about that…especially not a little girl. lol.
awwwww congratulations!
dont worry she’s in good panda hands!
she’s in good panda hands!
dying
thanks…
and if my kid ends up in a panda’s hands, i’m shootin’ it.
oh I see, so before your child came to be Pandas were cute and adorable… Now you shootin pandas.
A change is going to come
“oh I see, so before your child came to be Pandas were cute and adorable… Now you shootin pandas. A change is going to come.”
LMBAO!
awl……congrats P money…im tryna now figure out how you gonna listen to barney, burp a baby, AND kick squirrels to secure your gansta.
it should all get very interesting real soon.
thanks…and i can multitask with the best of them.
in fact, right now, i’m slapboxing with some kids from the Phyllis Wheatley YMCA, typing this comment, and writing Obama’s acceptance speech. i got this.
and writing Obama’s acceptance speech. i got this.
Just in case you didnt know already
“its on Bytches” is not an acceptance speech
““its on Bytches” is not an acceptance speech”
I know, I know…but I REALLY would love to hear him say this.
you know what… that would be the HOTNESS!
but entirely inappropriate.
that would be soooooo…there are no words for the high i would be on if he could say this.
“its on Bytches” is not an acceptance speech
You so crazy! Luv it.
Congratulations Mr. P!!!
It must be something in the water!! Everyone’s having babies, I’m about to be an auntie in December AND about 7months from now….CrAZiNeSs!
*praying* Lawd please keep me away from THAT water!
“*praying* Lawd please keep me away from THAT water!”
I have the same thing going on her at work, I stay drinking bottled water. lol
I’m pregnant and I only drink bottled water. I doubt that will help you. lol Stay away from deer park…and uh sperm. And lifestyle condoms for that matter.
I’ve heard that about lifestyles…from way too many people!!
Lifestyles will mess up your lifestyle. lmao!!!
Oh yeah…I’m so far removed from “fluid” right now, it’s not even funny…lol
congrats to you!!!
And lifestyle condoms for that matter.
OMG! lmao. you better watch out before them people sue you like the beef people did oprah. no probs with trojan, right? durex? lol.
Magnum Thins are a joke… they bust open like a banana peel… not that i would know…
LMAO @ banana peel….that visual is just too much for a Friday morning
*taking notes for when I get back in the game*
Magnum Thins are a joke… they bust open like a banana peel… not that i would know…
ya’ll are really killing me today. lol. hmmmm….regular trojan magnums are ok (or so i heard).
“hmmmm….regular trojan magnums are ok (or so i heard”
They work just fine…or at least when I was in the game they did…lol
heee hee hee. this made me laugh.
I want some of that water… Wait, in 2 months though… Not now.
thank you kindly…and like the Queen said…
Lifestyles: Say YES to pregnancy!
Congats sir…I don’t plan on kids myself but I think Big said it best…
“My daughter use the potty so she’s older now…educated street knowledge,ima mold her now”
With you and your school of thought as an influence she well be one dope baby….
thanks.
words to live by.
Congats sir…I don’t plan on kids myself but I think Big said it best…
“My daughter use the potty so she’s older now…educate her street knowledge,ima mold her now”
With you and your school of thought as an influence she well be one dope baby….
first let me be the 20 something person to Congratulate u-it truly is a blessing
2nd as much as I love that u are having a baby girl-REALLY a BABY GIRL! U TRULY ARE AN ARSONIST, U REAP WHAT U SOW PDJ
I was a baby girl once, I’m still and always will be Daddy’s Girl and if my dad knew about 1/8 of the mess I did last night alone he would roll over
I say that to say
Good Luck and God speed, cause girls of the world ain’t nothing but trouble
oh and does this make it officially the first VSB BABY? Just wondering, and anybody seen or heard from D*story?
thanks…and where in the hell is D*Stroy?
his baby girl must have him wrapped to the point he cant even contribute no more
Congrats P. Having a daughter myself, it is the most awsomest thing. Makes you think, say, and do things you never thought you had in you.
Just be an engaged father, don’t be afraid to ask other GOOD fathers for advice, and please please please
Keep her off the pole
“please please please
Keep her off the pole”
Strangely enough, this request is included in Champ’s nightly prayers about his girlfriend.
8th– I see you’re starting early this morning…lol
LMAO He’s gonna get you.
I would think Champ would want his girl to get on the pole…
8th, when I read this I was in traffic on the George Washington Bridge!
I almost caused an accident.
LMAO!!!
I am so sorry, lol!
But you know better than to read my comments when operating heavy machinery.
“please please please
“Keep her off the pole”
Strangely enough, this request is included in Champ’s nightly prayers about his girlfriend.”
you know what, i’m not even gonna come back on that one, lol. props and sh*t
*feels Champ’s forehead*
You feeling alright? You want some toast? Do I need to take care of you?
You know I can be nuturing and sh*t.
for real?
Really?
where is the real Champ?
“and please please please
Keep her off the pole”
Swamii took the words out of my mouth…lol. I pray you and your lady have a healthy baby. Best of wishes to ya my dude.
Dammit, Since I bullsh*t before coming to work on Fridays I wasn’t able to be the first with the Chris Rock “keep my baby off the pole” reference…
the early bird gets the worm and sh*t.
Congratulations Panama.
Just think of all the girls you DIDN’T like in life…and do your best so she doesn’t end up like them.
Cornell Westside is a product of learning from negative role models. Never being wack is just as good as being great.
man, i’m trynna keep her off the pole AND off of Flavor of Love 25.
i’ve got my work cut out for me.
Congrats on the baby! I always feared having a girl because I will choke a little boy out if he puts his hands on her.
“Congrats on the baby! I always feared having a girl because I will choke a little boy out if he puts his hands on her.”
I share this fear with you. Please! give me a boy (when that time comes)
I was that girl, and you sound like my mom. A boy pushed me in 9th grade and my mom FLEW to his bus stop, chased him down the street (yes, he tried to run), and gave him a lecture until he cried and admitted he had a crush on me.
Girls need to be protected just dont go overboard.
this made me smile
My mom is STILL that protective.
She will kill a ninja quick.
My mom is STILL that protective.
Exactly..my moms is gangster.. she dont play about her children..she carries an old 40 cal. revolver and she smokes Kool filter kings in the soft pack. You dont want to see her
Now that is a very concerned Parent. Beautiful
I thought only my Mom did that. She was notorious for running up on kids for some sh*t they did to me the week before and scaring the bejesus outta them. Interestingly enough, I don’t think I’ll have that problem with my daughter cause at 15 months, she’s already a baby bully (yesterday, she grabbed a five-year old by his shirt cause he wasn’t sharing his french fries). So yeah, I have problems, but that ain’t one.
KindredSmile, your baby is a gangsta a$$ toddler!! Jackin’ 4 fries!! LMAO!! Oh how I adore an assertive toddler…makes my heart smile.
Piggy is a thug. lol.
Did she get some fries????
Yes, she got two fries with a side of respect lmao
Yes, she got two fries with a side of respect
LMAO
i too share this fear, except now my fear is reality. and thanks.
Congrats on the baby girl! I don’t have any, but I know they’re a joy because…I WAS! LOL! Congrats again!
thanks homey i appreciate it…
P Jackson, Congratulations on the seed, hope you make a great father. The first seed of VSB.com, may God help her.
lol….thanks. and i’m praying that i make a great father. i don’t think i have a choice….got to strive for father of the year every day.
“The first seed of VSB”
this sounds like an eli roth torture p*rn flick
Congratulations on your baby. Enjoy the baby moments cause hell is coming when she learns how to talk. LOL
thanks….i hope that when she starts talking she drops gems of knowledge. i’m actually really curious about this. if y’all think i’m random on this site…you should talk to me in real life. so what if she’s like me in that regard. more comedy than a mothertrucker.
well, based on your calculations it looks like she’s going to be an Aquarius. good father/daughter match…Gemini/Aquarius -both air signs, very cerebral. Aquarians are very independent, career-minded, women…first one that comes to mind is Oprah. then Jennifer Aniston. that’s all i got for now, maybe she’ll make you a rich daddy one day…
I’m glad to read that, PattyCakes. I have an Aquarian girl child. I always thought that she and her Leo mama were a “weird” match. What do you think?
Leos stand up! :0
*raises hand* heyyyyyy
leos/aquarians-they should compliment one another, they’re “opposites” on the zodiac wheel.
Who compliment Scorpios??? I don’t really know much about astrology.
Cancers. At least that’s what they see. My scorpio and I didn’t make it…lmao!!!
Thank you ma’am. I’ve tried a few Leos.. and they never turned out right.
Alright I am an aquarius and while I have had some good friends who were leos. Nothing ever got that deep btw I’m talking about opposite cecks interactions. Aquarius is an air sign. I like airies gemeni sagitarius libras. It’s what it is.
Gems rock!
please believe it. their multi persona gives me the variety that I can’t get enough of.
Pisces rock harder;)
I think little kids are just hilare. I have two cousins that I treat like daughters (I don’t have any kids yet).
Once we were watching cartoons at my granny’s house. They were about 2 and 3. On the Simpsons, Homer had just gotten hit on the head. My granny says “Oh (and stops herself b/c there are little ones in the room),
Angel, the oldest, finishes the sentence and says, “ssshhheeeeiiiittt.” I ’bout died… then I told her to never say it again. LOL
Nikki, I so agree with you, my neices are a riot, some of the things that come out of their mouths
Kids are hilarious, no doubt! This is why I have chosen to spend the majority of my life w/them. They keep it all in perspective. Everything. And they are sooo good for a laugh (and the TRUTH) just when you need it.
I love the little ones… I’m the one that hangs out with the kids on the weekends instead of going out…. well, at least until they turn 5, then I go M.I.A. Once they are 5, they really don’t want to entertain you anymore… they’d rather watch “Hannah Montana” and “High School Musical” Gouge my eyeballs out.
h3ll, my 6 yr old cousin is still entertaining. the things this boy has said…
PMoney gon’ be somebody’s Daddy.
Congrats!!
i’m gonna be somebodys daddy.
it took me like 2 months to let that fully sink in.
somebody’s gonna look to me for sage advice and wisdom. wow.
“somebody’s gonna look to me for sage advice and wisdom. wow.”
Don’t worry, PeeJay. You have a few years to get your sage advice and wisdom game on point. For the first few months she’ll just be perplexed as h3ll as to why you don’t have ample br3asts full of milk as well. She may even fuss @ you about a little, w/her inborn snarkiness and all.
Make sure you eventually write a post called the Black/Hispanic Man’s guide to handling babies.
i’m thinking I need to write this book:
N.W.A. Raised Me And Now I Have To Raise H.E.R.
hip-hop meets manhood…lol
okaaaaaaayy. like on some real stuff, u need to write this book!! that would be hot. you could incorporate your own experiences, ideas, and thoughts and then inteview other fathers/future fathers. i’m loving it!!
i LOVE it!!!
Yep…get to writing.
Congratulations on the bundle of joy that is on her way! I pray she’s healthy, happy and with this VSB family, she’s sure to be loved… good luck and sleep now while you can!!!
thanks…and since i work like twelve jobs i never really get much sleep anyway so a kid should fit right into my sleep deficient lifestyle.
P, as long as I don’t see you and your child at Bohemian Caverns, we’re good lmao.
Congratulations, P. Nothing is quite as special as the relationship a girl has with her daddy. Remember, her future happiness, stability and good relationship radar rest on your shoulders.
No pressure, though.
Word.Life to quote P.Money himself.
I can’t think of anything meaningful that I didn’t want to share with my dad. I believe the way a dad deals with his daughter(s) will forever impact their views of the world.
I can say that cause my father had 4 of them.
thanks. and you know that’s the thing that i know is so important…
like, i have to do everything i can to curb any potential man issues by being a good father and a man she can look to as a positive role model.
if that ain’t pressure i dont know what is.
Well, it’s good to know PJ will get ‘i know my daddy’ points.
fa sho…like john mayer says, “fathers be good to your daughters, daughters will love like you do” love that song!!
Me 2. Great song.
Wow…congrats son!
thanks.
this is the stuff that warms my heart (you know, after the unicorns and glitter). i cant say how great i was as a baby cuz i aint really know, but, if you do anything Panama, just BE THERE. The world is a better place now that one more little girl has a father in her life thats gonna BE THERE…
blessings…
man, i’m trynna be there like the Jackson 5
Ummmm, have I been gone for THAT long??
Congrats my dude.
yes you have.
and thanks.
Deviant would like to extend to you a very hearty “Congratulaaaaaaaaaaaatiooons!” courtesy of Vesta.
It good to see very smart brothas being procreative and sh!t. Let’s this be an example to intelligent people everywhere.
thanks….yes intelligent people should follow my example!
Congrats Panny!
thanks, mme. e.i.c.
Congrats and sh*t
thanks
Wow…that’s major. Congratulations P Money!!
well you know we major around these parts…lol.
If she’s born on my birthday, you don’t have a chance. She will have you wrapped around her finger from the first moment you see her. You may as well just start signing your check over to her. I’m telling you. It’s what we January girls do to our daddies. Good luck and God speed. What does God speed mean?
“What does God speed mean?”
I have always wondered. And didn’t want to ask assuming it was very obvious for native English-speaking folks. Now, I feel somewhat validated.
*sits quietly and waits for a kind soul to answer…*
It means good fortune, success, great journey…
I just always thought that the person wishing you “God speed” wanted God and his blessings to manifest quickly for you as you needed/desired them to.
But what do I know?
That actually makes a lot of sense.
Thank you kindly V.E.G.
lol…i actually have this theory that if she’s born on inauguration day and obama is getting sworn in she’s something like the golden child.
i mean think about it…her first foray into life will include a Black president….lol. she’ll have known nothing but possibility…
That has to be the dopest theory I’ve seen on VSB to date.
***goes off to design a glittery formal onesie for BabyPinkPeeJay to wear to the Inauguration***
Wow. this is madd deep!!!
ok maybe I’m feeling sentimental, but this
“think about it…her first foray into life will include a Black president….lol. she’ll have known nothing but possibility…”
caused tears to well up in my eyes
i mean think about it…her first foray into life will include a Black president….lol. she’ll have known nothing but possibility…
WOW… that is awesome.
“i mean think about it…her first foray into life will include a Black president….lol. she’ll have known nothing but possibility…”
i read this and got chills….
i’m married and people always ask why we haven’t gotten pregnant yet. I honestly wasn’t ready to bring child into this kind of world. However, Obama winning in Nov might change my reproductive agenda…
Yes and 1/20 is my bday!
Congrats Panama!
thanks a million….
Congratulations Panama!!! Girls are great!
See you at the party tonight!
i hear girls are great…lol….lets hope this is true….
thanks.
little girls are great. teenage girls are a nightmare.
I know: I put my parents through it. Or tried to. They were havin’ any foolishness.
Teenage girls are indeed a nightmare.
My parents are still probably recovering… 15 years later.
Teenage girls are indeed a nightmare. I’ve been trying to wake up for the last two years or so…
In all honesty though, my teenage girl isn’t as problematic as some of my friends’ teenagers. Thank God! She’s focused, smart,an excellent student, a good friend and a great big sister to Ike, and a very talented photographer already. H3ll, we could be doing a lot worse, all things considered.
*pops bottle of champagne…thinks about pouring it over some unexpecting chick’s head in the most misogynistic way…reads the rest of the post*
Dang, my bad. I thought we were celebrating the music you mentioned…lol. Guess I’ll just propose a toast to the daddy and momma to be and for a healthy baby girl…CONGRATS!!
thanks for the toast…
and we still must celebrate misogynistic musice…if anything, it teaches us what we must avoid when raising daughters.
and people think misogynistic music doesnt have a place in society!
i poo on that assertion.
Congrats fam!
I have a feeling your little lady already has a good jump start on life…a great daddy!
Also, enjoy homecoming! If you see a 6 foot 3 dark skinned dude doing keg stands in Boston T-Shirt, tell my brother I say hey!
aww…thanks! i hope to be the bestest daddy i can be.
and i’ll tell your brother you said whats up…
Congratulations dawgs! Live it up tonight!
thanks…and i shall live it up to the utmost of live it up tivity.
Congrats dude. The great thing about having a girl is the blatant double standard in which you will now live your life, plus you have about 12 years to hit the gym and practice assholia, for the 10 year stretch (12-22) of intimidation and general mob tactics you will use on any ni99a within 3 blocks of your front door.
“practice assholia, for the 10 year stretch (12-22) of intimidation and general mob tactics you will use on any ni99a within 3 blocks of your front door”
*praying Dorian G. has all boys*
lol. What is with you men? I swear my father’s only goal in life was to ensure I didn’t get any – ever – while praying that my brothers, eventually, got some.
It ain’t fair!
“lol. What is with you men? I swear my father’s only goal in life was to ensure I didn’t get any – ever – while praying that my brothers, eventually, got some.”
Why does your Dad sound like mine?
I’m glad he was a hard azz.
Freakin’ double standard!!!! Just kidding, I came out a better person because of it.
yeah me too. hindsight.
But back then he was the king of all evil to me.
top blocker of the world. lol.
“top blocker of the world”
Exactly.
I remember bein 15 and some boy tryin to kiss me. We were down the street from my house. I SWEAR my old man popped out the bushes before our lips could touch.
Shoooot.
I couldn’t even date til 16. LOL
My Dad used to just pop up at school (he worked as a delivery driver) anytime he wanted just to see what was going on. ::shaking my head::
I couldn’t date till 16 either.
I was trying to be slick…wanted to get kissed.
No such luck.
lol.
DATE? I couldn’t date till I broke up with my ex 3 years ago, I was 34.
I don’t know how he and I ended up together.
girl…
That ish is sooo crazy!!! My dad was the same way. Didn’t work…lol… i was getting enough play for me and my brother by the time my late teenaged years rolled around… sigh… what i wouldn’t have given for some balance. You know it’s alway the restricted “preacher’s daughter” type chicks that go buckwild.
“I swear my father’s only goal in life was to ensure I didn’t get any”
That is until I turned 25 and then alladassuden I was supposed to be married and popping kids! Like make up your mind already old man!!
“That is until I turned 25 and then alladassuden I was supposed to be married and popping kids! Like make up your mind already old man!!
’
RIGHT! lmao.
“I swear my father’s only goal in life was to ensure I didn’t get any”
This is why women are better cheaters than men. We’ve been getting it in while maintaining a pristine image since Jaws was a goldfish.
soooo on point!
Word.Life.
Studying my father’s sleeping patterns was like a minor in High-School.
*shaking my head at the foolishness*
lol…thats what concerns me most..the blatant double standard for which my life will become.
celebrating N.W.A. and yet going home and praying that my daughter never has to know such non-sense. lol.
must be what Ice Cube feels like.
Maybe this is why Cube and his music have changed so much over the years? Some things just make you go hmmm
thing is his music just sucks now….it aint gotten lighthearted or anything…
Congratz and Shyt fatherhood is seriousness!!!
thanks….
Congratulations on the new baby. I am sure she’ll be blessed to have you as a father. I am a mother of two BOYS and cried both times I found out they were boys cause i wanted girls BOTH times. In my heart i was just like – what am I going to do with them?? And then they come and they look just like you … and they wrap u around their tiny little fingers. My father told me long ago that their is no road map to parenting and that is true… situations will come up and you won’t know WHAT to do… my first piece of advice is to be supportive, loving, and respectful to her mother. That’s important (i don’t know what ya’ll situation is but it doesn’t have to be beef and drama). Raise her to love herself and love God. She’ll need that foundation. And instill in her a desire to want the best; the best outta herself, and the best out of her relationships. I think my comment is the longest on here… but something is definitely in the air… all this talk about babies and whatnot and look what happens.
thanks for the advice…ill keep it all in mind, trust me…
awww, that was really sweet pgh….panama, you will have to print all these comments (edit them, lol), and put them in a scrapbook for her. then she will be able to look back on all the people who were excited about her place in the world before she was even born. que linda
Are you gonna play those songs for her? nahhhh I think you’ll play Isn’t She Lovely…cause I know she’ll be beautiful!
Congrats!
yeah, i’ll definitely be staying away from that NWA of the world.
strictly old-school soul music and R&B.
cool…I’m sure she’ll love some mixes from me…DJ Diva the Mixtress of R&B LOL
you would too
Congratulations!!
Actually, I think you will be a great dad… Just your music/movies taste alone is good… (now if this were The Champ… *snickers*)
thanks! let’s hope that translated to the kid…
(now if this were The Champ… *snickers*)
hey!
This post seems Chris Rock, “Never Scared” inspired…
“smack her witta dyck, smack her witta dyck…”
“well obviously as you can see, he has some b*tches in his way”
“I’ll show you! I’m gonna grow up and dance naked to Motley Crue records”
“Some of em just missed a few hugs…”
“Whatever music you were listening to when you started f*cking, you’re gonna love for the rest of your life”
I listen to/watch entirely too much comedy, if there is such a thing…
“put a dyck in her ear, a dyck in her ear”
Priceless.
roflol
it wasn’t chris rock inspired, but now that you say that, i can see what you mean….lol…
lawd save me.
CONGRATS P!
this is some life changing sh*t u living. may it be well with you all sir.
thanks gk….it is life changing…i dont already started thinking differently…lol. i’m scared.
Wow… Congrats….Do you and your lady have a name in mind?
thanks…were kicking around a few names but we haven’t settled on anything…i’ll keep y’all posted…
CONGRATS!!!!!! You are gonna love, love , love it!
We totally need to have a virtual VSB baby shower! Wishing you both all the best!!!
kj
thanks….
virtual baby shower sounds like a lot of fun actually…not sure why.
i think i just lost 2 man points.
I would say you lost like 5
PBG should be in charge of decorating for the virtual shower. She has all the arts and crafts and shyt.
****Sprinkling PINK GLITTER all around!!****
Congratulations, PeeJay! Welcome to The Club n’ shyt!
A daughter…how precious!
Do you guys need a labor and delivery doula?? Having a doula @ the birth is AWESOME!! I had one for my second go ’round and it made all the difference. I actually have a very good friend who works as a birthing doula and she is fantastic. If you need post-partum help, call me cuz that’s one of my many side gigs…post-partum doula.
Be sure to smell her neck as often as possible when BabyPinkPeeJay is born because that’s exactly what heaven smells like. Mmmm…I love newborn scent.
Just a warning: girls start out easy and get harder as the years roll by. This is an accepted fact in all the world of parent-dom. I’m moving into year 15 w/mine as I type this and I am 45% grayer about the temples than I was just 10 years ago.
I’m off to start designing a glittery VSB pink onesie w/shooting stars and a picture of a unicorn on the back.
“Be sure to smell her neck as often as possible when BabyPinkPeeJay is born because that’s exactly what heaven smells like.”
This comment made my ovaries twitch.
Damn biological clock. Can’t turn that ish off…
You and me both, you and me both.
Be sure to smell her neck as often as possible when BabyPinkPeeJay is born because that’s exactly what heaven smells like.”
* Baby moment begins*
Babies do smell so good!!!! Awwww
*Baby moment over*
V.E.G., follow Miss T-lee’s example. This here is pure gold. Trust me on that.
They should have “The Gift and The Curse” on a big-a$$ banner across every hospital’s Labor and Delivery suite across America. Truth in advertising, dangit.
I think that if I smell a baby’s neck I may run off with said baby. lol.
Y’all know I am 33 and you know at *this* age random baby moments hit for no reason.
Come to work w/me for one day…half of a day…and you will get over that foolishness REALLY quick.
Yeah. being around some hyper active rug rats with talk back kills the baby yearnings real quick.
I have BABIES right now. They don’t talk back…I wish they did so I’d know what the h3ll their problems were w/out being on some ol’ mind-readin’, BabyWhisper ish 9 dayum hours a day.
Babies?! Now that I can get with.
But only 1. A bunch of crying babies? Yeah…no.
LMAO at BabyWhisper
I only have two, but more than 1 is a damn bunch. They be callin’ me “Job” out on the Avenue n’ shyt.
Note to self: keep freshly-bathed Piggy away from V at all times.
You could visit her…
right…ole baby jacker…LOL
You couldn’t pay me to jack a baby! Monday-Friday w/my 9-to-5 babies is more than enough for me, please and thank you!
“Y’all know I am 33 and you know at *this* age random baby moments hit for no reason”
I’m 30 and these happen at least 3 times a week. They’re short, about 5 minutes in length…lol
the first time one hit I was like “what the h3ll!!!!”
lol.
Yeah it kinda creeps up on ya…
I am 29 and I have a weekly 50-55 mns session… That’s when I am not talking to the potential sperm donor, then it’s in overdrive!
I need a drank.
Always feel bad when I am dating someone who has good genes. He has NO idea of the ish running through my mind…I am picturing what the kids look like, etc.
Poor men.
my most favorite smell in the world is that of a clean newborn baby’s head and neck….
That’s the best smell in the world. A fresh newborn…I could just inhale around them all day. Their lil’ poopie diapers don’t even stink yet. Awwww…
I have to concur. Babies smell amazing. God knew what he was doing when he made babies the way they are. Truly gifts from Heaven.
**fighting baby moment**
thanks…and i’m not sure what we need…my girlfriend reads this so if we need a doula…(not even sure what that is) i’m sure she’ll let you know…LOL.
thanks for the glitter. glitter always makes things better….wow, did i lose MORE man points?
you are damn near in the negative, man point wise.
lol.
“wow, did i lose MORE man points?”
Ha! Wait till BabyPinkPeeJay has you sitting down to a tea party her and her animal friends, 3 of whom will be invisible and one of them, mythical. Don’t try to not wear the fancy hat, because it’s required.
Google “doula” and ya’ll get back to me, so we can get you set up for an awesome birthing experience.
LMAO noooo not the tea parties. Oh, this is gonna be good
I was just sitting here picturing Little PJ in her frilly Pink & Green dress (cause aunty Liz will have that on lock) sitting across from big daddy P wearing an oversized hat with a huge pink feather in it.
I always knew that’s how AKA’s were grown!! Thanks for confirmation, IH.
oh yeah it starts at birth!
Mr Mr Tangle Jig went scrolling down the blog. Out jumps the glitter throwers to steal all his man points. He pulls out his keyboard and snarks down all the unicorns. And Mr Mr Tangle Jig will live to post again.
See you can still be gangstar and a dad.
Speaking of which, I had to pick up my lil cousin from school one day. Why did the school parking lot look like a club let out? We got donks over there. I’m sure the kids were inside like I hear my Daddy pullin up now. Loud pipes everywhere. It was bannanas (mmm lunch).
okay this first part is to the tune of mr mr scarface.
man…baby PJ already has you twisted P. lol.i knew something was up. i figured you started losing man points once I hit you with the glitter, gold stars, confetti AND a unicorn upthread and you said NOTHING! but maybe that’s just for today cause you’re sharing the good news and sh!t
Be sure to smell her neck as often as possible when BabyPinkPeeJay is born because that’s exactly what heaven smells like. Mmmm…I love newborn scent.
AWWWWWWW!!!! that is the sweetest thing that(besides my baby’s neck and my son’s stank morning breath) i have encountered all day!
thanx PBG!
Be sure to smell her neck as often as possible when BabyPinkPeeJay is born because that’s exactly what heaven smells like. Mmmm…I love newborn scent.
AWWWWWWW!!!! that is the sweetest thing that(besides my baby’s neck and my son’s stank morning breath) i have encountered all day!
thanx PBG!
Great ideas PBG. Learning babies scent will be a great tool for picking them out of the bunch.
u stooopit
initially when I read this I thought bunch was lunch
I need Champ’s toast~speaking of which, where is his royal badness?
And I’m supposed to be stoopit lol
Quit sulliing The Champ’s name. He is The Champ.
Aaaahhh congrats P-Money! Welcome to Parenthood! Your patience, strength, and capacity to love will increase tenfold, and you’ll find yourself seeing the world all over again through your baby girl’s eyes. What a blessing!
thanks…i’m looking forward to it…
**START TRANSMISSION** Congratulations Tangle Jig! And get ready. Soon as you see those wide set eyes the oxytocin and vasopresin will be loose. I can see you now, So High like John Legend. And it’s been my observance that the girls can start early so keep vigilant man. I played naked hunch w/ the booger girl @ nap time in kindergarten. Then my Goddaughter gets observed trying to touch hands while leaving the daycare through the gate as they walk by one another. WTF Godspeed Tangle Jig Godspeed p.s. if you haven’t already talk to the belly I know I’m gonna try this someday… someday. **END TRANSMISSION**
While this poster e-scares the living daylights out of me just about everyday, I really love that he mentioned oxytocin in his post.
Don’t be afraid there’s only about 5 more posts of this name changing b4 something’s got to give. And I’m all about life’s free buzzes. After all I do provide great food references. See;
Taro Cakes
SERVES 4
Native Hawaiians used every part of the taro plant for their traditional island diet. They believe that they descended from taro—that it was their source. As long as taro survives, it is thought, so will their people.
1 large taro root
2 tbsp. butter
1 œ lbs. ahi tuna, chopped
1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 shallot, diced
1 green onion, chopped
1 tsp. salt
1 egg
Πcup cornstarch
1 tbsp. baking powder
œ cup cream
Πcup cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped
1 tbsp. lemon juice
Steam taro root in a covered pan, with a bit of water in a 350° oven until tender, about 1 hour. Cool, peel, and coarsely grate. Set aside.
While taro cooks, melt butter in a sauté pan and sauté tuna with onions, garlic, shallots, and green onions for 7 minutes. Cool.
Add salt, taro, egg, cornstarch, baking powder, cream, cilantro, and lemon juice to tuna mixture. Mix well and shape into cakes. Fry in a little butter until golden brown on both sides. Garnish with cilantro, if you like.
And oh have you any experience w/ this lady I saw on Oprah that talked about the babie’s diffrent cries meaning different things. There were about 5 of em. I think she may have written a book or something. They said she had an auditory genious.
I watched that lady on Oprah and was like “Duuuh! For real???”Every experienced Mommy and infant care provider knows that! She ain’t kickin’ no new knowledge over here!
T.Y. I just was wondering about that cuz it was all 4 real for me n e way. I ain’t got no kids *knocking on wood.*
sheeeeet, I aint never birthed no babies and I knowd the chile’s differnt cries when I heard them~ why am I typing like that?
Island hippie yo roots is tellin on ya. hahahaha and I’m a man w/ no kids. Why would I know anything about that.
Thanks MKF…lol….you and all the names…but yeah, i’m gonna be watching early….trust on that one.
Yo you and the fam are more than welcome. I’ll even send up some special prayers for all of us. Cuz I believe the children are our future. Give them a sense of pride.
Cecksual Choclate!
you need to exit stage left
You got to admit it was appropriate use?!
***liftin both pointer fingers in the air pointin left***
Okay stage left is to the right. Since you are gonna be my personal sheila E you need to follow suit n come on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWEHETqjWRs
only cause I elove ya!
if you haven’t already talk to the belly I know I’m gonna try this someday… someday.
my hubby use to do this…one day he thought I was asleep and he was rubbing my belly, telling our future daughter how happy he was she was coming and he couldnt wait to get her and that she was going to be the most awesomest little girl ever.. it was so sweet…I do believe its why my child is such a rock star..
when I was pregnant that love of my life from the brown sugar soundtrack was one of my favorite jams. I use to listen to that ,Tell him by Lauryn hill and Ya yo of the Erykah live album. I kid you not when my child was fussy after she was born those songs use to calm her a$$ down. And she still to this day loves love of my life…
I think that there has to be something about that city too. The Elvis influence? I’m not sure but everybody from there is extra in an extravigant good way. So your baby swoosh swoosh swoosh (the sound of the blood coarsing around the woumb) was replaced by Erycuh? Nice.
What city would that be? For some reason, Chicago comes to mind. I have an unreasonable love for this city. And for no better reason that I like the vibe.
(And maybe Common…)
Oh the king is from or associated Memphis, TN. His mansion is there along w/ his jet n stuff. And The City of Broad Shoulders is incredible in it’s own right. There’s too much to love about the city in the midwest best city in the whole wide world.
CHI CITY STAND UP! **sits back down, attempts to regain composure**
Ikey was VERY partial to Celine Dion as an infant. I think it’s because his sister insisted on watching “Titanic” every GD day after we got home from Headstart. Whatever he wanted, he got. That bamma brought a LOT of noise into my and Tina’s quiet existence. Boys start out difficult and get easier. If I had had him first, he would’ve been an only child.
Funny that sounds a lil like my Moms. Birth order goes my bro me n my lil sis. She says that my sis is the hard one. W/ her boys she periodically would issue out a beat down just as sure as the seasons changed but that was it for the boys. But my lil sis. Lord help us all. This chick here got away w/ bloody murder and will ask you what you wanna do about it. She went to 5 count em one two three four fiiiif formals sr year.
Boys start out difficult and get easier
She says that my sis is the hard one (i remember myself as a teenaged girl … lawd help ya’ll with daughters)
I can believe this… my son (the big one) is so rowdy, and noisy and boisterous. When i have my little cousins who are the same age and are girls (except for the one who is a monkey like my son) they are so quiet and play so nice. My son be tryna kill folks… my baby came out the womb fighting for his life cuz his brother (although very sweetly) is comepletely uncouth.
I am late as h3ll, but congratulations, Diva Dust, glitter and all things beatiful are defnintely in order for this most blessed announcement.
Remember, baby girls are Daddy’s Girls, will love you to death and make you crazy. She’ll compare every man she meets to you. And she’ll have you wrapped around her little finger… just ask my father.
And as was mentioned upthread… invest in some light artillery….
light artillery…got it. loll
VEG’s advice to PJ:
*Get her the Easy Bake Oven. (they still make it). It is a right of passage.
*No matter how expensive or how long the line, you MUST get the ‘it’ doll for her. If she doesn’t get it, she will spend the next 3-4 months moping about not having it.
*Never throw a doll out. Even if it’s head is half hanging off and all the clothes are missing. Even if she’s 15 and hasn’t played with it in years. DO NOT THROW OUT THE DOLL.
*If she climbs a tree, that’s cool. Don’t limit her activities based on her gender.
*Do not freak out if she wants to use tampons. They are NOT the same as THAT.
LMAO @ the last bullet point – I didn’t know that this was a concern among daddies….I learned something today
that should be ‘rite’ of passage…
Awesome advice, VEG.
**silently mourns Golden Dreams Christie that “disappeared”, Spring ’86.**
**cries for Roberta, who ‘went missing’ in ’89**
**Pours a sip on the concrete and lights a candle for the untimely demise of my black “My Buddy”, Winthrop. Dissappeared in the winter of 1986.
Why do the good ones always leave us?!? Why?
If I wasnt in a meeting right now, tears would be streaming down my eyes at Winthrop.
WINTHROP, though?
I still have my Kid Sister doll, mint condition, never played with…
So what…If My Buddy, Winthrop, was still around he would have kicked your “Kid Sister’s mint-conditioned @ss in a street fight.
Ima slow sing and flower bring for ya boy Winthrop.
::snicker::
**Calling off snuggle looking busted after dryer incident 24 year bear hunt.**
*sheds a tear for teddy ruxpin who’s whereabouts are unknown*
unless one of the trolls turned him into john mccain *pondering*
Nah, Teddy Ruxpin had twice the arm mobility that J-Mac has…and way more personality.
LMAO!!!!
lmao!
falling out of cube lol
I would say don’t even start giving her dolls and tea sets until she explicitly asks for it.
Gender conditionning starts way too early if you ask me.
Very good point!
But I think all girl and boy toddlers should get dolls/stuffed animals without asking.
A former co worker of mine did not conform to gender conditioning for her daughters, she intentionally dressed them in darker colors, bought them trucks and cars to play with, and would seldom have them wear skirts. She bought them dolls but only when they asked for them, and would not stress the whole gender thing with them.
The seem pretty well adjusted at 8 and 5.
That’s what my parents somewhat did (although I believe theirs was not a conscious decision). I don’t remember ever wearing pink, and the gifts of choice were books or interactive playthings to develop our brains. Our house was the house of board games and puzzles. And we were 4 girls… who turned out ok (I think?
)…
The drawback though, except for one of my sis, we positively don’t care about our hair. Like when I see girls cry on shows where their hair is being cut, I am like are they serious? I mean I like to look nice and stuff, but I have no emotional ties to my hair whatsoever. Or maybe it’s just because my dad always praised the “practicality” of short hair and decried the “frivolousness and time consumption” of longer hair…
I on know.
The drawback though, except for one of my sis, we positively don’t care about our hair.
that is not a drawback…
My sister in law had to use reverse psychology on her daughters (6 & 7 years old) to get their hair cut earlier this summer, it was their first hair cut. Their hair was at their buts and the younger one had “shirley temple” curly hair which took an act of congress and 5 security people to hold her down to get done.
When I was 8 my dad instructed my aunt, a hairdresser to cut my hair which was to the bottom of my buttucks. I cried the entire time.
To this day, I am holding on to my hair, I keep it its current length
***walks away singing I am not my hair***
my sister shaved her head shiny bald when this song came out. She rocked it like that for like a month…
I love this song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZd1KeZhjfU
I cried when I watched Good Morning America and heard Robin Roberts talk about how attached she was to her hair, and how this song helped her.
Interesting how attached we are to it.
wait I forgot to mention when I was five my dad shaved my head with a straight razor, (like the kind Miss Celie was going to use on Mister) took every strand off my head, something about my hair being to thin and not growing in right. I think that scared me, not the razor, but having to take it off
Awww thanx for that IH… i haven’t seen that in a minute and forget how wonderful India is.
“*Get her the Easy Bake Oven. (they still make it). It is a right of passage. ”
I never had one. My Mom didn’t understand the point, she had us up making real cakes and ish…lmao
**Co-signs** Growing up in my house, kids were put to work in the kitchen, whether it was enticing the boy with shiny knives for chopping veggies or the promise of playing with fire on the stove, or praising the girl for a job well done and making her the “Official Throwdown Assistant”.
Same here. I had my own “Mommy’s Little Helper” stool with my name on it to help me reach the counter. I would wash veggies and pound yams in the corner. When she baked, it was my job to “cream” the butter and sugar. Eff a blender, it was the wooden spoon and elbow grease. The first time she let me chop onions, I felt SOOO grown.
“Eff a blender, it was the wooden spoon and elbow grease. The first time she let me chop onions, I felt SOOO grown.”
The reward was licking that damn spoon!
The first time I felt grown was making my own fried plantains: get out of town with this one!!
you feel me, you feel me…
i have to say i loved mine when i was little. and i also helped out in the kitchen but it was cool to think i was doing something on my own, ya know? i was all kinds of proud. lol
I feel you. My homegirl had one so that was the only time I got to play with one…lol
I helped in the kitchen but the Easy Bake was MINE, all MINE.
I’d make my brothers sit around my little table (had a toy kitchen with table, stove, refrigerator and sink that would pump water if you’d fill the lil thing) and wait till I served up them cakes.
Congrats.
congrats, sir….
oh and your facts were also on point. best rap song? the chronic? got my vote.
hmmm…this is probably all of my third time posting (lol) , but congrats **sending you warm fuzzies**
P, Congrats Homie! I’m very excited for you! My daughter turns three months old in four days and it’s weird. The raising of a daughter completely obliterates much of the confusion about the opposite gender. I will never forget how traumatizing it was for me to have the nurse show me how to properly change a girl’s diaper. I won’t get graphic but it takes getting used to.
Also, the birthing process which is by far the most wild experience ever. It really tests a man’s constitution. When you realize that an actual human has been chilling inside of another human for all that time and then comes outta “there” …it’s mind blowing. And if you’re lucky, the docs will let you assist in the birth. Pay keen attention to the smell, the sounds, the view, e’rythang! Watching the birthing process on video is pretty gross but in person it is the most beautiful and natural experience life has to offer. Enjoy it!
I’m all verklempt @ a Daddy making these statements about the beauty of birth.
And I’m glad you were taught how to properly change her diaper. You wouldn’t believe how many novice parents I come across who don’t have a clue and are petrified! I work hard for my chips, I tell ya.
keep up the good work PBG! i think daddies that change diapers and comb hair are awesome!
“I will never forget how traumatizing it was for me to have the nurse show me how to properly change a girl’s diaper. I won’t get graphic but it takes getting used to.”
I hope you are wiping from front to back, infant yeast infection or other bacterial infection in the vajay jay is no joke
Yep, front to back and no duplicative wiping! Infant yeast infection is a definite no-no!
I am sooo glad you were taught this!
I cringe to think that there are some people wiping a lil girl all willy nilly. There is a method!
EXACTLY!
WAIT! Hold up a garsh darn minute!
D, is that you?
when you get her with that alias, weren’t u around here the other day?
dang
how you been?
Yep! It’s ya boy! I was around yesterday briefly. I’ve been good…a bit stressed though. I work on Wall Street and I closed on a new crib just before the market went haywire…which means that I just bought a new house during one of the worst financial crisis in of our time and when Wall Street jobs are being axed everyday. So, I’ve been fighting to keep my job and to keep the lights on. But that’s enough b*tching for one day…how have you been?
I hear ya , these times are no joke, one of my closest friend’s works for Morgan Stanley, she’s with one of the Big wigs over seas, they feelin it too
I’m good aint killed any of these children yet, but its only mid semester.
Glad your back, we have missed your input. I see lil Miss D*Pain softening you up a bit. lol
Let the chil’ren live…please.
Yeah…I’ve lost some of my thug appeal. I guess any man’s street cred will inevitably suffer when he has “dance parties” with an infant while blasting The Little Mermaid’s “A Whole New World”…on repeat no less.
awwww
But don’t get it confused…I’m still stay strapped while I dance. I just keep the “biscuit” tucked in the back of my pants instead of the front nowadays. Please believe me!
Stop it D-Stroy D-Boy D-Pain please. These stories are killin me like kryptonite and a schmorgisboard @ Dr. Lectors or that one Indiana jones movie.
LOL!!! crazy, man…crazy
if im not mistaken, “a whole new world” was from Aladdin.
:’-) dang VSB has been real extra emo for the past couple posts…
Congrats my boi!!! I hope you are up to date on your hand to hand combat and firearms training. Because the day will come when you will have to make a believer out of some young punk.
If that don’t work though, call me. Just tell the kid that Uncle Buck is on the way to tear the whole hood up!
congratulations!!!! – and good luck with everything : ) i’d have commented earlier, but i’ve been nursing a hangover all day (i preemptively got drunk to celebrate the news)
Congrats brotha-man! What a blessing.
Aww! congrats!! Precious.
Congrats P.Jiddy! Your lil punkin could just possibly be the next black leader of the free world!
hey, you guys should do a pink VSB t-shirt to celebrate!!
*head knod* on the daughter!! it will keep you on your toes; believe it!! see you in a minute, I’m heading for Germany. One.
Congrats.
i know im late but CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATS!!!! Other peoples babies make me smile
congrats on the baby!
Um, congrats.
Again, I feel like an oldie lacking action outside of my random ass-grabbing ways after a few rounds at the bar. But good for you.
Congratulations! Make sure she rocks Michigan gear early. Like, from day 1. Also, no matter how “innovative” you find that damn song, don’t let her listen to “The Whisper Song.” I think you’ll find it much less appealing if you imagine those disgusting lyrics coming out of her mouth.
She needs to rock SPARTAN gear. Trust, you don’t want her to grow up with the inability to split atoms because of her “stick in the butt”/United Republic of Ann Arbor disposition.
Don’t try to argue me, I’m from the area. Reason why I chose MSU.
Congrats man! I have a one month old daughter. As I was advised, so I will advise you. Get your shotgun, and one of these.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObkCTL1loXk
That music is absolutely brilliant, and I’m not really into that genre. I love it!