Hypothetical Question??? If you could...

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

The one piece of advice that I actually took that I got from a stranger was when I told him that I had just had my second kid. He said that you need to start early with them by inoculating them to teenage stupidity as much as you can. His idea was is that you start to tell them when they’re like eight or nine when they still love and respect you that in a few years year, you as the parent are going to start to seem to be crazy and stupid. And that your kid will not think you are right about anything. He had done this with his daughters and so when they got to the shithead teenager years and he would try to tell them stuff and they would try to ignore them, in the back of their heads they thought wait a minute dad said this would happen. he said it didn’t solve the problem, but it sure took the rough edges off of some of their stupidity.

[markm]

I'm going to show this thread to my son. If one of these ideas sinks in, it'd be great.

[Diamondback]

Entering college: Skip those wasted years in Business Dept and go straight to History degree.

Entering high school: Load up on Shop for electives, order those AR and 1911 blanks while I have that ONE year with the cool shop teacher encouraging me to take up gunsmithing and make the most of his mentorship.

Junior high: Tell our financial advisor to buy Amazon right at IPO.

Sometime before that: Start dragging mom kicking and screaming for a least at walk around the block every other day, get us both a little trimmer and able to hold onto more mobility longer. Also, invest in yard and house maintenance before the little problems become big ones.

[hotbiggun42]

I'm awake because my stomach woke me up, that's one of the fun things about getting older.

I was sitting here thinking about a conversation with my Son and wondered, "If you could go back in time and give yourself some advice, what would it be?" I ask because the advice I give my Son is based upon my view of his strengths and weaknesses and his personality. I would advise my Son differently of course than I would advise myself.

So, what would it be?

Never too late call him and tell him you screwed up.

[Averageman]

Never too late call him and tell him you screwed up.

No, it's not like that, me and my Son are great.
Probobly the best relationship of my life. He's doing real well and I couldn't be more proud.

I was just looking back on my own life and weighing the scales.

[tangolima]

My boy is high school freshman. We are 1st generation immigrants. Kids were born here. Above all that's what I have been telling him.

You don't know lucky you are born in America. It is the best place in the world. Don't screw it up. You will have nowhere else to go.

-TL

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[Red*Lion]

Maintain your boundaries with women at all times. Be ready and willing to walk away from any relationship with a woman.

[markm]

You don't know lucky you are born in America. It is the best place in the world. Don't screw it up. You will have nowhere else to go.

Too bad our 3rd, 4th and 5th gen pot head idiots and their worthless kids don't share the same attitude towards America.

[SteyrAUG]

My boy is high school freshman. We are 1st generation immigrants. Kids were born here. Above all that's what I have been telling him.

You don't know lucky you are born in America. It is the best place in the world. Don't screw it up. You will have nowhere else to go.

-TL

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It's always ironic to me that the people who weren't born here, but worked damn hard to get here, understand that and that so many who were born here think it sucks and almost any place is better.

If I had a wand of justice, all these people would just trade places. Those who wish for a better life but also are willing to do something about it would find themselves HERE and all those protesting this country and talking about how it's the worst place on Earth and they wish they lived in France or Canada would find themselves living elsewhere.

[tangolima]

It's always ironic to me that the people who weren't born here, but worked damn hard to get here, understand that and that so many who were born here think it sucks and almost any place is better.

If I had a wand of justice, all these people would just trade places. Those who wish for a better life but also are willing to do something about it would find themselves HERE and all those protesting this country and talking about how it's the worst place on Earth and they wish they lived in France or Canada would find themselves living elsewhere.

North Korea, China, Cuba, Russia, they love to have American comrades to join them.

-TL

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