FAO: Larry

First off, let me say that I really enjoy reading your posts. You cut
to the chase and offer a wealth of information.

I am just curious, as I am quite new to this group (well, new to posting
and remembering things, that is), do you have formal training, or is all
of your information strictly from experience?

I am very impressed at the number of men who post here and take such an
active role in supporting their bfing wives or SOs. Your posts just
seem to stand out and like I said, I'm curious, as my DH is very
supportive, but I could never, in a million years, see him posting on a
newsgroup offering up his experiences (but, I know he brags when I'm not
around g at least he'd *better*).

As I said, I'm just curious.


Jodie

I second what you have said and emailed him privately to ask that very
question when I first came to MKB. IIRC, he's just a very involved dad and
has a lot of kids (I think 4!) all bf'd and all AP'd. I say *just* in the
sense that he isn't a trained type person, not downgrading by any means!!
WTG Larry!!!
"Jodie" wrote in message
...
First off, let me say that I really enjoy reading your posts. You cut
to the chase and offer a wealth of information.

I am just curious, as I am quite new to this group (well, new to posting
and remembering things, that is), do you have formal training, or is all
of your information strictly from experience?

I am very impressed at the number of men who post here and take such an
active role in supporting their bfing wives or SOs. Your posts just
seem to stand out and like I said, I'm curious, as my DH is very
supportive, but I could never, in a million years, see him posting on a
newsgroup offering up his experiences (but, I know he brags when I'm not
around g at least he'd *better*).

As I said, I'm just curious.


Jodie

CY wrote:

I second what you have said and emailed him privately to ask that very
question when I first came to MKB. IIRC, he's just a very involved dad and
has a lot of kids (I think 4!)

Wow, Larry. Busy weekend? ;-)

all bf'd and all AP'd.

PS. I ran across Neils birth pics....fantastic. how old was your
photographer? She got some incredible pics for you.

Dawn

Dawn Lawson writes:


: CY wrote:

: I second what you have said and emailed him privately to ask that very
: question when I first came to MKB. IIRC, he's just a very involved dad and
: has a lot of kids (I think 4!)

: Wow, Larry. Busy weekend? ;-)

: all bf'd and all AP'd.

: PS. I ran across Neils birth pics....fantastic. how old was your
: photographer? She got some incredible pics for you.

: Dawn

She was 13 or 14 at the time. She just graduated HS this year and is going
to Stanford. She is almost family.

Larry

Whoops - sorry Larry, made you a father to double the number of kids you
actaully have!!
"Larry McMahan" wrote in message
...
Jodie writes:
: First off, let me say that I really enjoy reading your posts. You cut
: to the chase and offer a wealth of information.

Monika says that I am blunt, and a know it all. :-) But she often agrees
with my posts. :-)

: I am just curious, as I am quite new to this group (well, new to posting
: and remembering things, that is), do you have formal training, or is all
: of your information strictly from experience?

I do not have any formal *medical* training, but I do have a PhD, and know
how to read and use (and, presumably, do) reasearch. I have had some very
recent experience rising a couple of wonderful kids. I try to back that
experience up with knowledgable reliance on objective scientific
information.

: I am very impressed at the number of men who post here and take such an
: active role in supporting their bfing wives or SOs. Your posts just
: seem to stand out and like I said, I'm curious, as my DH is very
: supportive, but I could never, in a million years, see him posting on a
: newsgroup offering up his experiences (but, I know he brags when I'm not
: around g at least he'd *better*).

As for the guys that post on this ng (and m.k.p), I think you will find
mostly ones who not only have been more supportive of thier wives, but
also ones who have either challenges they had to overcome, or who have
chosen to do something less mainstream because of evicence that there is
a better way.

As for me, I am probably one of the older regular posters on this group.
I was raised in the activist era of the 60's, and I came to endorse the
idea of sharing one's experiences to improve the world. :-) I was
also raised to question the common assumptions people make, and to study
the reasons they should or should not be doing whatever they do.

: As I said, I'm just curious.

Some people say I'm pretty curious.

:
: Jodie

Larry

"CY" wrote in message
news:qXrRa.8934$Bp2.3351@fed1read07...
Whoops - sorry Larry, made you a father to double the number of kids you
actaully have!!
Not necessarily - he says 'recent experince raising a couple' - he could
have raised another couple in the late 70'ies :-)

Tine, Denmark

(couldn't resist - sorry!!)

Tine Andersen writes:

: "CY" wrote in message
: news:qXrRa.8934$Bp2.3351@fed1read07...
: Whoops - sorry Larry, made you a father to double the number of kids you
: actaully have!!
: Not necessarily - he says 'recent experince raising a couple' - he could
: have raised another couple in the late 70'ies :-)

In fact this is true:

'76 and '81, then again '97 and '99. My oldest and youngest are 21 years apart.

Larry

"Larry McMahan" wrote in message
...

In fact this is true:

'76 and '81, then again '97 and '99. My oldest and youngest are 21 years
apart.

Um, Larry? wouldn't that be 23 years?


--
Rhiannon
Madison Sophia - 9/6/01
Owen Grady - 6/23/03

She's A Goddess writes:

: "Larry McMahan" wrote in message
: ...

: In fact this is true:
:
: '76 and '81, then again '97 and '99. My oldest and youngest are 21 years
: apart.

: Um, Larry? wouldn't that be 23 years?

Remember I was only a math major! What I meant can't acutally be explained
without making me seem even dumber than I hare already. :-)

Larry

E writes:

: "Larry McMahan" wrote in message
: ...
: Tine Andersen writes:
:
: : "CY" wrote in message
: : news:qXrRa.8934$Bp2.3351@fed1read07...
: : Whoops - sorry Larry, made you a father to double the number of kids
: you
: : actaully have!!
: : Not necessarily - he says 'recent experince raising a couple' - he could
: : have raised another couple in the late 70'ies :-)
:
: In fact this is true:
:
: '76 and '81, then again '97 and '99. My oldest and youngest are 21 years
: apart.
:
: Larry

: so, Larry, any helpful hints/pointers?
: I have an almost 16 yo DS, an 18 yo DD and now have an 8 wo DD.
: Unfortunately the 1st 2 don't live with me, but might be coming for an
: extended visit or 2 in the near future
: Edith
: nak

Yes, get at least one of them to live with you. Then you have a captive
babysitter. What's more, both the younger kids absolutely ADORE their
bigger brother, so even when we don't try to foist themn off on him,
they are constantly buggin him, and he is so much of a wuss that he
never says no to playing with them.

Just lucky, I guess,
Larry