Thread: An apology, and an announcement

I've been thinking where to put this post and even what to put in it for a while. Or perhaps i've just been putting it off. Let me tell you about the most surreal night out i've ever had and why it still hasnt ended 2 days later.

I had been staying with my mate for a few days towards the end of last week. On Thursday night we decided to go out clubbing. Nothing unusual here at all. Except I started drinking at 9pm and didnt stop until 5am. THAT is unusual for me. I have no idea why it went on so long. We ended up chatting to a few canadian friends over the internet who found our drunkenness hilarious. I think I ended up setting my mate up with one of them. So much of that night is hazy.

Which leads me to the apology. At some point during that night I started randomly sending PMs to some of you. I cant remember doing it, but some of you have started replying and so for those of you who have not I would like to apologize to you ALL. A sample message that appeared in the reply said something like "Hello 'x'. I am drunk. That is all." Harmless perhaps, but not helpful either. For this I am sorry.

I went to bed at around 5 or 6 and was woken at 10am by a phone call. My wife was due to go to hospital the following week for an operation to find out why we were having trouble having kids. We've been trying for a year, i'll spare you all the details....

Anyways, after 5 hours sleep tops and after 8 or 9 hours solid drinking you might forgive me for waking up and still feeling a little drunk. I was not at all with it. This was the phone call I took from my wife, paraphrased:

Wife: "Hi hon, its me here"

Me: "Uh...."

Wife: "Did I wake you up?"

Me: "ummmm...... urrgh..."

Wife: "Sorry hon. Its just, i'm at the hospital. You remember I had the appointment to get tests done before my operation?"

Me: "Errr....."

Wife: "Well they cancelled it. They say I cant have it."

Me: [remembering hospital appointment] "Huh? What? Why not?"

Wife: "Because i'm pregnant."

Me: ..........

Wife: [2 mins later] "Hon?"

Me: .......... "Err......"

I had been resigning myself to the notion that I probably wouldnt ever be a dad. Now suddenly my wife has found out she is a month pregnant. Quite honestly this has BROKEN MY HEAD.

This is the single most surreal hangover I have ever had and also the best thing to have ever happened.

If i'm being honest with you I am still finding it difficult to believe. I've seen the test. We've done another. I simply dont believe it. I dont understand. A friend tells me that I should expect to get used to the idea of being a dad by the time I see them off to Uni. It really hasnt sunk in. I am completely in happyland. I'm worried i'll wake up soon. I was so flabberghasted by this news that the first intelligible thing I said to my wife was:

"How?"

To which I was told that the answer to that question was rather elementary.

So my apologies for the rather long post but i'm still on cloud 9 and know that there are some people on this forum who would want to know.

I hope it sinks in soon.

You're not the first to be a bit worried about what you've posted drunk on a forum!

And congratulations!

Congrats Sidney!

As far as the drunken PMs ..... Go and sin no more other then that,

Congratulations to you and to your Mrs.

Well, I guess in 8 months, or sooner, you're going to have to start being a grown up. It's gonna be a hard adjustment so good luck with it, and congratulations!!!!

heee heeee.... congrats!

go say 5 Hail Marys

then send me something nice

I'll reply to your drunken PM with my mailing address.
Glad I didn't delete it!

Originally Posted by sidneykidney

Im drunk.really drrunk. have you met my sister?
ive bin meennin to send you a razor cause your my mate and I love you
something with no no im gonna send you a hone, a natural honemaybemyescherrr thats all

GRATS ON THE TRICYCLE MOTOR !!!!!!!!!!!!

My heartfelt congratulations to the both of you.
Having kids is great. Sure, they ruin your life, but they're worth it.

Congratulations! Glad she didn't have to go through the tests and operation!

CONGRATS! Eh, no harm done in the PMs.