I've given birth to 3 children, 2 in under and hour and 1 in less than half an hour, he could have made it back for the 2nd half if she had got a move on
It's a tricky one Drogs. At primary school you always wanted to be the oldest kid in class so being born from September onwards was always the best time. The other thing is that lots of people was usually on holiday during the summer which made attending your birthday difficult. I'm not too clued up on how well you can time the conception to as close as would be preferable. Could you sweet talk the missus into holding it in for a few days, try to time it for a Friday when there's almost never any football?
With your dad as a premier league football that trumps any twat's birthday . I have no kids myself so am probably the wrong person to give an opinion on it tbh.
No way. I envied the people that had their Birthdays from March-May. Barbeque weather and you could do anything be it indoor or outdoor. The only time I can remember wanting to be born in September was when I was turning 18. Nobody wanted it in August simply because to be frank nobody gave a **** about your Birthday in the Summer Holidays and you'd turn X without anybody batting an eyelid i'm unfortunate enough to be born on the same week as Christmas and I've found as I've got older it's worse as people simply can't afford to go out
Was lucky enough to be at the birth of both my kids...wouldn't swap the feeling or the memory for anything. Andy Cole missed the birth of his first kid due to a match and said he regretted it. Others like Cech haven't regretted it. Guess it depends on the person but ... births are not always straight forward ... my son died at birth 18 years ago in November ... still gets to me all these years later ... maybe that's why my 2 most treasured moments are the births of my 14 yr and 9 yr old daughters. Anyway Bale not playing wasn't why we lost ... it was the fault of that pig dog called Mata
sorry to hear about your son,if it was me,i don't think i would have coped with what you have gone through with that and your abusive father,i hope your Daughters will grow up to make you proud!.
Sorry to hear about your son mate, must have been awful. I'm very sorry to hear this about your son... Yep Mata decided to become a God at WHL the other day! Cheers guys - wasn't looking for a sympathy vote - it ain't X Factor!!!!! I'm very lucky to be honest - 2 fantastic kids and a great mrs .... all anti gooners with a passion! When my eldest was a baby she'd boo when ever she heard Alan Shearers name and whenever she heard the word Arsenal...our nearest train station is Woolwich Arsenal so when ever we got a train home she'd boo ... got us some funny looks My youngests teacher is a palace fan...he said to me the other day that he guessed I was a spur cos he was cross at a kid in class and my girl said "but sir, he can't help it...he's a gooner!" Hard not to love being a dad when you got kids like that! Tots... being a Spurs fan was great preparation to help me cope with anything life could throw at me
Thing is if Bale did play would he have been focused? Birth of your first born is a pretty major experience regardless of your occupation - I can see it from both sides but in the end it had to be his call and besides they had sufficient cover.
This is Bale's girlfriend and not his wife. Suppose he and his girlfriend split and he has another girlfriend he gets pregnant,will he want time off again because of a girlfriend? I'm not at all bitter that he didn't play but I think that he should have done because a girlfriend isn't a wife is she?
Regardless of whether he's in a de-facto relationship or not shouldnt downgrade the status of your first born, still a major event in anyone's life. Like I said before...it has to be his call.
So sorry to hear this, and thanks for sharing, as it definitely puts things into perspective. Sounds like you have a wonderful family. Loved the story.
No difference, and he would still be a father. I have one daughter who was married for 12 years, her OH legged it for someone else leaving her with his 2 . My other daughter has been with her 'partner' for 16 years and still going strong, marriage is outdated and a useless piece of paper.
Again I can only offer huge sympathies, you seem like a person with huge mental strength. This is why I support Bale's decision even moreso.
