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So I had a birthday (one of so many) a month before. That very day I got home near to midnight so it was obvious there will be no party, but time went on and no-one mentioned that I became an old frat...
But then, two weeks later, coming home to find a surprise part waiting to me. I got a fantastic cheese cake all made by my daughters alone...
And behold! Yesterday they presented me with a new wallet - bought from their savings! You may say a wallet is not that much, but think about it - they spent about 80% of their income combined on that wallet (two of them do babysitting so have some money).
It's like I was buying them a present worth of $5000!!!
I'm really moved...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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So give 'em both a big kiss - and buy them something each as an "unbirthday" present... 
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Open the present and check if there's any note left like :
"Fill it with 2000 bucks and keep it back on my desk"
Just kidding. I know what you mean. 
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Fill it up with money and do first spending from it to buy something for them.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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You have two wonderful daughters AND you should also thank yourself: if they love you so much it is obvious that, at least in their eyes, you're a great father.
Cheers ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
DURA LEX, SED LEX
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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den2k88 wrote: You have two wonderful daughters
Actually I have 3... and hell of macho son...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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I poorly understood the whole post, my fault!
DURA LEX, SED LEX
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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See it as proof you did something right.
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Well, as the comedian Red Foxx said:
Momma's Baby! - Poppa's? Maybe.
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Those are the moments when you get the answer to the daily question of "Why do I have to put up with all this [redacted]?" Mine too have a nack of finding just the right lever to make me smile.
veni bibi saltavi
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After work I'm mostly at that stage and then they drop a comment or two that's so incredibly sweet you think you will get diabetes.
Then they swear, I laugh, the wife scream and it's back to normal.
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What are they after? Is there a new iphone out?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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They have this[^]. Why should be after any better...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Ah, the pre-ms Nokia!
It's like the pre-Fiat Lancia I had: a thing of beauty, until the big,stupid boys bought them out.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I would love your kids too.
Just kidding, my two little beasts are wolderful their way. 
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Lovely little story. I was expecting the story to begin with a big ...but...
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: It's like I was buying them a present worth of $5000!!!
They aced it, and inasmuch that's the value of present they expect in return, ... plus a new phone, wardrobe and a car.
Sin tack ear lol
Pressing the "Any" key may be continuate
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As you point out, it's not the expense that counts, but the kindness of thought
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare
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Children are a joy and love unconditionally. I have 3 wonderful children I wouldn't trade for anything.
New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!
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Though we teach our kids so many things, often enough we (can) learn from them.
It's bit of a shame really that kids are by nature mostly kind, generous, respectful, understanding, ... and society erodes that away for a great part.
(yes kids fight and are sometimes mean as well, I know, but very different than adults...
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: It's like I was buying them a present worth of $5000!!!
I know a cynic who would conclude this must be proof that you've done a poor job teaching them the value of money.
He would then use his daughter as a further example of people with poor decision-making skills, who tied her financial future with a guy who barely makes any money at all but then spent thousands he can't afford on an engagement ring.
Some people just can't be happy for others.
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"Extract of Ginseng landed us in a green and pleasant place." (7)
Probably far too easy, but you never know...
Andy B
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England - tooooooooooooooo easy 
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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I feared it might be. Well done anyway, and if it's ever my turn again I promise to make it a real toughie!
Andy B
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"A green and pleasant place"?
There speaks a man who's never been to Luton, or Tower Hamlets, or ...
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