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<blockquote data-quote="mrsammler" data-source="post: 438221"><p>My older son, a easy child at 24, nicest guy in the world but disorganized and doesn't keep his eye on the ball half the time in terms of the administrative side of his lifeto , was ticketed for driving with a suspended license and had to face living without a license for a while. He complained to me, by way of asking if I'd lend him the money to pay the big fine to restore his license (I wouldn't), that his job was 10 miles away and thus impossible to get to and from without a car. My answer? I bike 12 miles per day *for exercise*. At *twice his age*. He can get to and from work on a bike--it won't be easy, but whatever. It'll be great exercise, and it's summer time: enjoy.</p><p></p><p>It's like when a kid whines that a) he has no money and thus "can't do anything" or b) has nothing to do and is sooooo bored (read: I need a car, or a ride, or whatever), etc. My answer is always the same: I point at the bookcase, loaded with great novels, and tell them to "dig in--it's free, it's good for you, and it's fascinating."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrsammler, post: 438221"] My older son, a easy child at 24, nicest guy in the world but disorganized and doesn't keep his eye on the ball half the time in terms of the administrative side of his lifeto , was ticketed for driving with a suspended license and had to face living without a license for a while. He complained to me, by way of asking if I'd lend him the money to pay the big fine to restore his license (I wouldn't), that his job was 10 miles away and thus impossible to get to and from without a car. My answer? I bike 12 miles per day *for exercise*. At *twice his age*. He can get to and from work on a bike--it won't be easy, but whatever. It'll be great exercise, and it's summer time: enjoy. It's like when a kid whines that a) he has no money and thus "can't do anything" or b) has nothing to do and is sooooo bored (read: I need a car, or a ride, or whatever), etc. My answer is always the same: I point at the bookcase, loaded with great novels, and tell them to "dig in--it's free, it's good for you, and it's fascinating." [/QUOTE]
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