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    Delivery Food: Chinese vs Pizza

    Around here, the only two types of restaurants that deliver are Chinese and pizza joints. Between the two, which do you and your family prefer? Personally, I like pizza better, but my wife and mother LOVE Chinese food.
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    Gender Preference

    Dads and Dads-To-Be: During your wife's pregnancy, did you have a preference for the gender of the child? My wife always said she didn't care whether it was a boy or a girl, so long as the child was healthy. Now, we all want our child to be born healthy, but did you also wish for a specific gender?
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    Electric Cars

    Does anyone out there have an electric-powered vehicle? We are considering making that our next purchase, since the price of gas just keeps rising. We don't know anyone who owns one, though, so we don't know how reliable they are, how often they need maintenance, how expensive the repairs are...
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    Exercise and Your Children

    How do you make sure your children exercise everyday? Do you involve them in sports? When I was growing up, my mom made all of us boys play in Little League baseball. At first, I enjoyed the sport, but as it became more competitive and "cut-throat", I found myself losing interest. Now that I'm...
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    Financial Assistance

    How do you feel about government funded financial assistance? Many families out there are receiving food stamps and/or other financial assistance from the government. I'm sure some people take advantage of those programs, but it seems like there are many families out there who truly need it and...
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    Supporting Wife During Pregnancy

    What are other expectant dads out there doing to support your wife during her pregnancy? Do you indulge the crazy food cravings, go to lamaze classes with her, or stay as far away as possible to avoid those crazy mood swings?! (Kidding.) When my wife was preggo, it seems like I spent all my time...
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    Video Game Time

    Today's kids LOVE playing video games. (Adults even like to play them these days.) Do you let your kids play video games? If so, do you limit how much time they spend playing? Our kids would play video games 12 hours a day if we'd let them, so we have to limit their game time and encourage other...
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    Spring Cleaning

    What all do you clean when you're "spring cleaning"? For us, it includes repainting the inside of the house, shampooing and/or steam cleaning the carpet, and cleaning all the kitchen cabinets, ceiling fans and windows. Oh, and we also clean out the gutters. :-/
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    Effective punishment

    As a father, what do you feel the most effective punishment(s) is/are for your children? Do you stay away from corporal punishment? Do you think the punishment varies depending on the "crime"? Do you punish different children differently, or do the same rules apply for all your children? How do...
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