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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
I thought I would start a new thread, a spin off of the "Hi Everyone" thread. On that thread TH, John Gault and the usual host of posters recounted difficulities either in their teen age years or with their teen agers. I was a pretty "good kid" and managed to hold my rebellion until I went away to college. Didn't realize that system had been working for so many for so long. Left a good kid and came back a good son but in the middle I am sure my parents & I were glad we didn't see each other.
Now my younger son is at home and will be 16 soon. He was a really difficult child; noisy, did not take change well, ADHD, and who knows what. I shuddered to think how his teen age years would work out. Well, they have been great in hte last couple years. He has a good head, and a really good heart. Once of the nicest kids in a fairly nice group of kids. He has taken to music seriously. He is a drummer in the HS marching band and had a full drum set at home (its music to my ears, although my wife could wish for more quiet.) He is learning to drive and my blood pressure doesn't go up too much when he drives with me as his necessary adult.
Older boy was another story. Smart and did well in most things. It took him forever to finish college but he always worked, was in school, had a place to live, a girl friend, a car, a computer and I only contributed to tuition. He now has a grad degree, a real job, a wife and a two week old daughter. So except for the slow career start his life has went well. He and I have good financial discussions now, he even asks about his retirement savings.
But my younger son, I am soooo happy that this is turning into a good story. You don't know how worried I was.
Now my younger son is at home and will be 16 soon. He was a really difficult child; noisy, did not take change well, ADHD, and who knows what. I shuddered to think how his teen age years would work out. Well, they have been great in hte last couple years. He has a good head, and a really good heart. Once of the nicest kids in a fairly nice group of kids. He has taken to music seriously. He is a drummer in the HS marching band and had a full drum set at home (its music to my ears, although my wife could wish for more quiet.) He is learning to drive and my blood pressure doesn't go up too much when he drives with me as his necessary adult.
Older boy was another story. Smart and did well in most things. It took him forever to finish college but he always worked, was in school, had a place to live, a girl friend, a car, a computer and I only contributed to tuition. He now has a grad degree, a real job, a wife and a two week old daughter. So except for the slow career start his life has went well. He and I have good financial discussions now, he even asks about his retirement savings.
But my younger son, I am soooo happy that this is turning into a good story. You don't know how worried I was.