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We are having a family crisis ... And I find myself having to do things I just don't want to do. My father-in-law has cancer just underwent a hopefully successful surgery. After that radiation and chemo, the whole nine yards. My problem is he is our main baby sitter. It looks like we have to move back in with my mom so we can afford
extra help watching the kids.

I feel horrible leaving the only home that my kids have ever known, but its for the best. We will be able to stabilize our debt, and they will be able to spend more time with their baby cousin.

It was really hard making that call, but it was really the thing we could do.

But in the back of my mind, this is now another thing I worry about. My dad died of cancer and now my wife's dad has cancer ... Does this family history effect my kids?

tales of fatherhood

Last night I had dinner with two of my best friends. One of whom has a two month old and the other who is expecting his first kid in a month or so. Its funny how delusional a guy without kids can be.

"I can get by on so little sleep."

Good luck with that.  So afterwards I went home and found out that my oldest was out of pull-ups and night diapers. So i took a ride out to the 24-hr supermarket. There were these dudes there (barely in their 20s) who were buying all these cases of beer. Coors Light, Bud, Bud light ... so they don't have really good taste. And all I could think of is my buddy thinks he is like those guys, but he is more like me with the two packs of diapers, half gallon of milk and a mini watermelon.