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Are you a dad?

View Poll Results: Are you a dad?
Yes 754 60.47%
No 442 35.45%
Soon! 30 2.41%
No, I'm a mum 9 0.72%
No, I'm a woman 12 0.96%
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Old 05-01-2012, 11:06 AM   #1
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Are you a dad?

I reckon we are the men's version of MumsNet. But how many of us are dads?
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Old 05-01-2012, 5:46 PM   #2
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Afraid so, to a crazy little 4yr old
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Old 06-01-2012, 5:43 PM   #3
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2 that I know of
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Old 06-01-2012, 5:48 PM   #4
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Yep a little cute 12 year old girl wish I could have more but cant ;(
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Old 06-01-2012, 5:49 PM   #5
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there should be a 'not sure' option
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Old 06-01-2012, 5:51 PM   #6
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Yes, of three...and my wife wants more.
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Old 06-01-2012, 5:53 PM   #7
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And a grandfather. Much easier.
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Old 06-01-2012, 5:55 PM   #8
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Yep father of 2. How ive aged terribly though!
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Old 06-01-2012, 6:03 PM   #9
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Yes father of 2 great girls
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Old 06-01-2012, 6:09 PM   #10
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Yes proud father of a 2, 4 and 6 year old (all boys )
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Old 06-01-2012, 6:22 PM   #11
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Father of two,boy and a girl, both 21
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Old 06-01-2012, 6:22 PM   #12
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And how many of the dad's have used Eric Morecambe's "he'll never sell any ice-creams going at that speed" gag?
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Old 06-01-2012, 6:27 PM   #13
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I reckon we are men's version of MumsNet. But how many of us are dads?
Are you thinking of rebranding?

one of each here, 8 and 4
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Old 06-01-2012, 6:27 PM   #14
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Father of four. Two girls, two boys. Ages one, two, six and nine.
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Old 06-01-2012, 6:36 PM   #15
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Yes a father of 2 lovely daughters.
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Old 06-01-2012, 6:43 PM   #16
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Yep, got three. One of each.
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Old 06-01-2012, 6:53 PM   #17
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2 boys, 1 and 2
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Old 06-01-2012, 6:54 PM   #18
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there should be a 'not sure' option
im pretty confident i dont have any kids yet i wish i could say i was confident on the number of siblings i have
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Old 06-01-2012, 6:55 PM   #19
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Yep, Dad to two jack the lads (love em )
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Old 06-01-2012, 6:56 PM   #20
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2 girls here

and shouldn't this be in the parenting section? Im sure one of the mods will move it for the OP
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Old 06-01-2012, 6:56 PM   #21
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there should be a 'not sure' option
Or 'highly likely'

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Yes proud father of a 2, 4 and 6 year old (all boys )
Three girls here: 0.5, 2, 4. Sensing a triple-date match-up in the future?
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Old 06-01-2012, 6:58 PM   #22
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3 girls here too: 8, 5 and 2.
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Old 06-01-2012, 7:03 PM   #23
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and shouldn't this be in the parenting section? Im sure one of the mods will move it for the OP

Nah , hardly anybody uses that section .
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Old 06-01-2012, 7:08 PM   #24
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Two boys 1 and 4. I want a 3rd but I don't think the wife wants to have sex with me again.
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Unfortunate when they say no to a third time.
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Old 06-01-2012, 7:10 PM   #26
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Two boys 1 and 4. I want a 3rd but I don't think the wife wants to have sex with me again.
your too busy working all year to fit sex in as well surely
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Old 06-01-2012, 7:37 PM   #27
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Yes, to a 4.5 year old boy and 2 year old girl. :-)
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Old 06-01-2012, 8:23 PM   #28
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2 girls 31 & 26 but then again I am an old fart.
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Old 06-01-2012, 8:31 PM   #29
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2 girls at 9 and 10m, and 1 lad at 6.
Planning our 4th and final some time this year.
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Old 06-01-2012, 8:32 PM   #30
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No - as far as I know.

I do sometimes wonder how I would react if a 30 year old knocked on my door and said "hello Dad."

My 20s were interesting.
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