I was going through some old things and got a subtle reminder how my now teenage daughter threw her parents under a bus when she was in third grade. I see a lot of student loans in her future
@kuoh To be honest, I once saw a PSA that said the more you talk to your kids about alcohol, the less likely they are to abuse it. I gave a fist pump and thought, “Shit, I’m golden!”
@kuoh Boys will be shot on sight. I’ve got a Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 that she’s learning how to shoot. She is also 5’ 10" and has a 50MPH fast ball. She is still in 8th grade and I think the boys are a bit intimidated by her Can’t say that I’m upset about that! Honestly… she is a great kid and I love being a dad. Despite the entire margarita issue
@kuoh@TimW We think she’s been sneaking vegetables when we’re not looking. She was taller than mom in elementary school. I was adopted so I have no idea where the height comes from genetically. She and I are eye to eye now, and she’s likely on the path to 6’. We’re trying to introduce coffee and cigarettes to stunt her growth… but we are probably too late for that. (I hate that I have to follow that up with saying that that was a joke… but there are way too many people getting triggered these days). Meh!
@capnjb save the money, skip the cigarettes – they don’t help – we tried. My son towers over me and his dad! My grandfather was 6’ 6", so not tooo surprising, but my other grandpa was 5’6", was hoping for an average height kid…
@capnjb@mikibell Just be happy he’s above average in some respect. At least you’ll never lose sight of him in a store and who knows, he might become an NBA star.
@capnjb@kuoh bahahhahahahahaha, no my white boy doesn’t jump, the only dribble he comprehends is when he spills his chocolate milk.
As for his height, he was allergic to milk when he was born and the drs say the formula he had to drink causes kids to grow quite a bit. He keeps threatening to drink coffee to stunt his growth! We didnt really let him use cigarettes.
Unfortunately, he is a giant with a late birthday and a waaaaay above average intellect. I quite often was approached about him not “acting his age” … People did not like it when I pointed out that he was acting appropriately, and they were just wrong in their misconception of his age It is a struggle to balance his intellect with maturity. I am glad we made the choices we did, because even now he is a pain in the ass to challenge academically!! Gotta love him tho… His 5’ 3" sister bosses him around better than anyone!
I grew up drinking wine at least once a week with dinner. My father’s thought on this was that his daughters would know how to handle their alcohol and what their limits were and boys wouldn’t be able to get us drunk to take advantage of us. He was right. However we were experts at getting the boys drunk enough to get them to do stupid sh*t.
@fairchild521@kuoh As a boy of the boy persuasion, I agree. We are stupid. I’ve been married to my Jenny for 22 years and I will march with great stupidity into whatever it is I think will make her laugh, because she had me at day one with that smile. That was 1997 and I fell in love the moment I saw her. Boys are dumb!
Dangit, I didn’t attach the image I thought I did. 25 years of IT should have taught me to review a post before submitting. This is me and my Jenny. Don’t ever, ever, ever, ever let her know I said this, but I married an older woman. I’m sure it’s completely obvious, but she’s actually 4 days older than me. This was before I spent 3 months in the hospital last summer and feel like I’m doing pretty well for a 50 year old. (I’m 18 in my brain) Not sure why I’m sharing so much of my personal life, but when you almost lose an arm to infection and then look death in the face, twice in a short span, and tell it to F -off you get a bit of unabashed hubris. I had to learn how to walk again in October, so this is me. And I’m here to enjoy life I’m not apologizing for anything anymore
That’s what I tell people all the time. I really only feel my age when I see myself in the mirror.
My wife has a theory that we all ‘feel’ the age we were when we started to be independent of our parents… That seems about right for both of us, so it must be true!
I just got my driver’s license. : )
And … I know how to sneak out of the house and not get caught, so long as I return by about 4am.
My parents can’t hear the car start from where they sleep, and the car I like to abscond with is view-blocked from the house. You’d have to go outside and look to know it was gone.
My parents are possibly a bit naive: they are kind enough to have made separate complete sets of house and car keys for everyone in our household who’s gotten a driver’s license.
My parents are also kind enough to always keep the fuel tank filled.
My friends also know how to sneak out of their houses and not get caught.
@capnjb I too can vouch for the merits of an older partner. Mrs Mike808 is 7 years older than I am. Given life expectancies, we figure neither one of us will be alone for long. We are at the age where we are preparing (financially) for what riding off into sunset together will look like, and one of us outliving the other for 15 years isn’t the plan.
congrats on the margaritas tho!
/giphy margaritas
Yesterday was National Margarita day! (I know this wasn’t literally yesterday, but still.)
@dave Solidarity my brother!
Now sell some stoopid glasses I don’t need (and not blue blockers… glasses that hold booze 
)
not as bad as this!
@er1c All Bobs are squares. We know this.
@er1c @GrandmaLyn There’s hope for the world!
@er1c ❤
You should be proud to have raised a child who’s willing to speak the truth no matter the potential consequences.
KuoH
@kuoh To be honest, I once saw a PSA that said the more you talk to your kids about alcohol, the less likely they are to abuse it. I gave a fist pump and thought, “Shit, I’m golden!”
@capnjb One sin down, so how did the sex talks go?
KuoH
@kuoh Boys will be shot on sight.
I’ve got a Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 that she’s learning how to shoot. She is also 5’ 10" and has a 50MPH fast ball. She is still in 8th grade and I think the boys are a bit intimidated by her 
Can’t say that I’m upset about that! Honestly… she is a great kid and I love being a dad. Despite the entire margarita issue 
@capnjb @kuoh 5’ 10” in 8th grade and learning to shoot…love it! Your post made me LOL, BTW. Keep up the good parenting.
@kuoh @TimW We think she’s been sneaking vegetables when we’re not looking. She was taller than mom in elementary school. I was adopted so I have no idea where the height comes from genetically. She and I are eye to eye now, and she’s likely on the path to 6’. We’re trying to introduce coffee and cigarettes to stunt her growth… but we are probably too late for that. (I hate that I have to follow that up with saying that that was a joke… but there are way too many people getting triggered these days). Meh!
@capnjb @kuoh
@capnjb @kuoh @TimW hey whatever works to keep them from growing up to fast. I heard pot helps too. (Now all the PC cops
Can yell at me)
@capnjb save the money, skip the cigarettes – they don’t help – we tried. My son towers over me and his dad! My grandfather was 6’ 6", so not tooo surprising, but my other grandpa was 5’6", was hoping for an average height kid…
@capnjb @mikibell Just be happy he’s above average in some respect. At least you’ll never lose sight of him in a store and who knows, he might become an NBA star.
KuoH
@capnjb @kuoh bahahhahahahahaha, no my white boy doesn’t jump, the only dribble he comprehends is when he spills his chocolate milk.
As for his height, he was allergic to milk when he was born and the drs say the formula he had to drink causes kids to grow quite a bit. He keeps threatening to drink coffee to stunt his growth! We didnt really let him use cigarettes.
Unfortunately, he is a giant with a late birthday and a waaaaay above average intellect. I quite often was approached about him not “acting his age” … People did not like it when I pointed out that he was acting appropriately, and they were just wrong in their misconception of his age
It is a struggle to balance his intellect with maturity. I am glad we made the choices we did, because even now he is a pain in the ass to challenge academically!! Gotta love him tho… His 5’ 3" sister bosses him around better than anyone!
I grew up drinking wine at least once a week with dinner. My father’s thought on this was that his daughters would know how to handle their alcohol and what their limits were and boys wouldn’t be able to get us drunk to take advantage of us. He was right. However we were experts at getting the boys drunk enough to get them to do stupid sh*t.
@fairchild521 For the most part, boys don’t need to be drunk to do stupid stuff when girls are involved.
KuoH
@fairchild521 @kuoh As a boy of the boy persuasion, I agree. We are stupid.
I’ve been married to my Jenny for 22 years and I will march with great stupidity into whatever it is I think will make her laugh, because she had me at day one with that smile. That was 1997 and I fell in love the moment I saw her. Boys are dumb! 
@capnjb
/giphy congrats
@capnjb
/giphy Gump Jenny
Dangit, I didn’t attach the image I thought I did. 25 years of IT should have taught me to review a post before submitting.
This is me and my Jenny. Don’t ever, ever, ever, ever let her know I said this, but I married an older woman. I’m sure it’s completely obvious, but she’s actually 4 days older than me. 
This was before I spent 3 months in the hospital last summer and feel like I’m doing pretty well for a 50 year old. (I’m 18 in my brain)
Not sure why I’m sharing so much of my personal life, but when you almost lose an arm to infection and then look death in the face, twice in a short span, and tell it to F -off you get a bit of unabashed hubris. I had to learn how to walk again in October, so this is me. And I’m here to enjoy life 
I’m not apologizing for anything anymore 
@capnjb So this photo is from 22 years ago? (grin)
@Kidsandliz No… but it could be. This one is from 1999 when we started living in sin
edit - crap, this was actually 1998. Don’t tell my folks because we weren’t engaged yet.
@capnjb
I must say, you two look pretty good for both being more than a billion years old.
You both look better than I do, but that’s to be expected. I’m over 2 billion years old.
/giphy van gogh starry night
@capnjb
PS V glad you didn’t die or lose various body parts.
: )
@f00l That’s two of us. But I’ve learned how to laugh at life and also at myself. A blessing in disguise.
@capnjb @f00l
That’s what I tell people all the time. I really only feel my age when I see myself in the mirror.
My wife has a theory that we all ‘feel’ the age we were when we started to be independent of our parents… That seems about right for both of us, so it must be true!
@capnjb @chienfou
Sometimes, in my head, I’m just barely turned 16.
I just got my driver’s license. : )
And … I know how to sneak out of the house and not get caught, so long as I return by about 4am.
My parents can’t hear the car start from where they sleep, and the car I like to abscond with is view-blocked from the house. You’d have to go outside and look to know it was gone.
My parents are possibly a bit naive: they are kind enough to have made separate complete sets of house and car keys for everyone in our household who’s gotten a driver’s license.
My parents are also kind enough to always keep the fuel tank filled.
My friends also know how to sneak out of their houses and not get caught.
Hoo Boy! Let’s go!
/giphy sex, drugs, and rock and roll
@chienfou @f00l It sounds like we walked similar paths
@capnjb @chienfou @f00l My kid wasn’t so good at the “not get caught” part.
@capnjb
Broadcast mode
Best hope they aren’t on these forums
My understanding is that there is no statute of limitations when it involves parents (grin).
@capnjb I too can vouch for the merits of an older partner. Mrs Mike808 is 7 years older than I am. Given life expectancies, we figure neither one of us will be alone for long. We are at the age where we are preparing (financially) for what riding off into sunset together will look like, and one of us outliving the other for 15 years isn’t the plan.