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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter" data-source="post: 367889" data-attributes="member: 439"><p>Well, I guess you can throw me into the "too old" camp, too.</p><p></p><p>My kids knew to NEVER mutter the phrase "That's not fair" to me. They learned early on my response would be "Neither is life, get used to it."</p><p>My kids were "given" cars. Well, ok, the oldest got a 1979 pick up truck (that he totally redid the exterior and rebuilt the engine of). I paid his insurance as long as he kept his good student discount until he went in the Navy. The youngest got a 1996 Contour that had been wrecked, but was still drivable. Since he didn't get his license until after age 18, I never paid his insurance.</p><p>Both did loads of volunteering, and both have had paying jobs since they were 14 years old.</p><p>I do pay for their cell phones - but only because we have a heck of a family plan and they could never get this same deal today. However, they have basic cell phones and text - no Blackberry or Iphone.</p><p>We never owned a gaming system past an Atari. And yes, it still works.</p><p>We never went to Disney World. We only went to the local amusement park when we had free tickets (my work does a day a year).</p><p></p><p>They have both on different occasions stated to me that if "they" had done something like someone else they've seen, I would have whomped them to next Sunday. I really never was physical with them, but they knew I had expectations and they darn well better live up to those, or find their own way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeeter, post: 367889, member: 439"] Well, I guess you can throw me into the "too old" camp, too. My kids knew to NEVER mutter the phrase "That's not fair" to me. They learned early on my response would be "Neither is life, get used to it." My kids were "given" cars. Well, ok, the oldest got a 1979 pick up truck (that he totally redid the exterior and rebuilt the engine of). I paid his insurance as long as he kept his good student discount until he went in the Navy. The youngest got a 1996 Contour that had been wrecked, but was still drivable. Since he didn't get his license until after age 18, I never paid his insurance. Both did loads of volunteering, and both have had paying jobs since they were 14 years old. I do pay for their cell phones - but only because we have a heck of a family plan and they could never get this same deal today. However, they have basic cell phones and text - no Blackberry or Iphone. We never owned a gaming system past an Atari. And yes, it still works. We never went to Disney World. We only went to the local amusement park when we had free tickets (my work does a day a year). They have both on different occasions stated to me that if "they" had done something like someone else they've seen, I would have whomped them to next Sunday. I really never was physical with them, but they knew I had expectations and they darn well better live up to those, or find their own way. [/QUOTE]
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