Shin mange
Here's another thing those "new father" books never tell you:
When you come home from work, and your little 11-month-old expert cruiser who is this close to walking greets you by pulling himself up by your pant legs into a standing position so you can get a better look at his wide, gap-toothed smile, your chest heaves with waves of pride and affection.
The experience is diametrically unpleasant when it's the weekend, and you're wearing shorts.
Yowch.
Posted by:Jugi | April 16, 2006 at 23:09
Or as my SigOth would say...when it's morning and she's pulling up on your chest hair.
Posted by:Mom101 | April 17, 2006 at 00:04
Wow. I didn't even know that was possible.
Posted by:Meg | April 17, 2006 at 02:50
Because my husband is a slow learner, he wound up with little bald spots on his legs with our first son. And again with our second.
Posted by:Susan | April 17, 2006 at 09:24
This could be a revolutionary cure for the hirsuit!
Posted by:Wicked H | April 17, 2006 at 10:26
That's payback for the "Epilady"!
Posted by:Lisa | April 17, 2006 at 10:38
OW. OW. OW. But you still beamed with pride at his little gap toothed smile, didn't you?
Posted by:Kristen | April 17, 2006 at 11:06
Through the tears, yes.
Posted by:LOD | April 17, 2006 at 13:05
Our 9-month-old has for several months been adept at grabbing both a fistful of my chest hair AND one of my nipples, and digging right in with his tiny razor-sharp baby fingernails.
It's a damn good thing he's cute.
Posted by:briantologist | April 17, 2006 at 13:23
If our kids weren't so damn cute, we never would have overlooked the wigs for Locks of Love that our children were making with their father's donated hair
Posted by:Angelica | April 17, 2006 at 13:58
has it really been 11 months? that flew by. glad to hear twobert is keeping you on your toes, or rather,on the floor in pain.
Posted by:jen lovely | April 17, 2006 at 16:31
Laughing...too...hard...to...comment
Posted by:liz | April 18, 2006 at 16:53