Guest The Shaman Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Nice one Mooster ! Its a wind up though mate when deep down we all want our lads to do the sort of things we did, I know its a different generation now but I would'nt swap my childhood and teenage years with any of the kids these days, where I lived it was litterd with woods and places to get upto mischief , I look at the same areas now and there's houses standing on them . Its the laws and the weird'ies in this country that has got a strangle hold over the kids freedom, My lads 11 and I would'nt dare let him roam around like I used to as a kid, its a shame mate they way things are these days.... Hey Jasp you got the wrong glasses on today mate You're right mate! I'm a bit short sighted these days now I'm in my 40's! deep down I still think I'm a handsome b*****d like I was in my late teens earley 20's but then I look in the mirror and realise its all gone south :whistle:..... Like I say mate fooking clones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aled 508 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Crikey as a relatively new father (he's 22 weeks) and a rebellious teenager this is frightening. Strangely though my rebellion was about Country sports, all i wanted to do was go fishing Mam didnt in principle mind, provided i got my school work done, which would you rather do?? (We also had a huge argument about me having a 410 at 13years old, she won the battle but i won the war!) Anyway what i was going to say is that when i went to college (yes i got there eventually) my relationship with my parents improved within weeks. So going away from Mam n Dad for a while can be a real help. Since then we've on the whole been very close, so guys please hang in there, and good luck. Cheers Aled Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mooster 1 Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 Yep, wise words Aled. One thing i've been thinking though lads. Cast you minds back to age 16-18.-I had just started a mechanics apprenticeship.The old blokes in the garage took great delight in telling me how they could make an engine from a lump of metal by hand and how they could tune any engine by listening to it and adjusting the ignition by hand. They would moan at my lack of skills and tell mehow easy it was for my generation of apprentices to just replace faulty engine parts" from the shelf "rather than diagnosing the fault befor skillfully repairing them. Then i would get home and my old man would go on about something called "national service"!! Don't get me wrong ..i'm as frustrated as you blokes about our sons not knowing how to climb trees or skin a rabbit,but i wonder if it's a case of "the circle of life" or put another way " wer'e turning into our dads!!!! Scary isn't it ?..especially when you still feel you are 15!!! Cheers,Mooster. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
overnunder 0 Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 well.. well.. well..since ive left school ive been blown into the real world ...not beein funny but i would rather be in skewl only doin six hours a day with big breaks..and all your mates around you..but ive started to enjoy it now..wether it is the money thing or a change..once your lad starts doin something he enjoys he will get back on track..ive never been a rebelious ..but know a few and they have just bolloxed things up for them selves and some are going to the shitters now with no gcses behind them..carnt hold down jobs..gettin in depth tis all there own fault...not beeing funny shanman but if hes trying to get back on track let him go at his own pace..if pushed hes gunna end up doin somthing stupid and then he will see things straigt and he will be ur perfect lil boy after that.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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