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Do Y’all Hope Your Kid(s) Turn Out Like You?
I mean, if your kid climbs into your lap and says I want to grow up and be just like you…. you can take it at face value, smile and say awww, thank you…yet we know in our hearts our weaknesses and foibles that they can’t see, and think immediately of the bad thingsa, at least I did today. One day, I might agree and think yes, this came on the heels of that right thing I did and he saw it, and understands lets say sharing, or forgiveness, or my cool temper with the grumpy neighbor…on another day, I might come out and say to him indirectly, you do not want this quality, you do not want to do what I do, do what I say….there are days I don’t want my kid to be like me. Ever think that way?
Okay, you want an example….Um, my son (12) said he wanted to be like me once a long time ago (8ish?). He likes the fact I built him a 5 story treehouse out of scrap wood, with a fireman pole you have to slide down to get out from. I am building a sauna from good pre-owned wood (from the dump), and other recovered scraps (bricks of shingles, etc) for the family, because we are Finnish, and I would like one and I think they will like one. I built the kids a 60 foot tall swing between two 90 foot tall white pines in our rather large yard, and the kids love it (The neightbors think I am nuts and so does a neighboring insurance man who told me my homeowners might cancel me if they ever knew…..whatever…) I am lower middle class, and I grew up higher middle class. Soooo, I would say financially, I/we have not done as well as where we came from, even though we both work full-time. Okay, here it is…I DON’T WANT MY BOY TO DO THE THINGS I DO !!! I WANT HIM TO DO/HAVE BETTER.Build with new wood. Have the olympic gym/swingset/store bought fort thing. I am not a carpenter, but I manage to create somewhat wfe things no one has died on yet…. I give my kids good things I think they will enjoy, since I cannot give them the things they want (horses, RV trips, a cabin, etc). Yet I still can’t fully accept the “high honor” from my son that he wants to be like me when he grows up. I don’t want him to turn out like me, scrimping, scrounging, make do with leftovers, taking “scraps from the master’s table” as it were. These are okay, but I find it hard to look him in the eye and tell him straight faced..”Everybody collects golf balls on the course cuz they are soooo darned expensive.” This is something I do that gives us exercise and free balls (some really nice Nike balls too), but I don’t want him to do this later in life. Please, Lord don’t let him folllow my example on this one. I’ll utter in prayer….
I ALWAYS hope that my (soon to be four) kids will do better than we do/did, and will aim high, even higher, so they might just experience things better. Just better. My life hasn’t been bad, I just know there are things I want him to steer clear of and pursue instead. What do you think? Can you accept a child’s I want to be like you compliment without reservations? And should we?
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“you Know You’re Over The Hill When… ” Star If You Like?
1. You find yourself beginning to like accordion music.
2. You’re sitting on a park bench and a Boy Scout comes up and helps you cross your legs.
3. Lawn care has become a big highlight of your life.
4. You tune into the easy listening station…on purpose.
5. You discover that your measurements are now small, medium and large…In that order.
6. You light the candles on your birthday cake and a group of campers form a circle and start singing Cumbaya..
7. You keep repeating yourself.
8. You start video taping daytime game shows.
9. At the airport, they ask to check your bags…and you’re not carrying any luggage.
10. You wonder why you waited so long to take up macramé.
11. Your Insurance Company has started sending you their free calendar…a month at a time.
12. At cafeterias, you complain that the gelatin is too tough.
13. Your new easy chair has more options than your car.
14. When you do the “Hokey Pokey” you put your left hip out…and it stays out.
15. One of the throw pillows on your bed is a hot water bottle.
16. Conversations with people your own age often turn into “dueling ailments.”
17. You keep repeating yourself.
18. It takes a couple of tries to get over a speed bump.
19. You discover the words, “whippersnapper,” “scalawag” and “by-cracky” creeping into your vocabulary.
20. You’re on a TV game show and you decide to risk it all and go for the rocker.
21. You begin every other sentence with, “Nowadays…”
22. You run out of breath walking DOWN a flight of stairs.
23. You look both ways before crossing a room.
24. Your social security number only has three digits.
25. You keep repeating yourself.
26. You come to the conclusion that your worst enemy is gravity.
27. You go to a Garden Party and you’re mainly interested in the garden.
28. You find your mouth making promises your body can’t keep.
29. The waiter asks how you’d like your steak…and you say “pureed.”
30. At parties you attend, “regularity” is considered the topic of choice.
31. You start beating everyone else at trivia games.
32. You frequently find yourself telling people what a loaf of bread USED to cost.
33. Your back goes out more than you do.
34. You keep repeating yourself.
35. Cafeteria food starts tasting GOOD.
36. You refer to your $2500 stereo system as “The Hi-Fi.”
37. You make it a point to attend all the RV shows that come to town.
38. You realize that a stamp today costs more than a picture show did when you were growing up.
39. Your childhood toys are now in a museum.
40. Many of your co-workers were born the same year that you got your last promotion.
41. The clothes you’ve put away until they come back in style…come back in style.
42. All of your favorite movies are now revised in color.
43. The car that you bought brand new becomes an antique.
44. You keep repeating yourself.
45. You find this list tasteless and insensitive.
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I Would Like To Buy A Sailing Boat In Tortola British Vergin Islands,i Want To Know How Much Taxes I Need To P
ay if any and what kind of registration i can do,and how much is the insurance for a 43 footer boat.thanks alot for your help.
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I Have A 17 Foot Boat In Oregon. Do I Have To Ensure It Like A Car Or Is It Optional To Have Insurance? Thx.
I do recreational boating in oregon with my 17 foot boat that I purchased last year and I need to know if I have to have it insured with liability (or any other kind) insurance. Anyone know the oregon law on this?
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What Will My Motorcycle Insurance Be Like?
Im about to get a motorcycle. I was wondering what a good insurance company would be to go with, and how much it would run me a month. Im a 20 year old student in Florida. thanks for any info.
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