All,

I just wanna say I'm a father of 5 (son 24, daughter 20, daughter 10, son 5) and 5 grandkids (2 boys 3 girls) and I love them all, but damn seems like the older ones give you more headaches than when they were kids!!!

Love them to death!
Regards,
KrUpTiOn
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Hello Charles,

I just wanna say I'm a father of 5 (son 24, daughter 20, daughter 10, son 5) and 5 grandkids (2 boys 3 girls) and I love them all, but damn seems like the older ones give you more headaches than when they were kids!!!

Me thinks part of it is the time we (They) live in and the social differences that exist today versus when we young. I can only speak from life experiences but many of today's teens have little respect. And I don't really blame today's teen. Children learn behavior and attitudes based upon what they see around them. Another major factor in my opinion is the amount of technology and
the impact it has had on today's kids. And I don't mean just today's teens. Heck, I see 4-6 year old's walking around with cell phones texting away. Gone are the days when kids played games outside with other kids and had face to face social interactions with other kids.

We look at today through yesterdays eyes. What we as parents and grandparents see today has become the new norm for today's kids. I have six kids (4 Boys, 2 Girls). Some are respectful and use words like please, thank you, sir, and mam.
While others are likely to tell you to go get screwed. Non of my kids are teens
any longer and now have their own kids who in some cases have their own kids.

I'll pause here as being a parent is one of those discussion topics that can seem endless. :-)

Love them to death!

That's all one can really do.


Jeff


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On 2018 Nov 14 17:19:42, you wrote to All:

I just wanna say I'm a father of 5 (son 24, daughter 20, daughter 10, son 5)

that's only four ;)

i have had two sons... one died in an accident 10 (almost 11) years ago... he gave me two grand-daughters; the first before i was ~38... my youngest son, please, someone bless him, has given me three grand-children... two girls and a
boy... sadly, i haven't seen any of the five in years... i use to try to hunt them down but it became much too much effort for way too little ROI :(

and 5 grandkids (2 boys 3 girls) and I love them all, but damn seems
like the older ones give you more headaches than when they were
kids!!!

ain't that the truth :/

Love them to death!

that is, quite literally, all we can do...

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Re: Dad'ism
By: Jeff Smith to Charles Stephenson on Thu Nov 15 2018 02:12 am

Hello Charles,

Me thinks part of it is the time we (They) live in and the social differences that exist today versus when we young. I can only speak from life experiences but many of today's teens have little respect. And I don't really blame today's teen. Children learn behavior and attitudes based upon what they see around them. Another major factor in my opinion is the amount of technology and
the impact it has had on today's kids. And I don't mean just today's teens. Heck, I see 4-6 year old's walking around with cell phones texting away. Gone are the days when kids played games outside with other kids and had face to face social interactions with other kids.

Yeah social networking is killing the 'local family unit'. No more board games, family dinners... I miss those days! :(

Seems like our generation was the last to do it. I did it with my kids, as much as I could, but when they be came parents, all that training went out the door.

While others are likely to tell you to go get screwed. Non of my kids are teens any longer and now have their own kids who in some cases have their own kids.

Yeah, my oldest is in prison, not the life he saw around me but all I can do is love him.

I'll pause here as being a parent is one of those discussion topics that can seem endless. :-)

Amen Brother!
Regards,
KrUpTiOn
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Quoting Charles Stephenson to All on 11-14-18 17:24 <=-

I just wanna say I'm a father of 5 (son 24, daughter 20, daughter 10,
son 5) and 5 grandkids (2 boys 3 girls) and I love them all, but damn seems like the older ones give you more headaches than when they were kids!!!

I only see 4 kids listed there.... ;) I have an only son that's almost
45... headaches do seem to come with the territory, and they're always
your kids, even when they are supposedly grown and on their own.... ;)

Love them to death!

Yup. :)

ttyl neb

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Charles Stephenson wrote to Jeff Smith <=-

Yeah social networking is killing the 'local family unit'. No more
board games, family dinners... I miss those days! :(

My kids are 15 and 9, and we still have family dinners every night, with at least one of the parents. Once a week we do a game night and unplug the
phones.

We rediscovered Yahtzee last week - one of my favorite games when I was a
kid. $3 at my local thrift shop with a full set of scoring pads and the old-school plastic leather-grained dice cup.




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Re: Dad'ism
By: mark lewis to Charles Stephenson on Thu Nov 15 2018 07:53 am

I just wanna say I'm a father of 5 (son 24, daughter 20, daughter
10, son 5)

that's only four ;)

hehe! it's called old age! I have what my mother has! She'll call me the wrong son's name, and hold a conversation, I got tired of correcting her YEARS ago, so I just answser, she knows it's me, just get the names mixed up! I'm just glad I didn't have alot more kids, or I'd have ALL their names mixed up! I woulda just done what George Foreman did, and name all my son's George!

i have had two sons... one died in an accident 10 (almost 11) years ago... he gave me two grand-daughters; the first before i was ~38... my youngest son, please, someone bless him, has given me three grand-children... two girls and a
boy... sadly, i haven't seen any of the five in years... i use to try to hunt them down but it became much too much effort for way too little ROI :(

Sorry for your loss. :( 2 of my grands I haven't seen since I've been home from prison. Her and her 'boyfriend' kid's father took off to Arizona. Where he got her using drugs and...well.. it's not a good story to tell. Like you, I've been trying to locate them. She'll occasionally call me, and I try to stay 'calm' so I can get some info about where they are. Soon as I find out, I'm gonig down there.
Regards,
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Re: Re: Dad'ism
By: Kurt Weiske to Charles Stephenson on Fri Nov 16 2018 09:39 am

Charles Stephenson wrote to Jeff Smith <=-

My kids are 15 and 9, and we still have family dinners every night, with at least one of the parents. Once a week we do a game night and unplug the phones.

We did that when my kids were kids, I was hoping they enjoyed it enough to want to continue the tradition. It's why I did it!

We rediscovered Yahtzee last week - one of my favorite games when I was a kid. $3 at my local thrift shop with a full set of scoring pads and the old-school plastic leather-grained dice cup.

I love Yahtzee! We did the boardgame thing too, it was hard to have my kids turn off their cellphones during family night, they aced like I just did the mst utmost evil thing in the world! They started out mad, but got into it after time. I think it was more of a 'giving in' thing, because I wasn't gonna stop! Regards,
KrUpTiOn
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