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Anyone else a "stay at home" dad?
« on: 04 October 2006, 22:38:39 »

I'm sure that i can't be the only bloke on here who is a stay at home dad.  I don't mean out of work or something like that, but looking after the kids full time.
My wifey has a pretty good job and after our second was born we worked out that for both of them to go to nursery full time would cost all my income, meaning that i would be working just for a company Laguna.  So not worth it!
So this is how i came to enter the wonderful world of the Omega. Shame i had to sell my ZRX1100 though :-[
Come on, don't be shy - stand up, nappy in hand, and identify yourselves.
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Re: Anyone else a "stay at home" dad?
« Reply #1 on: 05 October 2006, 07:25:22 »

I was a stay at home dad until my son started school, he's seven now. I was in the same position. The wife had a good job with prospects, and, after being made redundant, I was in a low paid job.
I took to it like a duck to water and, when Ben started school, I felt like I'd lost a really good friend.
I work mornings now for the sake of my sanity but I would certainly not baulk at doing it again.

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Re: Anyone else a "stay at home" dad?
« Reply #2 on: 05 October 2006, 09:58:30 »

Then step forward Mr Bob Dent and get projecting on omegas ;D
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Re: Anyone else a "stay at home" dad?
« Reply #3 on: 05 October 2006, 10:13:33 »

I'm not but would love to be. SWMBO is a full time Mum tho'.

Unfortunately, any income that SWMBO may aspire to earning would only be a splash in the ocean WRT to being able to support us all, so we're in a bit of a status quo.

I have to travel a bit with work too, so from time to time I feel a bit like an absent Father but I try not to dwell on it.

I don't mind so much, but I'd love to spend more time with 'Boy' and his soon to appear sibling.
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Re: Anyone else a "stay at home" dad?
« Reply #4 on: 05 October 2006, 11:14:49 »

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Then step forward Mr Bob Dent and get projecting on omegas ;D

Huh :-? You're having a laugh Markie :o ;D

1) No time - too damn busy with full time job :-[
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4) Nowhere to work on cars even if I knew how to :-[

.......But you knew this all the time you little devil!! [smiley=evil.gif] ;D ;D
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Re: Anyone else a "stay at home" dad?
« Reply #5 on: 05 October 2006, 15:37:55 »

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I was a stay at home dad until my son started school, he's seven now. I was in the same position. The wife had a good job with prospects, and, after being made redundant, I was in a low paid job.
I took to it like a duck to water and, when Ben started school, I felt like I'd lost a really good friend.
I work mornings now for the sake of my sanity but I would certainly not baulk at doing it again.

Steve
when my lad starts into infant school full time then I plan to go back to work and get a child minder to look after the younger one.  Working for a living is so much easier than looking after the kids, but generaly not as much fun though :)
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Re: Anyone else a "stay at home" dad?
« Reply #6 on: 05 October 2006, 17:06:58 »

I did stay at home for a while but the wife does now and looks after my 2 year old son but i have a son at school in year 8
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Re: Anyone else a "stay at home" dad?
« Reply #7 on: 05 October 2006, 19:53:06 »

No, but quite fancy shipping the omega out to Thailand, leaving UK and letting the wife work out there to earn the dosh, so i can cruise Thailand, fishin, climbing, drikin, and enjoyin the SUN, and a wee bit of bulding work in between, to keep me sane.

You never know it just might happen yet ;D
  
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« Reply #8 on: 05 October 2006, 20:04:54 »

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from time to time I feel a bit like an absent Father .................... and his soon to appear sibling.

Not absent all the time then, Rod? ;D
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Re: Anyone else a "stay at home" dad?
« Reply #9 on: 06 October 2006, 07:14:52 »

Not a stay at home dad as you described but I work from home and so am able to get more involved.  :)
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Re: Anyone else a "stay at home" dad?
« Reply #10 on: 06 October 2006, 08:44:51 »

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No, but quite fancy shipping the omega out to Thailand, leaving UK and letting the wife work out there to earn the dosh, so i can cruise Thailand, fishin, climbing, drikin, and enjoyin the SUN, and a wee bit of bulding work in between, to keep me sane.

You never know it just might happen yet ;D
  
do you think you will still be able to get hold of crank sensors and wishbones out there if you do?  ;D
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« Reply #11 on: 06 October 2006, 09:49:35 »

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No, but quite fancy shipping the omega out to Thailand, leaving UK and letting the wife work out there to earn the dosh, so i can cruise Thailand, fishin, climbing, drikin, and enjoyin the SUN, and a wee bit of bulding work in between, to keep me sane.

You never know it just might happen yet ;D
  
do you think you will still be able to get hold of crank sensors and wishbones out there if you do?  ;D

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Re: Anyone else a "stay at home" dad?
« Reply #12 on: 06 October 2006, 11:23:14 »

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from time to time I feel a bit like an absent Father .................... and his soon to appear sibling.

Not absent all the time then, Rod? ;D

Nah mate, I'm home just enough to get the chores done!!!  ;D
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Re: Anyone else a "stay at home" dad?
« Reply #13 on: 09 October 2006, 21:30:09 »

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No, but quite fancy shipping the omega out to Thailand, leaving UK and letting the wife work out there to earn the dosh, so i can cruise Thailand, fishin, climbing, drikin, and enjoyin the SUN, and a wee bit of bulding work in between, to keep me sane.

You never know it just might happen yet ;D
  
do you think you will still be able to get hold of crank sensors and wishbones out there if you do?  ;D

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Don't say that too loudly in Thailand, you'll end up with something completely different!

I'm a stay-at-home dad without any kids.  Gonna find work out of boredom, but if had kids doubt I would want to work.   ::)
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Re: Anyone else a "stay at home" dad?
« Reply #14 on: 10 October 2006, 13:44:31 »

How does that work? a stay at home dad without any kids?  Am I doing it wrong?
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