Beautiful!

9/22/2025 4:01:56 PM

man...my daughter is 19 now. wild.

10/1/2025 2:25:05 AM

My girls are 24 and 16.

I'm too old for this shit

Apparently not ...

10/19/2025 10:16:11 AM

congrats!!

[Edited on October 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM. Reason : glad i fixed that upload bug your baby would have come out rotated 90°]

10/19/2025 10:17:00 AM

He/she is already rotating, we're at 16 weeks and she says she feels movement already

10/19/2025 10:37:00 AM

My little crackheads, 3 and 6

10/20/2025 3:21:14 PM

Visited my daughter in Bangkok for a week earlier this month. She is a junior in an international school there.

We had a blast trying out interesting foods, go-karting (3 times!), going to parks, exercising, getting a foot massage, walking the neighborhoods, visiting and eating in Little Arab Town, going to a night food market, buffet-ing at the top of a skyscraper, visiting a mangrove, and the world's largest open-air museum (Ancient City).

Next time (probably Feb or Apr) we will meet up in Chiang Mai and go to ethical elephant parks and powered paragliding. I am actually going on that exact trip to Chiang Mai last week of Nov, but with my partner as my daughter will be in school.

10/31/2025 8:32:25 AM

Quote :

"I'm still a huge baby"

11/1/2025 8:17:32 PM

11/26/2025 12:17:54 AM

i, too, had a surprise son after two daughters. mine was 1 year later though not 17 glhf

1/6/2026 10:27:43 AM

Silas turns 18 on Thursday.

1/6/2026 6:43:57 PM

1/8/2026 9:51:58 PM

I can't imagine how inadequate I'd feel in my 40's raising a kid

Not that there is anything motherfucking wrong with that.

1/8/2026 9:55:39 PM

Quote :

" I just helped mine move into her first apt at college on Thursday. "

Feels like just yesterday I was making fun of her forehead ridge (glad she grew out of it)

https://www.brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=464635&page=3#10431881

[Edited on January 9, 2026 at 12:57 AM. Reason : ]

1/9/2026 12:55:50 AM

^^ why?

1/9/2026 8:18:24 AM

I do not think that drunknloaded StTexan knows the definition of the word inadequate.

1/9/2026 2:48:56 PM

i meant that as a compliment to you at my expense. Congratulations to you!

[Edited on January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM. Reason : Some of bb posts make a lot more sense now]

1/9/2026 9:02:48 PM

My oldest turned 18 today. It's too weird.

2/13/2026 7:07:21 PM

my youngest will be 17 soon

shortly after that, she will not be the youngest

2/16/2026 10:20:22 AM

I just scheduled the snip so there shouldn't be any accidents in my future.

2/24/2026 3:07:51 PM

Nah, you got more money and common sense in your 40s... Your joints just don't work as well. He'll be a better, albeit much slower parent.

3/24/2026 10:38:01 PM

elise is as wise as she is beautiful. Her tike is lucky to have a mom like her. Not as hot as PackPrincess tho.

3/31/2026 2:59:20 PM

I think I just got called dumb and ugly.

Also my "tike" is a middle schooler.

4/1/2026 11:26:14 PM

C-section scheduled for Tuesday

Please keep us in your thoughts

4/2/2026 9:33:28 PM

^godspeed m8

In other news: I just got the snip this morning...so no mas babs 4 me

4/3/2026 5:27:25 PM

Good luck today Stinger. you're a madman. 3 kids feels like 10, no matter the age gap. It's a zoo

4/7/2026 8:33:52 AM

4/7/2026 9:22:49 AM

This impatient little fellow decided today just wasn't going to work for him

I couldn't give an update because somebody had to break TWW

Eric Scott Stephenson II

4/7/2026 11:27:58 AM

CONGRATS!

4/7/2026 11:28:55 AM

gratz!

4/7/2026 3:15:06 PM

Congrats, mang!

4/7/2026 3:56:05 PM

Beautiful baby. Congratulations!

4/7/2026 4:17:09 PM

I have one wrapping up HS and another signing up for driver's ed. How in the hell did this happen?

4/9/2026 8:11:38 PM

^It happens so fast

My two babysitters were babies themselves, and it doesn't seem like 25 and 17 years ago

4/11/2026 9:59:32 AM

Time just keeps speeding up and it scares the shit out of me

4/13/2026 9:22:47 PM

Quote :

"God sends small children into the world to expose men. you think you are holy until a three year old throws a bowl of cereal at the wall for the third time. you think you are patient until you have not slept for five nights straight, and the baby is still screaming. every half man, is found out by his own offspring. children are judges, sent in miniature to read your verdict out loud. God could have judged us from the throne. instead, he sent us toddlers. more effective"

I sent the above quote around to my dad friends. 10 minutes later:

My 4 year old says, "dad, why is the TV on?" Jacob is sitting in a high chair strapped to a bench style seat. "Baby found the remote and I guess it turned on."

I am holding 2 plates of scrambled eggs with cheese. Mid distance to the table where baby is sitting. My 4 year old approaches baby and shoves the chair, which slides to the end of bench seat and tumbles over. The baby is now hanging upside down, still attached to the seat. My reaction was not godly and I had to clean up scrambled eggs from every surface of the kitchen.

Hope every one else has a great morning. I'm breathing into a paper bag.

4/29/2026 9:02:35 AM

5/5/2026 1:30:33 PM

[Edited on May 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM. Reason : !??!?!]

5/5/2026 1:42:48 PM

Carver Lawrence arrived today, at 8:42 AM, weighing in at 6 lbs, 13 Oz. Mom and baby are doing great

I'm someone's daddy

5/5/2026 3:13:34 PM

Yay! Congrats emce!

5/5/2026 3:15:59 PM

so awesome welcome Carver!!

5/5/2026 3:48:26 PM

congrats EMCE

5/5/2026 4:17:26 PM

Congrats!

Hope he is a good sleeper!

5/7/2026 11:43:02 AM

Congrats to NCSUStinger and EMCE!

[Edited on May 7, 2026 at 10:03 PM. Reason : add another note]

5/7/2026 10:02:36 PM

When you reply and accidentally scroll through page 1 you see BobbyDigital talking about his kids

That hit pretty hard.

5/8/2026 9:56:06 AM

Thanks all!

5/8/2026 6:52:46 PM

1 week reflections?

5/12/2026 5:27:02 PM

He’s not posting because he’s so far behind on sleep.

5/13/2026 11:17:45 AM

Reflections of a new Dad - I'm sure that all new fathers have a newly found perspective on life, family, and relationships when their first child gets here. I don't intend for this to be me bitching, as that is not the goal. As for my reflections in the first week, here are a collection of thoughts that ruminated in my head late at night during feedings.

My experiences so far

Exhaustion - I knew I would not get much sleep. My elder brother, who is the father of a 3 year old, warned me. And I distinctly remember going to a cookout at terpball's house a few years back when he had really small children... and having him look me squarely in the eye and say "You know...if you ever want to torture someone, and drive them insane, you just have to keep them up for a few days"


Still, it didn't really sink in that because a newborn's stomach is so small, and they can only eat but so much food, they literally need to eat every two hours - and that includes during the nighttime. I am certainly very tired, almost all the time, due to sleep deprivation. I don't even really have the energy to lift weights in the morning, or go running like I would normally do.
Still, I will find a way. I guess right now, I try to get sleep when the baby sleeps.


Support role - My wife needed a C-section, and due to the surgery, has not been 100% of herself. Due to that, I have found myself more in a support role that I initially anticipated. I'm talking about taking care of all of the household chores, pet responsibilities, cooking, etc... that would normally be divided between two people.

Mundane normal - I am old. I have known that I am old for quite some time.

Rarely would I spend a late night out on the town, even before my kid got here. A few years back, I decided to go down to U street in DC for a night of debauchery like in my youth. I was miserable by 10:00 PM, and wanted to go home. By 10:30 PM, the crowds of 20 somethings started to arrive, and one of them called me Sir. I left shortly after.
For quite some time, I have been most comfortable when I'm home on my couch by 8:00 PM, watching a movie or something. In part, I think that having a kid gives me an excuse to do what I already desire to do, which is be inside of my house that I pay an ungodly amount of money to own.

Daycare is going to be expensive - This kid needs to get a damn jerb

Thoughts on fatherhood

Being present, and be a guiding light - Much of my brooding has revolved around being the best father that I can be. My goal is to be so involved with my child, and equip him with the tools that he will need. At some point, my child will grow so big that hanging out with Dad won't be so much fun, and his friends will have a bigger influence on him than anything I tell him. My hope is to give him enough structure so that he can make the best decisions for himself. I need to be this child's Sherpa, and help him avoid pitfalls.

Being a guiding light - I need to grow this child to be an awesome person, brother, and man. Part of that is teaching him to be thoughtful, compassionate, knowledgeable, and thirsty for knowledge. I have started thinking values and/or lessons that I can and should model to this little one, for example:

1. Honesty without compassion is cruelty. Kindness without honesty is manipulation.
2. You cannot change a crazy situation. You can either stay, and eventually become crazy; or you can leave and keep your sanity.
3. Always be curious, and don't be afraid to learn more. Knowledge is something that no one can take from you.

Love and fear - I have such an overwhelming feeling of love for this child, and desire to keep him and my family safe. Part of that is a "realization" of just what dangers lurk around the corner when the day comes that this baby leaves my supervision.
I remember my father saying to me that "You are a kid now, and the world sees you as cute. At some point, the world will stop seeing you as cute, and will start seeing you as a threat. It is not fair, but as a black male, that is a burden that you will have to bear".

My wife is 6 feet tall. I am 6'3. My son is going to be huge. I'm already scared shitless of my 13 year old getting Ahmaud Arbery'd or Trayvon Martin'd
There's not much I can do about it either.

Enjoy the little things - Everyone keeps telling me to stop and enjoy the little moments, as the kids grow up in a flash. I'm trying to be mindful, and take a beat to enjoy it. The other day, my kid farted, and a smile was drawn across his face. I laughed, thinking "He's just like me, for real...". Seriously, a family friend suggested setting up a gmail account in his name now, and periodically sending him emails with funny / interesting moments and/or pictures throughout his childhood - That it will be a digital time capsule when I give it to him one day.

5/13/2026 3:11:16 PM

You can offset some of those daycare costs with cloth diapers.

Daycare for us was around 1400 /month for the infant ages, then it ticked down about a hundred dollars each year once they weren’t babies. I highly recommend a dependent care spending acct if your work provides one. Last I checked they only allowed 5k, but that is still better than nothing.

5/14/2026 3:29:11 PM