Bloody Visiting Rellies
Feb 9th 2006, 2:35 pm
#31
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Re: Bloody Visiting Rellies
Originally Posted by diddy
Funny isn't it how your view of the world changes when you have kids?
Feb 9th 2006, 2:37 pm
#32
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Re: Bloody Visiting Rellies
as i said, i'm sure i'd have some level of worry, but i still think i'd be there encouraging.
Originally Posted by moneypen20
Can I remind you of this statement when you have a 18 year old daughter. Not sure the word "encourage" would come to mind.
Feb 9th 2006, 2:44 pm
#33
She's Diddy, He's Not
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Re: Bloody Visiting Rellies
Originally Posted by brisnick
as i said, i'm sure i'd have some level of worry, but i still think i'd be there encouraging.
I know where you're coming from. My kids are along way off all this (they're 4), but I think everyone should get some experience of travelling and open their eyes a bit. On the other had, you just have to teach them to be careful and not do anything stupid.
Paul.
Feb 9th 2006, 2:49 pm
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Re: Bloody Visiting Rellies
Originally Posted by diddy
I know where you're coming from. My kids are along way off all this (they're 4), but I think everyone should get some experience of travelling and open their eyes a bit. On the other had, you just have to teach them to be careful and not do anything stupid.
Paul.
Paul.
Feb 9th 2006, 3:19 pm
#35
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Re: Bloody Visiting Rellies
Originally Posted by moneypen20
No matter how sensible a person is in late teens/early 20's they still think they are invincible and that nothing bad will happen to them.
Paul.
Feb 13th 2006, 8:16 am
#36
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Re: Bloody Visiting Rellies
Originally Posted by moneypen20
I'd love my two to travel a bit partly because I never did and I think it's a good way to experience life. But as you say, the teaching is a big part. No matter how sensible a person is in late teens/early 20's they still think they are invincible and that nothing bad will happen to them.
Our daughter is 17 - just a couple of thoughts:
1 I'd love her to go travelling - just so we don't have to deal with the day to day stuff like taxi-driving (she hasn't passed her driving test yet), collecting plates and glasses from her room, and washing heaps of clothes only worn for a couple of hours.
2 I'd hate her to go travelling - she is very (too) sociable and a bit too easily led. A glass of wine with a meal makes her squiffy, so no need for date rape drugs just 2 glasses of wine should do the trick!
3 Why can't 'young people's' brains develop a few years before their bodies?? As a parent, puberty at 23 seems about right (although I expect teenage boys with brains in their jockey's would disagree!!)
