Thread: When do your kids stop being children?

Originally Posted by grumpybastard

Was i really like this at 25?

At 25 I'd been married 3 years (still together). I'd moved from Sydney to Moree at 20 for my job and never went back home to live. Got married whilst living in Ceduna, moved to Carnarvon, then back to Penrith and into our own home when I was 24 (and Elisabeth 23) - paid it off before I was 30.

Ron

Even though my mum and dad live only 5 mins away and I see them practically daily dad still rings me everynight for his chat, I dont mind at all, I was bought up knowing right from wrong and belted if otherwise I sure as hell dont hold his methods against him, I thank him for being the strict task master he was and still is but I look at things differently my parents looked after well as a child and through my teenage years and they still do so I figure when they are old or if dad goes anytime soon mum will come and live with my family and it will be my turn to look after her/them as I still do today, it pains me to see how the teenagers and some older ones carry on today its absolutely wrong and they just cant see what they are doing nor will they be told, my boys go out as youngens do and stay out till all hours, they come home to eat change the clobber and of they go again, no hellos goodbyes etc, where did we go wrong? we didnt we cant compete with the peer pressure these days, its enormous

Originally Posted by DirtyDawg

My Daughters 18th today and she is too busy to visit

Selfish little phukers they are today and only think of themselves..I have to explain to my 4yr old why her sister isnt picking up her present....
0-12 I love them 12+ it starts to wain

Its HER ithday not yours, think about visiting her

Originally Posted by landyfromanuthaland

Even though my mum and dad live only 5 mins away and I see them practically daily dad still rings me everynight for his chat,

I think I've spoken to my father once in the last year and that was on his birthday.

One brother I haven't seen or spoken to for at least 2 years and he lives about 5km from me. Two brothers I haven't seen or spoken to in over 10 years - hang on, make that 20 years, ditto one sister - and I have absolutely no idea of where they live, not even in which State.

Of the remaining 5 sisters, I've only spoken to one about twice in the past 3 years. I'm not sure I even have most of their addresses or phone nos. I certainly wouldn't recognise their kids and I don't know the names of most of them.

Ron

I see alot of the guys I went to school with doing this, EASY LIVING.

I'm 18 and working full time. Living at home and paying rent. Own loan for the Disco.

I have a brother and sister in Darwin who I speak to a few times a week, my younger sis lives between me and ma and pa and we see each other fairly regularly, my dad would hang us if he thought we were neglecting our family members by not talking, dad only has rule know matter where u are in the world u come home for xmas day, I have had 39 xmas days with my family, though we alternate the actual time either lunch or dinner as we have the in laws to please as well, I have cousins I havent seen from birth and Elle Macpherson is a third cousin though I have never met her my older sister and elle share some features, blood is thicker then water I guess

Originally Posted by rovercare

Its HER ithday not yours, think about visiting her

She is too transient dont even know where she is living at the moment..and on top of that I cant find the phuck you smiley Icon

I think its a bit like the old adage " In your teens you think you know everything" "In your 20's you realise you know nothing" and then in your 30's onwards you start to learn.

and on top of that I cant find the phuck you smiley Icon

LOL


Regards

Stevo