I'm getting a niece.

[saintsaucey]

Brother and sister in law just got back from their first ultrasound and guess what. It is a girl. Which is what I wanted. There is a decided lack of estrogen in my immediate family and I always wanted a little sister. While I would have loved either just the same, I am so stoked to be getting a niece.

[Jack Zodiac]

I am so stoked to be getting a niece.

Remember to keep the receipt just in case you need to return it.

[hellokittykat]

Nieces are awesome. I have two of 'em and they're great. :D Especially the little one that I'm corrupting with kickboxing and Iron Maiden. :p

[saintsaucey]

My home town is more famous for girl athletes then boy athletes. I think, I'm going to buy her a basket ball for every birthday.

Lol Jack.

[Eliseu Gouveia]

Nieces are THE WORST. they steal all your stuff. :p
I have to buy 20+ mechanical pens and erasers every year. No kidding!
20+ mechanical pens and erasers.
Plus, they make you watch either Snow White or Teletubbies over and over and over again until your brain melts.

At the end of the day, you always find a bunch of slippers under your bed, not to mention the most unbelievable toys and trinkets that seem to materialise from nowhere and in everywhere.
I mean, a tiny piggie (with fur!!!) in a chain, WHERE did that came from? And how did it find its way to my socks drawer?
They nag you over and over to put videogames in the console but when there´s some actual fighting/killing to be done, they dump the controller on your lap.
Unless of course it´s Soul Calibur 3 where you spend more time dressing your fighter than actualy fighting.

And if they happen not to know english, you have to watch Tiny Snow Fairy Sugar /Shugo Chara! with them while dubbing the lines for them.
God forbid you don´t make "the voices".
You have to get rid of all your porn because -of course- they will have combed everything in your room by the time they´re 6 and in your computer by the time they´re 9.

And thanks to them, you will be more knowledgeable about Winx than Ben10!!!

Evil, I tellya.
Pure evil. :p
My advice?

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!! :D

[scout1279]

Congratulations! My sister is pregnant, and I am hoping to get a niece too. I already have a nephew courtesy of my brother. I'm hoping to turn whatever it is into a superhero/comic book junkie, just like the nephew, but it would be nice to be able to buy the kid superheroes and ponies. The boy isn't into ponies.

[Bo Bo]

Congrats! Are you ready to spoil her rotten? :D

[heystacy]

Uncles have the best role as they can spoil their nieces and then give them back to a very malcontented mother and father. ;)

[Stressfactor]

When she gets old enough you'll have to give her Gail's entire run of "Birds of Prey"

Probably one of the best things about a niece or nephew, though, is they give you an excuse to go to the "kids" movies at the theatres without looking weird. I used my nephew to go see Pixar's "Cars" a couple of years back. :D

Spoil her absolutely rotten, wind her up on sugar and then give her back to her parents. Oh and one other MUST for any self-respecting Aunt or Uncle -- by her toys that make a LOT of noise -- the more annoying/obnoxious the better... For my Nephew's third birthday I bought one of those musical instrument kits that came with a drum, castanets, cymbals,a recorder, a bells...my sister HATED me! :D

In all seriousness, though.. enjoy! There is nothing like getting to see the world all over again through the eyes of a child.

[Eliseu Gouveia]

Uncles have the best role as they can spoil their nieces and then give them back to a very malcontented mother and father. ;)

LOL
EXACTLY!
You get to do all the fun parts like playing Final Fantasy X-2 with them or teaching them color theory and none of the change the diaper/eat your peas crap. :p

[Ben Morgan]

Congrats Saucey!

[saintsaucey]

Thanks, yeah I plan on spoiling her rotten. If I have anything to say about it her first car will be a convertable. That is assuming I haven't procreated in 16 years.

[s33r]

Oh, nieces are WONDERFUL. I have two (adopted) and I am spending my college years spoiling them rotten. The two-year-old will be ready for her first Supergirl doll any day now.

[Crowley]

Congrats!

My niece is awesome... I suggest getting her a Build-A-Bear.

[saintsaucey]

I've been commanded to get her a Pooh or a Tigger for the nursery. I don't remember which. My sister in law is a fan of Winnie The Pooh and Peanuts.

[Cam63]

Uncles have the best role as they can spoil their nieces and then give them back to a very malcontented mother and father. ;)

Aye to that !

Congrats on the bub in the making, Sauce. :)

[Eliseu Gouveia]

Also...

Careful with what you say or promise, kids remember EVERYTHING!

If you say something at age 6 like "I´ll let you watch Princess Mononoke when you´re 9".... they WILL remember it when they turn 9.

[Cam63]

That's why I had tp give my neice a box of cigars when she turned four last week.

[Netley]

Remember to keep the receipt just in case you need to return it.

Dude, you so took the words right out of my mouth, Jack! (I was going to add a line about getting a warranty too, but...)

Seriously though, CONGRATS, how exciting!!!

[hellokittykat]

That's why I had tp give my neice a box of cigars when she turned four last week.

Holy crap, Isobelle's four already? :eek:

[Cam63]

Yep and she's the first in her daycare who can blow five smoke rings in one breath.

[hellokittykat]

Yep and she's the first in her daycare who can blow five smoke rings in one breath.

Awesome! :D

My niece is the first one who can kick someone five times in the air before they hit the ground. :D

[saintsaucey]

Awesome! :D

My niece is the first one who can kick someone five times in the air before they hit the ground. :D

Well sure you are Donna Troy that makes your niece an amazon and daughter of Diana Prince, Wonder Woman.

[hellokittykat]

Well sure you are Donna Troy that makes your niece an amazon and daughter of Diana Prince, Wonder Woman.

She must be only half Amazon then, because her mom is super petite. :p

[cedardryad]

Congrats, other people's kids are fun.

They are always 2x cuter when they're not your pain in the butt.

[Alan Lynch]

Congrats saint. Great news.

[hellokittykat]

Also...

Careful with what you say or promise, kids remember EVERYTHING!

If you say something at age 6 like "I´ll let you watch Princess Mononoke when you´re 9".... they WILL remember it when they turn 9.

True that. I hadn't been able to see my niece for almost two months :(, but when I saw her on Saturday, she still remembered that I'm a klutz. :p

[Eliseu Gouveia]

True that. I hadn't been able to see my niece for almost two months :(, but when I saw her on Saturday, she still remembered that I'm a klutz. :p

Two months...

I don´t think I´d survive a week without them gremlins pestering my crib. :p

[beetlebum]

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[Solaris]

Also...

Careful with what you say or promise, kids remember EVERYTHING!

If you say something at age 6 like "I´ll let you watch Princess Mononoke when you´re 9".... they WILL remember it when they turn 9.


They also remember funny-sounding words like "fucknuckle"... so beware of that as well. LOL.

[Alan Lynch]

Man, not swearing in front of kids is the hardest thing. The more I think about it the more likely I am to do it; I'm pretty sure I'm responsible for at least one friend's sister learning the word "fuck" or some variant. So yeah, watch out for that.

[Eliseu Gouveia]

The Gouveias were never big on swearing inside the house, so my nieces grew up shielded from those words.

Or so we thought.

Until we found out they were learning all the colorful words with their colleagues at school.

[Alan Lynch]

The Gouveias were never big on swearing inside the house, so my nieces grew up shielded from those words.

Or so we thought.

Until we found out they were learning all the colorful words with their colleagues at school.
I still remember when I was convinced by folks at school that "cunt" wasn't actually swearing. Mum ever so politely corrected me there.

[hellokittykat]

Man, not swearing in front of kids is the hardest thing. The more I think about it the more likely I am to do it; I'm pretty sure I'm responsible for at least one friend's sister learning the word "fuck" or some variant. So yeah, watch out for that.

I don't even curse much, but all it takes is one slip and the next thing you know your little cherub is running around yelling "shit!shit!shit!" at the cat. :o

[saintsaucey]

My sister has already threatened to kick my ass if she hears her little girl cuss. Apparently she thinks I have a foul mouth.

[Alan Lynch]

I don't even curse much, but all it takes is one slip and the next thing you know your little cherub is running around yelling "shit!shit!shit!" at the cat. :o
Oh yeah, I do it without realising. I mean what else are you meant to do when you stub your toe?

I do like the image of a young bairn cussing out the cat though...
My sister has already threatened to kick my ass if she hears her little girl cuss. Apparently she thinks I have a foul mouth.
Ha! Isn't "ass" considered bad language by some? Turn that on it's head man.

[hellokittykat]

Oh yeah, I do it without realising. I mean what else are you meant to do when you stub your toe?

I do like the image of a young bairn cussing out the cat though...

For the most part, unless I'm driving, I've a pretty clean mouth. Even if I stub my toe, I'll usually catch myself if I'm going in that direction and end up saying something like "Sonuva-" or "Mother-". I guess it's not so bad if a kid is running around yelling "SonMotherSonMother". :p

But yeah, it was actually pretty hysterical when my brother would just randomly go up to the cat and yell "Shit!" at her. :D Especially since the cat would just lay there on her side chillin', flicking her tail and looking at him like, "What the Hell is your problem, assshole?". :p

Ha! Isn't "ass" considered bad language by some? Turn that on it's head man.

Ooooo touché!

[Alan Lynch]

But yeah, it was actually pretty hysterical when my brother would just randomly go up to the cat and yell "Shit!" at her. :D Especially since the cat would just lay there on her side chillin', flicking her tail and looking at him like, "What the Hell is your problem, assshole?". :p
Cats look at everyone that way though, don't they?

Ah, kids are funny when they aren't trying to eat my glasses. Kids love to eat my glasses, even if I put on a different pair.

[Eliseu Gouveia]

Cats look at everyone that way though, don't they?

Ah, kids are funny when they aren't trying to eat my glasses. Kids love to eat my glasses, even if I put on a different pair.
Nothing wrong with them trying to eat your glasses, but do they have to put those drool slimy little fingers on the lenses?
All my nieces (I´m on my 3rd one now, 6 months old and already wrecking havoc :p ) went through that phase where I have to wash my glasses 5 times a day.