What is it with kids these days? You know all the times I've posted when I 
had something thrown over my windows, and the time my front windows got 
smashed? And the time that they spat and threw eggs at my daughter when she 
was about 11, and the time when they shit the life out of my wife by 
stamping hard on the ground and shouting loudly in her ear as they walked 
by? (Well, I didn't post about all of those, but they did happen).

    These were the guys that I tried to keep my son away from, and I was 
successful until now.

   He's now 18 and I guess he craved the fun and wild ways of our village's 
'massive' gang. I've just looked at his bebo site and I feel so sad.

      He's a sheep, and I feel like kicking his st00pid ass outta here. Just 
like me, he's going to learn the hard way. That's for sure. :(

       I feel I've lost him.

      ~Friggin'*really*pissedoffandsadSteve~

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St. wrote:

>    He's now 18 and I guess he craved the fun and wild ways of our village's 
> 'massive' gang. I've just looked at his bebo site and I feel so sad.
> 
'bebo site' ?

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I still have so much to look forward to in life. :-/

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>I still have so much to look forward to in life. :-/

    Mate, you don't know the half of it. To me, you are so lucky, you should 
be smiling all day long. When I say lucky, I mean that you have the chance 
to meet a nice, sensible lady, and not some immature bimbo that just wants 
to notch up another score on her bed post or get into half of your salary. 
Trust me, when you meet that nice lady, you'll know it.

      ~Steve~


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>> I still have so much to look forward to in life. :-/
> 
>     Mate, you don't know the half of it. To me, you are so lucky, you should 
> be smiling all day long. When I say lucky, I mean that you have the chance 
> to meet a nice, sensible lady, and not some immature bimbo that just wants 
> to notch up another score on her bed post or get into half of your salary. 
> Trust me, when you meet that nice lady, you'll know it.


Mmm, I guess they might...

I was actually thinking more along the lines of "parenthood is an 
utterly thankless task".

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St. <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:
>     Mate, you don't know the half of it. To me, you are so lucky, you should 
> be smiling all day long. When I say lucky, I mean that you have the chance 
> to meet a nice, sensible lady, and not some immature bimbo that just wants 
> to notch up another score on her bed post or get into half of your salary. 
> Trust me, when you meet that nice lady, you'll know it.

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>>> I still have so much to look forward to in life. :-/
>>
>>     Mate, you don't know the half of it. To me, you are so lucky, you 
>> should be smiling all day long. When I say lucky, I mean that you have 
>> the chance to meet a nice, sensible lady, and not some immature bimbo 
>> that just wants to notch up another score on her bed post or get into 
>> half of your salary. Trust me, when you meet that nice lady, you'll know 
>> it.
>

> I guess they might...

    Yep, they're out there. Be warned.

>
> I was actually thinking more along the lines of "parenthood is an utterly 
> thankless task".

     It's not until they decide that they've grown up enough to handle 
'life' and want to do their 'own thing'. Problem is, they soon come back 
when in trouble, (and they will be), but then it's too late, the damage has 
been done.

     ~Steve~


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>> I guess they might...
> 
>     Yep, they're out there. Be warned.

Heh. The last girl I ever went out with took me on a trip to Blackpool 
even though we had "split up" at that point. I didn't really realise 
until afterwards that actually she just wanted me to pay for everything.


days.) But actually, I had a really awesome time. And I've never slept 
in the same bed as a girl. (Although sleeping is all that happened. And 
yes, she snores. Loudly.) So I just kept smiling anyway...

In retrospect though... she really wasn't a very nice person. Kinda glad 
it ended quickly. ;-)

>> I was actually thinking more along the lines of "parenthood is an utterly 
>> thankless task".
> 
>      It's not until they decide that they've grown up enough to handle 
> 'life' and want to do their 'own thing'. Problem is, they soon come back 
> when in trouble, (and they will be), but then it's too late, the damage has 
> been done.

If I ever had children, I would try to be the best possible parent. But 
I would do it with the certainty that I'm doing it all completely wrong, 
and I have ruined my child's life as a result. I'm not sure I could live 
with that kind of guilt.

Being a parent just seems like an impossible task. If you're too strict, 
they grow up with no self-confidence. If you're not strict enough, they 
grow up as out-of-control runaways. If you restrict them too much, they 
won't learn independence. If you don't restrict them enough, they'll be 
spoilt brats. Every time anything bad happens to them, you have the 
pleasure of knowing it's probably your fault. You get to waste endless 
hours worrying about them.

And at the end of it all, you get your reward: We don't need you. You 
were a rubbish dad anyway. Goodbye.

Like I said, a stressful and thankless task. :-(

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>>> Mmm, I guess they might...
>>
>>     Yep, they're out there. Be warned.
>
> Heh. The last girl I ever went out with took me on a trip to Blackpool 
> even though we had "split up" at that point. I didn't really realise until 
> afterwards that actually she just wanted me to pay for everything.
>

> But actually, I had a really awesome time. And I've never slept in the 
> same bed as a girl. (Although sleeping is all that happened. And yes, she 
> snores. Loudly.) So I just kept smiling anyway...
>
> In retrospect though... she really wasn't a very nice person. Kinda glad 
> it ended quickly. ;-)

      The important thing is that you enjoyed yourself. You had a great 
time, and you learnt a little more about 'life'.


>
>>> I was actually thinking more along the lines of "parenthood is an 
>>> utterly thankless task".

      It is, and I've always known that it would be. There are so many fine 
lines that you have to consider.


>>
>>      It's not until they decide that they've grown up enough to handle 
>> 'life' and want to do their 'own thing'. Problem is, they soon come back 
>> when in trouble, (and they will be), but then it's too late, the damage 
>> has been done.
>
> If I ever had children, I would try to be the best possible parent. But I 
> would do it with the certainty that I'm doing it all completely wrong, and 
> I have ruined my child's life as a result. I'm not sure I could live with 
> that kind of guilt.
>
> Being a parent just seems like an impossible task. If you're too strict, 
> they grow up with no self-confidence. If you're not strict enough, they 
> grow up as out-of-control runaways. If you restrict them too much, they 
> won't learn independence. If you don't restrict them enough, they'll be 
> spoilt brats. Every time anything bad happens to them, you have the 
> pleasure of knowing it's probably your fault. You get to waste endless 
> hours worrying about them.
>
> And at the end of it all, you get your reward: We don't need you. You were 
> a rubbish dad anyway. Goodbye.

      You've summed it up quite well there Andrew, that's exactly it. Take 
my position now. My son is coming and going as he pleases, he pays no rent, 
(and never did), I get no phone call or text to say whether he'll be back 
home for his tea, (three times this week, I've eaten his meal that I cooked, 
the next day). I know exactly where he's coming from and exactly what he 
wants me to do. He wants me to take him to task about all of this, and you 
know what happens next don't you? He then throws it back at me, and then 
moves out probably claiming that I threw him out to his 'crew'. But, it 
ain't gonna happen. I'm not saying anything. The path he takes now is his 
choice. And I know he will get in trouble of some kind, whether that's 
money, or some drugs hassle, (yes, I've smelt it in his room before now), or 
some police trouble, or some hospital trouble when he finally meets the 'big 
boys' in a club somewhere. He's too immature to be out there, and believe 
me, he thinks he's invincible. He's been pumping weights for the last four 
years pretty much constantly, (I've even found steroids in his room), but 
when he crosses the wrong person, he'll know about it.


>
> Like I said, a stressful and thankless task. :-(

      Yep.  :o(

    ~Steve~



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>> Heh. The last girl I ever went out with took me on a trip to Blackpool 
>> even though we had "split up" at that point. I didn't really realise until 
>> afterwards that actually she just wanted me to pay for everything.
>>

>> But actually, I had a really awesome time. And I've never slept in the 
>> same bed as a girl. (Although sleeping is all that happened. And yes, she 
>> snores. Loudly.) So I just kept smiling anyway...
>>
>> In retrospect though... she really wasn't a very nice person. Kinda glad 
>> it ended quickly. ;-)
> 
>       The important thing is that you enjoyed yourself. You had a great 
> time, and you learnt a little more about 'life'.

Yeah, I learned about sea life. ;-) If you ever get the chance to go to 
the Blackpool sealife center, give it a whirl. It's fairly good. 
Blackpool zoo isn't bad either. (I didn't know they had one.) It 
features a maze made of maise. (Get it?)

As for life... well, a couple of street traders conned us out of about 

actually impossible. But they keep ranking up the prizes (and costs). We 


>>>> I was actually thinking more along the lines of "parenthood is an 
>>>> utterly thankless task".
> 
>       It is, and I've always known that it would be. There are so many fine 
> lines that you have to consider.
> 
>       You've summed it up quite well there Andrew, that's exactly it.

Like I said, I have so much to look forward to. :-S

> Take 
> my position now. My son is coming and going as he pleases, he pays no rent, 
> (and never did), I get no phone call or text to say whether he'll be back 
> home for his tea, (three times this week, I've eaten his meal that I cooked, 
> the next day). I know exactly where he's coming from and exactly what he 
> wants me to do. He wants me to take him to task about all of this, and you 
> know what happens next don't you? He then throws it back at me, and then 
> moves out probably claiming that I threw him out to his 'crew'. But, it 
> ain't gonna happen. I'm not saying anything. The path he takes now is his 
> choice. And I know he will get in trouble of some kind, whether that's 
> money, or some drugs hassle, (yes, I've smelt it in his room before now), or 
> some police trouble, or some hospital trouble when he finally meets the 'big 
> boys' in a club somewhere. He's too immature to be out there, and believe 
> me, he thinks he's invincible. He's been pumping weights for the last four 
> years pretty much constantly, (I've even found steroids in his room), but 
> when he crosses the wrong person, he'll know about it.

Hmm. No offence, but... There are many, many things wrong in my life. 
However, at least I can say I'm not heading for nearly as much trouble 
as this individual seems to be heading for.

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