tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post2801224731705088537..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: KIDS, I can’t wait until they’re…joehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-8951952039559074922014-01-26T17:40:49.097-05:002014-01-26T17:40:49.097-05:00I guess you are kind of right. I love kids and my ...I guess you are kind of right. I love kids and my own were not too hard to take care of. I guess I have been lucky.MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-7541772688364926112014-01-25T04:52:54.082-05:002014-01-25T04:52:54.082-05:00My daughter is doing a fantastic job raising her t...My daughter is doing a fantastic job raising her two, they are now 17 and 19 and you couldn't meet a nicer pair of kids anywhere. <br />My son's kids are going to be more of a problem, all the usual up-all-night-playing-video-games-then-can't-get-out-of-bed-until-mid-afternoon-no interest-in-school-or-work behaviour. <br /><br />Still, I think they'll be okay.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-69060650054951194852014-01-24T21:46:51.527-05:002014-01-24T21:46:51.527-05:00So I shouldn't have mailed my 19-year-old his ...So I shouldn't have mailed my 19-year-old his forgotten fleece blankie when he couldn't find a suitable replacement in his college-town Walmart?<br /><br />Tough love. I'll have to let him shiver next time. Or use the comforter he shunned after ordering a dormitory package of bedding.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-6575007018122339712014-01-24T21:07:01.607-05:002014-01-24T21:07:01.607-05:00Oh, come on - raising teens is easy. Like nailing ...Oh, come on - raising teens is easy. Like nailing jello to a tree.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-39252192411492896682014-01-24T20:32:11.275-05:002014-01-24T20:32:11.275-05:00Babysitting today, were you.Babysitting today, were you.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-34783581710466661382014-01-24T15:45:43.316-05:002014-01-24T15:45:43.316-05:00Can't find much to argue about there. Maybe I...Can't find much to argue about there. Maybe I am getting Cranky also. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-42444530217660215502014-01-24T13:47:20.766-05:002014-01-24T13:47:20.766-05:00I'm beginning to think of you as the "Sag...I'm beginning to think of you as the "Sage of Human Psychology." Of course you're right about all this. When our boy was twelve I figured we were safe; our beautiful little blond blue-eyed Hummel would never turn into a typical teenager. Then he turned thirteen and overnight he became all those things you mentioned. Ben Franklin, a great American but a terrible father, suggested that the best way to raise a teen was to lock them in a barrel, push food through the opening and let them out after they pass the age of eighteen. There were times when I was tempted to follow his advice. stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-86408838211190226422014-01-24T13:20:48.935-05:002014-01-24T13:20:48.935-05:00Oh, you're right on, of course. I married SWM...Oh, you're right on, of course. I married SWMBO when I was 31 and she had three teenagers. Talk about a challenge!Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-2995016902456989352014-01-24T13:04:42.421-05:002014-01-24T13:04:42.421-05:00Erma Bombeck once said that grandchildren are God&...Erma Bombeck once said that grandchildren are God's reward for letting your own children live--I agree!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-31041482299687044012014-01-24T11:58:25.282-05:002014-01-24T11:58:25.282-05:00We solved the problem. Didn't have any kids.We solved the problem. Didn't have any kids.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353373844105134032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-27265236594207217932014-01-24T11:07:05.748-05:002014-01-24T11:07:05.748-05:00:) i'll keep my labrador.:) i'll keep my labrador.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-89160112056293599252014-01-24T10:57:21.577-05:002014-01-24T10:57:21.577-05:00It is nice being in the grandparent position of no...It is nice being in the grandparent position of not having to say yes or no or having to deal with the consequences when things go awry... but, yes, there is still the worry.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810126999695733332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-32628569487108089472014-01-24T10:54:09.944-05:002014-01-24T10:54:09.944-05:00I think we were pretty darned lucky to have naviga...I think we were pretty darned lucky to have navigated safely through our kids' teen years without any major catastrophes. Still, it's more enjoyable... and less stressful... to watch our kids usher their kids through their teens. Somehow, I think today's teens face a lot more anxieties and temptations than when ours were growing up. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-84846755609415953122014-01-24T10:38:15.780-05:002014-01-24T10:38:15.780-05:00Those teen years are tricky indeed and thankfully ...Those teen years are tricky indeed and thankfully most outgrow them within the decade. I suspect that with your kids, as with the previous post, you had much success helping them to navigate those years. Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-11023249671850172382014-01-24T10:27:22.026-05:002014-01-24T10:27:22.026-05:00You've pretty much said it all! Well done, Joe...You've pretty much said it all! Well done, Joeh!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.com