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Captain Chaos · Jan 15, 2007, 05:16 am

My and I are about to head over to the hospital and have C-section!

Actually, she is having the C-section, I am just watching with anxiety.

Actually, I am somewhat possessed by anxious hyper-awareness at the moment. Just posting here to vent some of it.

Oh, my wife just signed up on Volconvo. Her login is Chaos Lover. She is not really into debating (especially with me).

And thanks to Fonceai for his nice baby wish to me on PM.

kubedawg · Jan 15, 2007, 07:15 am

CONGRATS!

Shall I bring pink or blue candy cigars?

Praxius · Jan 15, 2007, 08:14 am

I never understood why we gave colored cigars to new born babies.... You'd think a cigar that size would be unhealthy to them.

Oh well, must be tradition..... I'll get a big Cuban for my baby.

Congrats and hope everything goes well.

Epistemologist · Jan 15, 2007, 08:32 am

Congratulations. You might not be back for a long time.

Autolykos · Jan 15, 2007, 09:11 am

Congratulations and best of luck. :)

- Rob

G. Adams · Jan 15, 2007, 09:55 am

Congratulations CC, all the best to your wife and baby. Fingers crossed they're not ginger

Osborn F Enready · Jan 15, 2007, 02:04 pm

Congratulations CC. Hope all goes well, and wish you the best.

Captain Chaos · Jan 19, 2007, 08:51 pm

Thank you so much, guys!

The baby is doing great, my wife is doing great, my daughters love the baby.

His name is Brayden Hawthorn Lynch

I will post a picture before too long.

Osborn F Enready · Jan 20, 2007, 12:55 am

Glad to hear it.

Cheers!

**Jack** · Jan 20, 2007, 12:13 pm

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His name is Brayden Hawthorn Lynch

With a name like that, I see a career in politics, first as a lawyer then as president. :)
Congrats to you all.

(And since this is a debate forum, that raises an interesting topic; why do we congratulate the father upon the birth of a child? His sole contribution to the birth was to perform an act most men would consider quite enjoyable and try to perform as often as possible. Why don't we congratulate men after having sex all the time? :rolleyes: )

RickSp · Jan 20, 2007, 12:56 pm

Congratulations. Nothing better than being a dad.

Zhavric · Jan 20, 2007, 01:45 pm

You know, I like babies, but I find I just can't eat a whole one.

Epistemologist · Jan 20, 2007, 02:34 pm

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Quote by: Captain Chaos

Thank you so much, guys!

The baby is doing great, my wife is doing great, my daughters love the baby.

His name is Brayden Hawthorn Lynch

I will post a picture before too long.

Cool.

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Why don't we congratulate men after having sex all the time?

Well, the responsible father's continue presence, support, and paternal care for the child and mother are what's congratulated. For instance, people usually don't congratulate teen parents or jailhouse hooligans who father children they have no will to support. And yes, although mothers seem to carry most of the burden of childbirth, responsible fathers share some of it as well.

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Quote by: Zhavric

You know, I like babies, but I find I just can't eat a whole one.

You're messed up man.

bishop · Jan 20, 2007, 03:02 pm

oof.. i hadn't seen this thread...

congrats cappy!

**Jack** · Jan 20, 2007, 08:15 pm

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Well, the responsible father's continue presence, support, and paternal care for the child and mother are what's congratulated.

I don't mind congratulating them for being great fathers, once they've been fathers. But we congratulate them at the moment of delivery...while the poor mother's laying there all sweaty and exhausted and he's grinning and waving his camcorder around. At that point, his sole contribution was to have sex.

(I hope you know I'm being obtuse and goofy. I know the answer to my own question, but in the abstract it's amusing, at least to me, to reconsider the practice.)

Scribbler1 · Jan 20, 2007, 09:43 pm

I just saw this thread. Congratulations and I wish all three of you all the best.

And I think the kid will grow up to be a rock star. He'll probably adopt a stage name like Thugsquat and people will think his real name is so cool when they find out what it is.

Or an actor.

Osborn F Enready · Jan 20, 2007, 11:09 pm

Perhaps he could be a great national hero, and reformer?

Shall I send some instructional texts?

Epistemologist · Jan 21, 2007, 08:01 am

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Quote by: Isherwood

I hope you know I'm being obtuse and goofy. I know the answer to my own question, but in the abstract it's amusing, at least to me, to reconsider the practice.

Indeed, on the surface it's often something to wonder about, particularly when you see the mother working very hard to give birth compared to the father who seems to be doing nothing at the moment. But no, they've both done something.

Scribbler1 · Jan 21, 2007, 10:57 am

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Shall I send some instructional texts?

I think you can get copies made by Fisher-Price. The Constitution is made of big, puffy pages and they squeak when you squeeze them. So are the federalist papers.

Captain Chaos · Jan 21, 2007, 11:16 am

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Perhaps he could be a great national hero, and reformer?

Shall I send some instructional texts?

My father was a hero for Louisiana.

Don't know if I will ever be able to do as much good as him, but I certainly encourage my children to be forces of good.

Jan 15, 2007, 05:16 am	#1 (permalink) (top)
Captain Chaos Shifting Paradigms Location: Flowery Branch, GA Posts: 3,102	Heading out to pick a delivery from the Stork! My and I are about to head over to the hospital and have C-section! Actually, she is having the C-section, I am just watching with anxiety. Actually, I am somewhat possessed by anxious hyper-awareness at the moment. Just posting here to vent some of it. Oh, my wife just signed up on Volconvo. Her login is Chaos Lover. She is not really into debating (especially with me). And thanks to Fonceai for his nice baby wish to me on PM. Do all things with love.

Jan 15, 2007, 07:15 am	#2 (permalink) (top)
kubedawg Magma Posts: 1,032	CONGRATS! Shall I bring pink or blue candy cigars? "You can only see as far as you think." Economic Left/Right: -1.75 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.90 Addiction is only the failure of one's will power.

Jan 15, 2007, 08:32 am	#4 (permalink) (top)
Epistemologist God is good Location: Down by the river, stealing your water Posts: 1,518	Congratulations. You might not be back for a long time. But what's to stop the manic tide, The suicide of our own pride? The Complex

Jan 15, 2007, 09:11 am	#5 (permalink) (top)
Autolykos Logical Phallussy Location: In your internets. Posts: 2,991	Congratulations and best of luck. :) - Rob "I'd rather be free and alive!" -- Ron Paul Religion isn't the greatest threat to mankind -- authoritarianism is. The Anarcheion Zeitgeist

Jan 15, 2007, 09:55 am	#6 (permalink) (top)
G. Adams Fyrdman Location: Middlesbrough UK Posts: 4,152	Congratulations CC, all the best to your wife and baby. Fingers crossed they're not ginger Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill

Jan 15, 2007, 08:14 am	#3 (permalink) (top)
Praxius Mass'Debator Posts: 4,724	I never understood why we gave colored cigars to new born babies.... You'd think a cigar that size would be unhealthy to them. Oh well, must be tradition..... I'll get a big Cuban for my baby. Congrats and hope everything goes well.

Jan 15, 2007, 02:04 pm	#7 (permalink) (top)
Osborn F Enready Principled Observer Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 13,873	Congratulations CC. Hope all goes well, and wish you the best. Petition of Redress of Grievances: http://www.givemeliberty.org/default.htm Canadian Lawsuit Against Their National Banks: http://www.freewebs.com/classaction/ Osborn F. Enready

Jan 19, 2007, 08:51 pm	#8 (permalink) (top)
Captain Chaos Shifting Paradigms Location: Flowery Branch, GA Posts: 3,102	Thank you so much, guys! The baby is doing great, my wife is doing great, my daughters love the baby. His name is Brayden Hawthorn Lynch I will post a picture before too long. Do all things with love.

Jan 20, 2007, 12:55 am	#9 (permalink) (top)
Osborn F Enready Principled Observer Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 13,873	Glad to hear it. Cheers! Petition of Redress of Grievances: http://www.givemeliberty.org/default.htm Canadian Lawsuit Against Their National Banks: http://www.freewebs.com/classaction/ Osborn F. Enready

Jan 20, 2007, 12:56 pm	#11 (permalink) (top)
RickSp Volcanic Erupter Posts: 9,491	Congratulations. Nothing better than being a dad. Rick "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis

Jan 20, 2007, 01:45 pm	#12 (permalink) (top)
Zhavric SUSPENDED (1 Week) Posts: 3,571	You know, I like babies, but I find I just can't eat a whole one.

Jan 20, 2007, 03:02 pm	#14 (permalink) (top)
bishop moderat-e/o-r Location: boston Posts: 11,184	oof.. i hadn't seen this thread... congrats cappy! hope for america... http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

Jan 20, 2007, 09:43 pm	#16 (permalink) (top)
Scribbler1 Skeptical Patriot Posts: 7,746	I just saw this thread. Congratulations and I wish all three of you all the best. And I think the kid will grow up to be a rock star. He'll probably adopt a stage name like Thugsquat and people will think his real name is so cool when they find out what it is. Or an actor. Not a day goes by that I don't see something that reinforces my belief that people are idiots.

Jan 20, 2007, 11:09 pm	#17 (permalink) (top)
Osborn F Enready Principled Observer Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 13,873	Perhaps he could be a great national hero, and reformer? Shall I send some instructional texts? Petition of Redress of Grievances: http://www.givemeliberty.org/default.htm Canadian Lawsuit Against Their National Banks: http://www.freewebs.com/classaction/ Osborn F. Enready