Parenting

[SKT]

I don’t really remember being 14…but parenting a 14 year old boy has reminded me that I must have been disgusting.

[goosehd]

@SKT It truly is amazing we made it as far as we did…even though I don’t know how much I’ve matured some times

[Tago Mago]

I was a delight as a child and teen. Still am, even if I do say so myself

[goosehd]

@Tago-Mago ahem……bullshit

But I still like you.

[Tago Mago]

@goosehd

[Matt]

I think I had most of the same intentions and instincts it’s just that I’ve honed them to a finer more precise edge over the years.

[steelworker]

@SKT hahahahaha

[steelworker]

@Tago-Mago you can't be a Brit.

[Tago Mago]

@steelworker my charm and sense of humour come from the German side

[steelworker]

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[SKT]

How much food do your kids waste annually using IH as currency? I’ll say an N1 and a couple of UHF’s.

[goosehd]

@SKT Yes…and aggravatingly so. I don’t know how to quantify it nor do I want to…

[SKT]

@goosehd next time I throw away food I’m going to say “don’t you want dad to be able to get another pair of jeans?”

[goosehd]

…how about clothes that you buy for them (birthday’s, Christmas’s, etc.) that doesn’t fit by the time you give it to them. We bought a pair of winter boots on sale a few months in advance and gave them to the oldest for Christmas one year. They were too small as she outgrew them in that time from purchase to gifting. So we went out to buy a new pair at full price (it’s winter and nothing was on sale) and she loved the boots…

[Mizmazzle]

@SKT “don’t you waste that food, there are denim heads in Africa with no jeans!”

[CosmoSix5]

We have 3 boys. I'm not ashamed to say I hide cereal, beef jerky ect from the hordes. Last week the youngest found the Cinnamon Toast Crunch while looking for trash bag liners. Busted.... Full disclosure they had Cocoa Puffs and Honey Nut Cheerios.... Jerky is in the garage so it's safe .....

[Matt]

At dinner we give them the amount we think they will eat. The dinner table usually resembles Oliver Twist.

[SKT]

@Matt I do this too but my wife gives what I call “optimistic” servings

[SKT]

The one thing that really drives me nuts is when my son goes back for seconds (good) then doesn’t eat it (bad)

[northsouthdenimguy]

You know what drives me crazy—and not just because they’re my stepkids but two of the three(SK’s) order double meat at hibachi or wherever we go, never finish it, take it home, and then I’m the one throwing it out in a few days.

On a much happier note, my two girls (12 and 17) are here for a week from Florida, where they live with their mom. I’m so incredibly happy