Date: 3/16/2007 10:51:00 PM
From Authorid: 42945
Great post Ranger, I agree with everything you say here....*cheers*  |
Date: 3/16/2007 11:59:00 PM
From Authorid: 62146
I am glad I found this post cause it acctaully lifted me up a bit and brought me back to my senses thankyou.   |
Date: 3/17/2007 2:53:00 AM
From Authorid: 26303
Yep, I agree, comes with age. My 15year old could do with some good old common sense. He had it, now it seems to be a wee bit lost. LOL. He'll get there, I know. But in the mean time we must suffer, as did our parents. lol. Karma, or teenager???  |
Date: 3/17/2007 4:26:00 AM
From Authorid: 62998
You know Ranger, my old boss was probably the smartest man I ever met, had a BS in Physics, and a MBA, but had the common sense of hedgehog. He was the type who would have to go to the bathroom, pull out his tie and wet his pants. I so wish I was kidding. He wasn't the one who fired me, that came from his boss, but get this. Shortly after I was diagnosed and had my first surgery, I went back to work since they told me it was only a grade 2 (oops) He told me I should have seen that coming since my dad died. I looked at with a blank stare for a moment and then went "Chuck, my dad died of an Aneurysm, not brain cancer, they don't even had a single thing in common" I want to hit him for being so stupid. That was the kind of moron I had to put up with everyday for 4 years. Yet he had a degree in PHYSICS! and a MBA! boggles the mind  |
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Date: 3/17/2007 4:30:00 AM
From Authorid: 62998
As for myself, I woke up one morning when I was 20 and CLICK went off in my head. Just like that, I went out to the kitchen where my Mom was sitting reading her paper and I apologized for all the stupid things I did, and all the pain I had caused her, got in the shower and told her right there. I was quitting drugs (i only ever did pot) and getting a "real" job. I left and 1 hour later came home with the beginning of my Papa John's career. |
Date: 3/17/2007 6:33:00 AM
From Authorid: 4144
i am soooo glad to see i'm not the only one that thinks like this!! the older i get the less common sense i see in the world. and you are right...some parents teach their kids nothing. too many want to be "best friends" with the kids instead of parents.  |
Date: 3/17/2007 6:38:00 AM
From Authorid: 26303
Moma Bug, I know what you mean. My son's girlfriend seems to get what she wants, and isn't accountable for anything. Yet my son is, so it causes friction. She is a nice enough girl, but hey, we have rules. I just wish they had a few more too. Of course we are the meanest parents alive. LOL along with several other million (I hope)
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Date: 3/17/2007 6:56:00 AM
From Authorid: 48809
I agree with you too Ranger. I think it is wonderful that you teach these values to others. It is true that so many people really don't have common sense. I have seen so much of this myself, the overspending of their credit cards until they cannot possibly pay it all back . They spend money they don't have by buying large palatial homes that cost a mint and that will take a lifetime to pay for in the hopes that the neighbors will be impressed. Brand new cars and brand name clothing... the best of everything and when times get tough .... as they sometimes do,and they lose their jobs...they are out in the street with nothing but the clothes on their back and all the money they have invested is now down the drain and in someone else's pocket instead of their own. We all like to live nicely, but if this were me, I would settle for a less expensive home and open a bank account for what can come tomorrow! Unfortunately, the kids see their parents living this way and the same thing is repeated in their own life when they grow up. Many never learn that we should never outspend our income.  |
Date: 3/17/2007 9:22:00 AM
From Authorid: 61966
You'd think common sense is something easy, everyone should come with it but thats really not true. I work with people (nurses mostly) who don't have a bit of common sense and here is lil ole me..way over half their age who probably has more sense than they do. These rules are great, we should all remember them! Great post Dad.  |
Date: 3/17/2007 11:20:00 AM
From Authorid: 62798
I like the post and the advice, but I am not sure about number 4.  |
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Date: 3/17/2007 6:34:00 PM
From Authorid: 48809
Breathing body, I can tell that you have wonderful parents who have taught you the true values of life. Not many people your age know how to handle their money like you do. Another very good rule to remember is," When we spend our money on unnecessary things that we can do without ...then we are making someone else richer and making ourselves poorer!" Hugs! |
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Date: 3/18/2007 4:37:00 AM
From Authorid: 4144
Aussie, my daughter has brought a few boys like that home. those boyfriends never last too long. she has to work and they just want to play. their parents pay for everything from cars to motorcycles to clothes and dates. she has a good boy now that doesn't mind getting his hands dirty from something other than a paint ball gun! i've talked to his mom a few times and she seems to have told him like i told her.....if you want it...go get a job and pay for it. pretty simple. what are these kids gonna do when mommy and daddy are no longer around? these kinds of parents are not doing their kids a favor by not teaching them how to work for a living. |
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