Bye Bye DDO.

[Thrudh]

Yeah, Its sarcasm, at least i hope so! See, your statement right here Is what makes me so excited to be a dad. Unlike my girlfriend, I cant wait for the little bugger to show up!

I hope you really love her, because you and her will be in each other's lives FOREVER. Divorce won't change that. You can get out of a childless marriage and never see that person again, but once you have a kid together, your lives are forever intertwined.

Two incomes is definitely better than one, but my one is enough to support us all. I really do not want her working or stressing until she has the baby and even then, Id rather her be a stay at home mom. Its her choice obviously, but its just what i prefer. Her pride wont allow herself to live off of someone elses income, but one can always hope that she changes her mind.

Why don't you stay home and let her work then? Besides, how long is a dancer's career?

[gerardIII]

This is like reality TV.

[Teslana]

Good luck, ZoL! Games are fun things to be played between real things and it seems like your real things are taking over for now. Hope you enjoy every single bit of your new, scary-but-rewarding adventures!

[zonedout_loser]

I hope you really love her, because you and her will be in each other's lives FOREVER. Divorce won't change that. You can get out of a childless marriage and never see that person again, but once you have a kid together, your lives are forever intertwined.

I really do. And her parents absolutely love me too. Mom's really just sad because she wont get to spend time with the grandbaby unless we visit. But going from Boston to KC is kinda tough unless you fly.

and Dad thought i was a bit of a fruitcake at first when he heard my profession. But he's warmed up

Why don't you stay home and let her work then? Besides, how long is a dancer's career?

A dancers career length is really short. Because of the physical demands on the body, many make it to thier mid 30's, rarely do you see anyone over 40. I'm blessed because I found my passion for dancing later in life, I was about 14 or 15, (I'm 23 now) most people start out when they are 5-9 years old. I'm expecting to be in till my mid 30's at least. And a dancers career is never really over.

From dancing i could become a choreographer, or an instructor. What i really want to be though, is a choreographer for music videos. Contemporary can easily transition into hip-hop and i am majorly based on contemporary, just recently being promoted to principal dancer.

Being with boston ballet will open many doors, with boston ballet being one of the finest and prestigious institutions in all of north america. From here it is only up.

And thank you all for the congrats. You have no idea (some of you might) how exciting its going to be raising a family, the most important thing to me. Thats the part I am most excited for, is starting my own clan.

[Missing_Minds]

And thank you all for the congrats. You have no idea (some of you might) how exciting its going to be raising a family, the most important thing to me. Thats the part I am most excited for, is starting my own clan.

I can not speak from experience, but I would imagine also terrifying at the same time.

[zonedout_loser]

I can not speak from experience, but I would imagine also terrifying at the same time.

It is. I am scared. But that fear is also spurring me on. Forcing me to make changes for the better. And leaving this game will be one of those. Not that this game is bad. Dont get me wrong. I love the game and the people in it. But I've been meaning to do this for a long time. DDO will always have a place in my heart that no other MMO's can fill. Its just that my family is going to be taking up the other 99% of it.

[Aganthor]

Congrats to you! Been a happy dad of twin boys for 2 months now and although it's a lot of work, you get so much from it

[KannyaAryien]

I know how you feel, OP. I had my baby three months ago and I can't imagine how I lived without her. My whole world just snapped into place when she was born, and DDO doesn't have much of a place in it. Sucks a bit, cuz I miss the people I played with...but bigger things are happening now.

Massive congrats and pictures must be posted of performances. The masses demand it.

[Purkilius]

Congrats to you! Been a happy dad of twin boys for 2 months now and although it's a lot of work, you get so much from it

Ah just wait it is going to get a lot harder, been sleep deprived for 4 years now, have twins also but worth it.

DDO is good escape from RL.

[zonedout_loser]

I traveled back to Kansas City on monday (Dutchess was very nice in letting me leave for a couple days), anyways I traveled back to Kansas City in order to be there when my girlfriend got an ultra sound..... We were super excited by the news, Well, I was at least. Her mother was absolutely thrilled beyond reason.


We're Having quadruplets!!!! The ultrasound detected 4 completely seperate embryos!!! We wont know until conception if they are fraternal or non-fraternal twins, and whether or not they will be identical. But we are excited none the less. The doctor informed us that he does not forsee any complications in the future, seeing as she is now a little over 2 months/ almost 3 months pregnant and the embryos have seperated themselves from one another, the chance of an embryo consuming another is very slim.

So we are extremely happy, And I will be returning to work this morning with a super big ****-eating grin on my face and not a single thing in this world will tear me down

[Thrudh]

You are a better man than me... I would be ******** my pants, and not very excited at all.

Here's some fun facts:

• There are about 3500 sets of quadruplets worldwide; only 60 or so are identical or monozygotic.
• Parents of quadruplets will change close to 30,000 diapers before their kids are potty trained.

Congrats though! Do you have any family in Boston? Your wife is going to have a VERY tough time handling 4 babies at once alone when you are at work. I think your Mother-in-law may need to move to Boston with you guys for the first year or two, if that's at all possible.

Yikes. I don't think you have any idea how hard 4 babies are going to be, since you've never had one baby to take care of.

And someday... four kids in college at the same time!!

Seriously though, congrats!

[Purkilius]

wow 4 congrats

Read my advice to Ganak guess it works for quadruplets also!

Hope you and your wife have a big family because your going to need a lot of help...

[OzmarDDO]

So a couple of things have happened in the past 2 months that really have convinced me that real life is where i belong.

About a month ago, my girlfriend informed me that she was 2 months pregnant. Needless to say I was(and still am) absolutely thrilled that I am going to be a father.

I bought a house in a very nice and friendly neighborhood. And even managed to convince my girlfriend to move up here with me, which is extremely difficult for her because all of her friends and family are in Kansas City. Which means I will have to spend more time with her, which is just another part of the equation on why i wont be playing anymore.

Because of my commitment, and the fact that "The Dutchess" Codenamed "Sandpaper" as she's called by us (she's our boss), came in 3 hours after our 10 hour practice and I was still trying to perfect something she commented on. She offered me a permanent position for future ballets' because she had seen enough.

My routine is finally down. The only problem is that DDO is no longer a part of it. I found a couple hours of time the other day to actually sit down and play for a while over laborday weekend. But when i actually logged on and got on Kashien. Something clicked. I dont know what it is.. But i managed to find something else to do. I logged off and just started stretching and practicing again. To say its consumed my life is but an exageration.... Its given me my life back.

and i've never been happier

Congrats! One thought: she's having your child? Marry her! Give her and your child the firm commitment and certainty that comes from knowing that you will be a stable presence in their lives. And love is a commitment: its something you choose every day, even when you don't always "feel" it. If you work on it together, it gets better all the time.

17 years of marriage here, and its definitely worth the effort.

-Ozmar the Happy

[teh_meh]

[*]Parents of quadruplets will change close to 30,000 diapers before their kids are potty trained.

If each 'loaded' diaper is worth 146XP then you will cap a 'legend' ****er-scooper build.

[~zonedout]

Hi Everyone!

Now that the little ones are somewhat able to be handled by my wife, I can now finally dedicate some time (she's forcing me to do something other than work and fussing over the kids) to DDO and will be starting up my account. The final decision comes with the answer of this question.

Is Dungeons and Dragons Neverwinter worth playing?

I heard it was good, and I heard it was... bad. I wont know until I try it, but i wont even try it if the major consensus is bad.

[DiatheBard]

Neverwinter is a sack of farts.

[Lerincho]

No dancing allowed in NWO

Peace be with you.