# New Daughter **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 23, 2000, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daughter/15081 "2000-03-23T16:08:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daughter/15081/21 "2000-03-24T06:32:00Z")
Thanx everyone! Oops! Realized some misinformation in my OP. She was born _yesterday_ afternoon at 1:54 EST, not _this_ morning. No username yet. But we have up to 5 names we can use off our CS account. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daughter/15081/22 "2000-03-24T06:32:00Z")
What happy news! Congratulations on the new blessing in your life. 🙂 * * * Jodi _Fiat Justitia_ ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daughter/15081/23 "2000-03-24T06:45:00Z")
Way to go AWB!!! Congratulations!! All the best!! * * * I will not use abbrev. ---
**Author:** ![Prairie\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Prairie\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prairie_Rose)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daughter/15081/24 "2000-03-23T23:23:00Z")
Congrats to you and your wife on a job well done! Beautiful name for the baby, too! Hugs and best wishes, Prairie Rose * * * If you’re not part of the solution you’re just scumming up the bottom of the beaker. ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daughter/15081/25 "2000-03-23T23:31:00Z")
Congrats! A word of warning–I have a three year old daughter. If your daughter is as normal as everyone tells me that mine is, you will discover that little girls are **not** made of sugar and spice and everything nice. I wouldn’t trade mine for the world, though! She’s a handful, but she’s a joy. Really! * * * This space blank, until Wally thinks up something cool to put here. ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daughter/15081/26 "2000-03-23T23:51:00Z")
Wow! She’s a bigun. Congratulations, and start practicing this phrase: “It’s okay honey, you sleep, I’ll get the baby.” ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daughter/15081/27 "2000-03-24T00:32:00Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daughter/15081/28 "2000-03-24T00:35:00Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daughter/15081/29 "2000-03-24T00:42:00Z")
So what was wrong with the old daughter? Did you get a good trade-in allowance? Congratulations! * * * Tom~ ---
**Author:** ![saucy\_potato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@saucy\_potato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucy_potato)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daughter/15081/30 "2000-03-24T00:46:00Z")
Congratulations! Wow… babies! ---
**Author:** ![Jeannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@Jeannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeannie)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daughter/15081/31 "2000-03-24T00:53:00Z")
Congratulations! You guys picked a beautiful name for her, BTW. 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Fillet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/2acd7d/32.png) [@Fillet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fillet)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daughter/15081/32 "2000-03-24T01:18:00Z")
Fantastic! Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daughter/15081/33 "2000-03-24T01:50:00Z")
Wonderful news! Sincere congratulations to the AWB household, now increased by one beautiful little girl. Oh, and the “sugar and spice” thing is very overrated. She’ll have you parental units wrapped around one tiny finger in nothing flat. Veb ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daughter/15081/34 "2000-03-24T03:40:00Z")
Welcome Welcome Welcome! Now comes the crucial part: The Cliche’s to say to your wife. 1. You did great honey. 2. You were a real trooper. 3. You look great. 4. No, you don’t look bloated. 5. No, you didn’t tear _that_bad. Bring her a special (food) treat in the hosptial. Ice cream is the first thing that I really wanted…get some for me too, while you are up. Best of everything and don’t worry about all the sleep lost. You’ll get over it in about 25 years. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-daughter/15081.md?page=1)