My Little Girl is Growing Up (For 11 and up only)...

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by Armistead

After puberty, it's controlled chaos.

They say the job of the parent is to become unneeded.....in a loving way of course

That's what I hear. So, I'm living it up while I can.

[sharkbit]

I can't remember the exact quote, but I like what Mark Twain said about raising teenagers:

You seal them in a barrel when they're 13 and feed them through the bung hole. When they turn 15.....you plug the bung hole.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Armistead

They do grow fast and do the silliest things. I can remember my son at three watching me build an extra room. I gave him a hammer to beat on a piece of wood. He sat beside my truck and whammed away on it. Next thing the wood thump changed to metal and he was hammering on my new Chevy Silverado....

Daughter is grown now....son is 13 and already wearing a size 11 shoe...take lots of videos.

Reminds me of my first daughter. I was painting her bedroom and she wanted to help. Keep in mind she had been watching me for quite sometime. I gave her a brush and said she could practice first (she was around 3 years old) then maybe try some paint. So she started swishing the wall and I hear, "Damn it." She bent down and rubbed the carpet with a rag. I stood there for a minute as she started to paint again. She stopped one more time and said. "Damn it." Rubbed the carpet with a rag. She was imitating me painting. When a spot of paint would drip to the floor I would say, "Damn it." then use a rag to clean it up. She thought this as part of painting. I told here not to say that in front of her mom!! I learned that it really is monkey see, monkey do.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Reminds me of my first daughter. I was painting her bedroom and she wanted to help. Keep in mind she had been watching me for quite sometime. I gave her a brush and said she could practice first (she was around 3 years old) then maybe try some paint. So she started swishing the wall and I hear, "Damn it." She bent down and rubbed the carpet with a rag. I stood there for a minute as she started to paint again. She stopped one more time and said. "Damn it." Rubbed the carpet with a rag. She was imitating me painting. When a spot of paint would drip to the floor I would say, "Damn it." then use a rag to clean it up. She thought this as part of painting. I told here not to say that in front of her mom!! I learned that it really is monkey see, monkey do.

Classic

I'm responsible for a few of my two's first 'naughty' words

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Classic

I'm responsible for a few of my two's first 'naughty' words

Sadly both have picked up some other colorful words from me as well. I do my best to curtail my sometimes colorful language. Sometimes 'golly gee whizzy' just does not get it.

My future kids will definitely be saying every swear word under Sol by the time they can talk. Don't mind though, just words in the end.