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Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:17 pm

Some very close friends of ours are adopting a baby and we�re going to a baby shower to celebrate. The hosts have asked everyone to come prepared to share parenting tips. Our idea was to give a list of things to say good bye to, and things to say hello to, like this:

Say goodbye to boutiques, say hello to Costco

Say goodbye to morning news, traffic and weather, say hello to Barney

Say goodbye to over-time, say hello to story-time.

Can anyone who has small kids, or who remembers having small kids, come up with any?

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:28 pm

Say goodbye to "Annette and David". Say hello to "Laura's mother and father"

Say goodbye to lie ins. Say hello to sleepless nights.

Say goodbye to feng shui. Say hello to childproofed.

Say goodbye to white. Say hello to "patterned"

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:31 pm

Goodbye carefree life, hello commitment.

Goodbye Sunday lye ins, hello tired and tetchy.

Goodbye morning fumbles undr the covers, hello lovely child who likes to hassle you each morning.

Goodbye sports car, hello Volvo.

Goodbye your own life, hello somebody much more important.

Goodbye 419eater before 7pm, hello NickJr.com.

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:55 pm

I prefer to shower using water as I find babies easily block the shower head.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 41

Goodbye taking everyday things for granted, hello rediscovering wonder in velcro sneakers.
Goodbye 'Sopranos', hello 'Sesame Street Episode #453'....sometimes three times in a row.
Goodbye movie night, hello Pay-Per-View....someday this will end, I'm sure.

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:09 pm

Good bye a la carte, Hello a la Burger King

BS

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:19 pm

Goodbye to TV, hello to story books everynight.

Goodbye to glass coffee tables, hello to soft sided playpens.

Goodbye to season tickets to the opera, hello to annual passes to the zoo.

Goodbye to Prada bags, hello to diaper bags.

Goodbye to Chippendale's night, hello to Mommy and me night.

Goodbye to "Oh, I'm comming", hello to "Shhhh, the baby's coming, and then, "Damnit, I told him to come home with the car before midnight."

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:22 pm

Goodbye to thinking you're tired, hello to knowing you're exhausted.
Goodbye to Manolos, hello to Matalan.
Goodbye to being complacent about a smile, hello to each one making your day.
Goodbye to worrying whether you're loved well enough, hello to seeing that you are in a child's eyes.

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:53 pm

Goodbye looking new, hello covered in spew.

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:43 pm

Goodbye to banging one on the table before dinner, hello to "goodnight honey, I'm exhausted." Wink

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:43 am

Connie L. Gus wrote:

... Goodbye to glass ...

Hello worlds of plastic

Baiting Guru Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 18313

Goodbye to exotic or spicy foods, hello to finger foods
Goodbye to clean glass surfaces, hello to finger prints
Goodbye to long meaningful conversations, hello to "don't stick that in there. . . now what was I saying?"
Goobye to lush green houseplants, hello to, "well, how about that, juice didn't kill the plant!"
Goodbye to travelling light, hello to becoming a pack mule!

(Great idea for a shower gift, by the way! Smile

)

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:30 am

Like it hasn't been said already:
Goodbye to Television, Hello to READING WITH YOUR CHILD EVERY DAY !

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:08 am

Goodbye to chocolate, kids have a built in radar that homes in on chocolate hidden any where! Confused

Goodbye to travel except for school functions, sporting events, doctors, dentists, orthodontists and the list goes on. Shocked

Goodbye to a peaceful night of sleep with only two in a bed. (Who said threes a crowd?) Rolling Eyes

Goodbye to waking up to enough milk for your morning coffee, it seems to disappear over night or early hours of the morning.

Goodbye to not finding empty plates and bowls in your fridge!

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:14 pm

Con Dom wrote:

... Goodbye to not finding empty plates and bowls in your fridge!

And many other weird and annoying places throughout the house Very Happy

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:59 pm

or bubble gum stuck scattered around the house for some reason near the keyboard and behind tv's

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 1:39 pm

Oh yeah, goodbye to foreign holidays. It's just not worth the hassle.

Baiting Guru Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 18313

Hello to Christmas, Halloween, Birthdays becoming much more fun and magical. Very Happy

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:29 pm

Thanks for the help everyone. I used a bunch from above, and thought of a few more:

Say goodbye to disposable income;
Say hello to disposable diapers.

Say goodbye to clean, uncluttered living;
Say hello to safety gates, bouncy seats, pack-n-plays, big plastic toys, strollers, huge plastic toys, high chairs, and giant plastic toys.

It was a big hit. Lots of laughs, and resounding applause at the end. (I�m sure the open bar didn�t hurt.)

Razz

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:24 pm

Goodbye to your bank accounts. Crying or Very sad

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:46 am

Fat Old Catt wrote:

Goodbye to your bank accounts. Crying or Very sad

Ah yes babies, more capable and cunning than any lad in stripping you of your money.

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:53 am

Goodbye sensible tv...
Hello (again) to Mr HR Puff'n'stuff! Laughing

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:42 pm

Goodbye to your old life
Hello to your new life.
Goodbye to the power of speech
Hello to whosaiccleliddyboysewoyseden?

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:10 pm

That was one thing I've always hated, and told everyone not to do around my kids. A train is a train and not a "choo choo", a dog is a dog and not a "bow wow". Talk properly to them or not at all.

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 6:45 pm

Say goodbye to the two seat car
Say hello to the baby seat car

Say goodbye to the study
Say hello to the nursery