soundslikejustin Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Congrats. JJ Mega is an AWESOME name!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrider Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Fatherhood...the toughest job you'll ever love! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Congratulations Peter to you and your wife and of course JJ Mega for a job well done. The greatest gift of all is love and that is what a child is. Cheers. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Karlsson Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Congrats to all the sound fathers here I'll be joining the club in 6 months and have also been thinking about these things. I guess there's always a way to make things work and the advise I read here is truly great. (Dominique and Olle, I am too in Sweden at the moment to visit family and celebrate the holidays - let's grab a beer!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylormadeaudio Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Congratulations Peter !! Regarding the title of this topic, being a DAD has so much more going for it than being a sound mixer! Thanks Jeff, That made my day : ) ...and Congratulations Peter! What an amazing Christmas present! ~tt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimPitot Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Congrats. JJ Mega is an AWESOME name!! Seconded. Congrats dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Mega Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Thanks for your thoughts folks, much appreciated. You guys are right, JJ Mega is a pretty cool name....takes after his dad!!!! hehe!! Best regards, Mega family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Yep congrats and well said Crew and others. I've been in the industry 46 years and been married just as long. With 3 children I believe that the love and effort to provide for them helps keeps your relationship together. It give you a reason to work hard and enjoy your family during days off and down times. I was very often not around sometimes to 2 to 3 months, hard on everyone! I now have 3 "elderly" children all with degrees who are stunning people and still very close. I do not work so hard now so have time to enjoy my 3 grandchildren. Sound is a great career but life is really about family Good luck all you dads! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnewton Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Congratulations to all the new (and soon to be) new dads. My 2 sons are 16 and 21 now and are doing just fine. I've spent a lot of time away from home over the years and one piece of advice I have is this: when you do come home, especially after a long absence, remember that home life has continued on without you. Your family has a schedule and a rhythm you may not be in synch with. They've had to make things work without you, so don't get home and start bitching about "how come the grass hasn't been cut/ dishes washed/ screen door been fixed" etc. etc. Cut 'em some slack and enjoy the time you spend at home with them. It's all small stuff. Then they'll be sad to see you go to the next job, not relieved. cheers, Chris newton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 (Dominique and Olle, I am too in Sweden at the moment to visit family and celebrate the holidays - let's grab a beer!) Grattis! Beer sounds nice! Where in Sweden will you be? I'm working post on a novellfilm in Stockholm over the in-between days. So when I do get out of the cave ill be thirsty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominiquegreffard Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Yep i m in stockholm and possibly free from my diaper changing schedule for a beer! Let s do this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Karlsson Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Yep, I'm in Stockholm too. Perhaps we should take this to PM since it's off topic and all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris McCallum Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 So my little boy decided to come earlier than the planned caeserean on December 28 and guess what day he chose......yep you guessed it, Christmas Day 2011. We so weren't planning on spending Xmas day having a baby but its sooooooo cool!! Writing this from the hospital after he just had his first bath!! Jayden John Mega or JJ Mega I'm sure you can tell I'm very happy. Hope you all have an amazing a Xmas as I have!! All the best... Cheers. Peter Mega Congrats Pete that is awesome news and a great Christmas gift! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Morris Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Very few films have had the impact on me that "The Family Man" had. While not a terribly great film, I saw it when I had just finished college and my oldest daughter was just a couple months old. I remember vowing to never let business become the priority over family. That doesn't mean never making compromises (you still have to pay the mortgage, after all), but it does mean making your business fit with the demands of a fulfilling family life, not the other way around. And even that is different from family to family. I may someday regret not working on some projects that I've missed out on, but I will never regret the time I spent with my family. For most of us, our greatest legacy will be what we contributed to our family, not the sh!tty/meaningless/mind-numbing programs we had to work on to pay the bills. As an ENG/EFP mixer, very little of what I've worked on will be remembered beyond the timeline of its broadcast schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylormadeaudio Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Well said Rodney, Yeah, there's a balance for sure. I think we'd all like to work on a higher percentage of more 'fulfilling' projects. ~tt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Mega Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Congrats Pete that is awesome news and a great Christmas gift! Thanks for your thoughts Chris, much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Mega Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 In between shows and haven't unpacked and started prepping for the next one yet. In the meantime, my little boy thinks its great to climb all over!! Getting the feel... Dont you feel like this at work some days!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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