Want to teach a life lesson....

[rwblue01]

too late for my input.


Sounds like you did good.

[OldLincoln]

I started working out of the house my 12th summer, working for an old man pumping gas in his gas station for $.25 and hour. Next summer I worked for my dad chopping weeds and packing grease in an old warehouse for $.50 an hour. Next summer I swept his service station lots (3 stations) at $.75 an hour. Then I started working all year pumping gas, washing windshields, checking oil and air at $1 an hour. On my sixteenth birthday I got my drivers license and paid $400 cash for my first car. Dad paid insurance but everything else was up to me. From my earliest recollections I had consequences for everything. By the time I graduated at 18 I was a man - dad did his job well.

I tried to do likewise for my son but he wasn't as eager to learn those lessons as I. However, he was listening even when I didn't think so. He came around later than I did, but soon enough for him. They all have their own schedule. As ready as I was going into the military, I still learned a lot more and saw many in my unit grow up before my eyes. Some were grown going in, but the vast majority is where your son is now. That's why I say don't fret because he'll surprise you how fast he gets it once in boot camp. Just be proud of him and he'll live up to it before you know it.

[yqtszhj]

I started working out of the house my 12th summer, working for an old man pumping gas in his gas station for $.25 and hour. Next summer I worked for my dad chopping weeds and packing grease in an old warehouse for $.50 an hour. Next summer I swept his service station lots (3 stations) at $.75 an hour. Then I started working all year pumping gas, washing windshields, checking oil and air at $1 an hour. On my sixteenth birthday I got my drivers license and paid $400 cash for my first car. Dad paid insurance but everything else was up to me. From my earliest recollections I had consequences for everything. By the time I graduated at 18 I was a man - dad did his job well.

I tried to do likewise for my son but he wasn't as eager to learn those lessons as I. However, he was listening even when I didn't think so. He came around later than I did, but soon enough for him. They all have their own schedule. As ready as I was going into the military, I still learned a lot more and saw many in my unit grow up before my eyes. Some were grown going in, but the vast majority is where your son is now. That's why I say don't fret because he'll surprise you how fast he gets it once in boot camp. Just be proud of him and he'll live up to it before you know it.

Sounds like we had the same father. Same son too. Thanks for your input.

Also thanks for everyone else too.

Oh by the way, pray for me. I have a girl coming up next. I've done 2 boys already and that went OK so far. Not too sure about those girls. I've already figured out they're really different.