I remember when I was a little kid & pop would be splittin wood on the stump. He'd set his beer down (Black Label or Stroh's,50's) & I'd chug it down.
Do you have a teen age daughter? Me too!
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I have 3 teenage daughters: 17, 15, & 13.
All are good kids, but suffer from the pre-teen lobotomy at 12, when they think my wife and I are clueless and a hindrance to their social life.
The oldest is coming around now, while the youngest is just hitting her stride.
The middle one is a freshman in high school and is very grade conscious.
Loads of fun watching them grow up, but they can be a huge pain in the butt, as well.
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All are good kids, but suffer from the pre-teen lobotomy at 12, when they think my wife and I are clueless and a hindrance to their social life.
The oldest is coming around now, while the youngest is just hitting her stride.
The middle one is a freshman in high school and is very grade conscious.
Loads of fun watching them grow up, but they can be a huge pain in the butt, as well.
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northcal
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Heard a tip on the radio the other day about this. There is an app you can get to turn their cellphone off. Apparently kids are addicted to their phones now. Seems to get the intended results.
MindenMan
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Did you mean phones? (pones) northcal? LOL
Mine is almost 17, and doesn't drive yet. She is academically gifted and lazy as it gets. Her grades are up and down, and like so many others, her room is a disaster zone. She is a good kid, no cigarettes or sex, or drinking, or drugging. In spite of the fact she knows teen aged boys are morons that think with the wrong head, she is still interested in them. Before she goes anywhere with any boy, we have to meet him and his parents before any socializing can occur. She likes to taste the beers I make, and she now sounds like me when she describes one; nice malty aroma, a little sweet up front with a dry finish, etc. etc. She only gets a tablespoon if even that much when she tastes one, and she doesn't get to taste everything I make.
Mine is almost 17, and doesn't drive yet. She is academically gifted and lazy as it gets. Her grades are up and down, and like so many others, her room is a disaster zone. She is a good kid, no cigarettes or sex, or drinking, or drugging. In spite of the fact she knows teen aged boys are morons that think with the wrong head, she is still interested in them. Before she goes anywhere with any boy, we have to meet him and his parents before any socializing can occur. She likes to taste the beers I make, and she now sounds like me when she describes one; nice malty aroma, a little sweet up front with a dry finish, etc. etc. She only gets a tablespoon if even that much when she tastes one, and she doesn't get to taste everything I make.
northcal
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Have a 20 year old that is finally, maybe getting her head screwed on straight. My 17 year old is another story all together. She has always been the smarter one caring about grades and not much else. She has a boy that she has been dating for about 7 months now. He seems like a good kid and they are never left by themselves. He lives about an hour away and Sunday is their day to hang out. In November she informed us that she was hearing voices and wanted to kill us and herself. We checked her into a facility. She came out and wasn't right. No voices but seemed like a zombie. A few months go by, shrink changes meds around cause the voices started coming back. Therapist says it's a grab for attention. Check her into another facility. Comes out much better and with less meds. Now it is starting again. Tears at the heart strings. We are very thankful that she is strong enough to ask for help and comfortable enough to come to us. We are doing everything that we think we should be doing. Supporting but trying to stay firm. Shrink, therapist different meds. Nothing seems to really help long term. Of course the shrink is just wanting to push more meds. The therapist says it's just hormones and manipulation. I would not wish these 6 months on my worst enemy. Both kids have had broken bones growing up. Those are easy. Go to the hospital, get a cast and a few months later it's all but forgotten.
Our youngest son had a similar problem till he was 13 or so. He was the only survivor of twins though. Would've been the only twins on either side in God knows how many generations. He used to sit a play/talk with someone not there when he was little. We always figured it was the spirit of his twin he was playing with. He's 15 now & a little moody or quiet at times. But otherwise fine. He & an old class buddy are trying to get money for the movies they're writing nowadays. He wants to be another Steven Spielberg or something. Cool. I'm sure she'll grow out of it. There was one girl in Cleveland years ago that had trouble with Telekinesis. Showed things on the news live flying around her in the living room. So these things do happen,but are rare.
I'm a 27 year old girl and I read this entire thread with tears in my eyes. You all sound like amazing fathers and I sincerely hope my dad is as proud and happy with me as you are with your own kids.
I hope you understand that you'll always be our favorite man in the whole world, the one we look up to and the one we want to make proud. My father has been my biggest influence in life, he's the reason why I like music, mechanics, technology, brewing and even hot rods. Try to teach your kid all the stuff that makes you who you are, too. Girls are not just about pink and dolls.
You all rock for being dads. Lots of love.
I hope you understand that you'll always be our favorite man in the whole world, the one we look up to and the one we want to make proud. My father has been my biggest influence in life, he's the reason why I like music, mechanics, technology, brewing and even hot rods. Try to teach your kid all the stuff that makes you who you are, too. Girls are not just about pink and dolls.
You all rock for being dads. Lots of love.
Ha!
I'm betting we would have quite a different response when queried about our FRIEND'S daughters...
OP
OP
APP? All I do is call Verizon and in 3 min its off for exactly however long I want! I even have Verizon on speed dial! Its the BEST training tool a parent can ask for these days. Its like the instant attitude adjuster! Now if I could just find the HORMONE switch! LOL
Cheers
Jay
They grow up, get married, fly away and break your heart. I miss my kid lots. She got married her senior year in college, got a Fullbright scholarship and went to Germany with her Husband for a year. (When I went to see them that was one heck of a beer tour). Came back and moved to Ithaca for grad school. When your kids get older you remember the painful things as a lesson learned and the rest as a fond memory. ENJOY EVERY DAY, YOU DON'T GET TO DO IT AGAIN.
I feel ya man. This song always describes it for me...
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First, its good to let them try a bit of alcohol in my opinion, so they aren't always wondering what it is like.
Lots of communication about the issues it can cause. Lots of communication about the ramifications of drinking and being caught by the parental units.
By the time I was thirteen, my dad had let me try tiny sips of different drinks. He also made it clear how much trouble I'd be in if I was caught drinking. Also said if he wouldn't yell or deal with me until I sobered up... and if I was stupid, he would pick me up anywhere, anytime if needed... with no yelling involved. (the next morning might have been a problem, but luckily, I never had this issue)
My daughter is 10.. really mature and level headed about things. Really good kid. She knows we are strict but fair.
SharonaZamboni
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My oldest is a girl, not a single bit of trouble, ever. I don't even mind her three-way open marriage. It's interesting, and really none of my business.
Second was a crazy boy, and his high school girlfriend (now wife) had the special power that a parent just doesn't possess. She kept him alive and well through high school and beyond. My undying gratitude to her!
Third was a crazy girl. Very trying, but the independence and assertiveness that is hell on a parent has served her well as an adult.
I never sanctioned under aged drinking, was less strict about smoking...
Just trust that you've instilled the basics, and even if they go off course a bit, they'll come out all right in the end. Enjoy the ride, and good luck!
Second was a crazy boy, and his high school girlfriend (now wife) had the special power that a parent just doesn't possess. She kept him alive and well through high school and beyond. My undying gratitude to her!
Third was a crazy girl. Very trying, but the independence and assertiveness that is hell on a parent has served her well as an adult.
I never sanctioned under aged drinking, was less strict about smoking...
Just trust that you've instilled the basics, and even if they go off course a bit, they'll come out all right in the end. Enjoy the ride, and good luck!
OP
OP
I had to take her cell phone from her yesterday as punishment for being self Centered, bossy, pushy, argumentative and not listening to her father. You would have thought I cut her hands off! We will have an argument like this every once in a great while but all in all she really is the best 16 year old and one father could ask for.
Cheers
Jay
Cheers
Jay
Subsailor
Life is Tough, Stupid makes it Tougher
4 kids, Girl, Boy, Girl, Boy.
As someone said below, with the boys, we only had to worry about their one unit. With the girls we had worry about nearly every boy's unit.
My girls are 29 and 25. The oldest is a a former Marine as is her husband. The youngest has had mental difficulties all of her life and is often unable to tell reality from fiction but she has the greatest willpower of anyone I have met. If she sets her mind and her heart on something, there little to nothing that can stop her. She has definitely come a long way over a hard trail.
Their teen years drove me crazy, but, they never let me down and they are succeeding life, which is all I figure I can ask. Now I have grandchildren and I remind my children to think about what they were like when they were teens!
As someone said below, with the boys, we only had to worry about their one unit. With the girls we had worry about nearly every boy's unit.
My girls are 29 and 25. The oldest is a a former Marine as is her husband. The youngest has had mental difficulties all of her life and is often unable to tell reality from fiction but she has the greatest willpower of anyone I have met. If she sets her mind and her heart on something, there little to nothing that can stop her. She has definitely come a long way over a hard trail.
Their teen years drove me crazy, but, they never let me down and they are succeeding life, which is all I figure I can ask. Now I have grandchildren and I remind my children to think about what they were like when they were teens!
