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  1. Pyradox Pyradox is offline

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    Jul 24th, 2009 (7/24/2009 7:00pm)

    I just found out yesterday that my gf is pregnant. I'm feeling just about every emotion you can think of right now. It's not unwanted, but at the same time, the timing absolutely sucks. Now obviously there are going to be a lot of financial obligations that will come along in the coming months, but as to actually how much the initial expenses will set me back, I'm not sure.

    I love poker. I already decided that I am not going to stop playing poker, however, I do need to make adjustments. This will definitely mean that I will not be able to play live for awhile, and that the BR that I have online is all I have, so I need to tighten up my game selection. I'm just concerned that my game will change, because I am playing with 3 people in mind now, as opposed to just myself.

    Basically my purpose for this post is to see who out there has been in a similar situation, how much I can expect initial expenses to run, and how it has changed you as a poker player, if any.
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    Jul 24th, 2009 (7/24/2009 7:16pm) in reply to Pyradox

    bump (thread posted on page 2)
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  3. brianl28 brianl28 is offline

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    Jul 25th, 2009 (7/25/2009 4:12am) in reply to Pyradox

    I had a really hard time concentrating on poker for several months after my daughter was born. She is about 9 months now and I am finally starting to play like i used to. Not that I was not that that great to begin with but I made decent money when I had time to play. I felt like I did not want to take time away from her to go play poker. I found myself saying if I double up great but if I bust out then I get to hang with her so no big deal.

    Now that i am playing again regularly I don't find myself thinking about them when playing poker. I think it just goes back to instincts and you do what you have always done which is play the cards.

    As far as the initial expense I am still trying to pay it off. I think total we have like 8k in bills. That does not include all the extra shit you have to buy that comes with having a kid.

    Good luck with the kid because it is the coolest thing I have ever experienced.
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    Jul 26th, 2009 (7/26/2009 7:52pm) in reply to brianl28

     
    Originally Posted by brianl28 View Post

    As far as the initial expense I am still trying to pay it off. I think total we have like 8k in bills. That does not include all the extra shit you have to buy that comes with having a kid.

    This makes me nervous. What bills did you have? My gf is insured, so I think the medical expenses are covered. (I hope)

    I don't think I'm too concerned as far as poker goes, because I think I might have a game plan that should allow me to make some money to cover expenses without neglecting them.

    I have time to figure it out. I'm just concerned about everything going smoothly.
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    Jul 26th, 2009 (7/26/2009 8:55pm) in reply to Pyradox

    regardless of everything else, HUUUGE congrats on the baby! Who cares about poker right this sec, you've created life out of NOTHING, it's one of the craziest and most amazing things in the entire world. Just concentrate on that, don't worry about the money or bills or poker right now.
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    Jul 26th, 2009 (7/26/2009 9:51pm) in reply to MattieBoy131

    As soon as you have the kid the last thing on your mind will be poker. Sorry to break it to you buddy but having a kid is the coolest thing ever and will put poker on the back shelf. Take your time and enjoy your kid. As far as the expenses I would not worry about them. The hospital gives you forever to pay them off.
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    Jul 26th, 2009 (7/26/2009 9:59pm) in reply to brianl28

    use condom...

    and as played
    gl, and be a good father
     
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    Jul 26th, 2009 (7/26/2009 10:04pm) in reply to brianl28

     
    Originally Posted by brianl28 View Post

    As soon as you have the kid the last thing on your mind will be poker. Sorry to break it to you buddy but having a kid is the coolest thing ever and will put poker on the back shelf. Take your time and enjoy your kid. As far as the expenses I would not worry about them. The hospital gives you forever to pay them off.

    Yeah, I am definitely taking a break when the kid comes. It's not easy to just say "don't worry about the financial aspect"... She works a call center job on night shift that's stressful and not paying particularly well, and she's got a mountain of personal debt. This does not make deciding whether she should quit her job and be a stay-at-home mom easy. That, bundled with the fact that my job (though it pays well), is not as secure as I'd like it to be, just puts a lot of pressure on me. I just hope everything will work out and we have a healthy kid.
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    Jul 26th, 2009 (7/26/2009 10:27pm) in reply to Pyradox

    Good luck with everything. You are right on as far as deciding what the mother will do. My wife just left a good paying job and went back to waiting tables. She is stressing about the bills but gets to spend loads of time with the baby so it is worth the stress.
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