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re: Ideas for my son to start inviting his friends to our house
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:23 pm to tigereye58
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:23 pm to tigereye58
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3:1 Ping Pong, Pool and Air Hockey table.
these have always been junk in my experience. just get a nice ping pong or pool table.
This post was edited on 4/7/24 at 7:24 pm
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:24 pm to LemmyLives
quote:
I had a really a-hole response loaded, but you stopped me. Thanks.
Once you learn to really appreciate what food you make for yourself can taste like and the fun there can be in making it
I mean unlike many of you I didn't have a family so I never got to do it extensively for larger groups but all those years when it was me alone I cooked dinner every Sunday
I had food that I could make if I got home at night that wasn't frozen dinners I mean it wasn't necessarily fresh cut . raw
its a very basic a good man thing to know how to make dinner,,
We've gotten so inside on a computers and away from nature and I think it eats at us
all these places for kids to inside and play games and all that that that's well and good and all
but sounds like they have those options and you wanna stand out
maybe a pizza oven or making meals isn't something you even enjoy doing but even if you forced yourself to try the connection that you would make with your son and just the good knowing how to fix food knowing how to clean up a kitchen knowing how to serve others knowing the fun it can be doing it with family you don't have to have him with you every weekend if you do this and you do it right and I believe you're sincere when you ask this could be something or something in the same vein that could really be your thing with your son it would mean a lot to him and more to you
you mentioned music.. that's another life-enriching hobby
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:28 pm to Walt OReilly
quote:
Let them start drinking at your house
I basically live in a trap house where my 15 year old has shite shows every weekend. It ain’t worth it.
I’d suggest working with the other parents to provide food. If they’ve got a couple of places to hang out they’re cleaning those people out of groceries. Even if they aren’t at your house the entire time let them shut down their play and eat at your house.
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:28 pm to OWLFAN86
quote:this
its a very basic a good man thing to know how to make dinner
Saves money
Helps independence
And its an activity you can do with a girl (at home, which means you're halfway there already)
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:31 pm to IT_Dawg
quote:harry chapin said all that much more succinctly
Welcome to life. Realize you need to continue enjoying every minute you can with him. Cause at 14, he’s gonna start sleeping in until 2pm and you will get to see him for a couple hours before dinner and then he will stay up past when you go to bed. At 16, he’ll be off driving/riding around with his friends and you will see him for dinner and a little after. At 18, he will go off to college and you’ll see him on some longer weekends and during the summer. At 21, you’ll see him even less. At 25, you’ll be lucky to see him every big holiday. At 30, you’ll get half the big holidays and maybe a vacation here or there.
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:34 pm to Kafka
I perfected the lightly grilled tuna steak with spinach and red onions
and a brand new fresh toothbrush for the spinach..get it out of the her teeth
that playful banter made the panties drop
And convince them the only toothbrush you had in your house was your own
and a brand new fresh toothbrush for the spinach..get it out of the her teeth
that playful banter made the panties drop
And convince them the only toothbrush you had in your house was your own
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:34 pm to StringedInstruments
No need to get into an arms race with other parents. Kids will always want to go to the friend's house that has more shite to do. My house was the uncool house growing up. Your best bet will be to be willing to have kids come over when their parents get sick of having kids over every weekend
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:39 pm to StringedInstruments
Those parents got you over the barrel. Sadly most kids don't end up having those life long friends. And besides, in 3 years their choice of things to do will drastically change. I always was glad to have the kids hang out at my house bc I could see what was going on.
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:44 pm to StringedInstruments
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:46 pm to StringedInstruments
Some kids love being home, others love hanging out elsewhere. Your daughter may be the reason your son prefers hanging out elsewhere.
Growing up, I hated having friends over at my house....it just didn't have the "cool" vibe some of my neighbors' houses had. Just letting kids be, staying out of their business, can be enough to provide that vibe.
My kids? They loved being home and ours was the house everyone hung out at. Believe me, it got old. Noisy, more messes to clean up, food/drinks destroyed, kids up late as frick when doing sleepovers, and you're also much more prone to getting pulled into some stupid neighborhood drama.
I don't know....gotta just let him be, man. I'd hate to see you sink $10K into something and the kids are right back to doing their regular thing after a month or two.
Growing up, I hated having friends over at my house....it just didn't have the "cool" vibe some of my neighbors' houses had. Just letting kids be, staying out of their business, can be enough to provide that vibe.
My kids? They loved being home and ours was the house everyone hung out at. Believe me, it got old. Noisy, more messes to clean up, food/drinks destroyed, kids up late as frick when doing sleepovers, and you're also much more prone to getting pulled into some stupid neighborhood drama.
I don't know....gotta just let him be, man. I'd hate to see you sink $10K into something and the kids are right back to doing their regular thing after a month or two.
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:48 pm to StringedInstruments
Batting cage, babes, and blow
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:52 pm to Gee Grenouille
quote:100%. Started with snack days after school/summer (watermelon/popsicles/cookies whatever) I learned real quick that I could over hear all of the neighborhood stories and meet all the kids by having pizza nights or whatever. It bwcame easy to see trouble makers/personalities. Came in clutch in high school getting to see the dynamics of potential others they may want to date. I had boys and girls so meal nights or weekend brunches were coed. Sometimes it was the kid's sports groups/church groups too in addition to neighborhood kids.
eat at your house.
Eta: I did not try to be the cool mom/friend. I provided food and stfu. Be close enough to overhear but say nothing. They talk toeach other and you get the vibe of how things are going.
This post was edited on 4/7/24 at 7:56 pm
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:53 pm to madamsquirrel
Our house was the one that always had lots of food and my wife would always make them snacks.
It seems like we fed half of the neighborhood when the kids were younger.
It seems like we fed half of the neighborhood when the kids were younger.
This post was edited on 4/7/24 at 7:59 pm
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:56 pm to Relham10
You people talking about (even joking) porn for 10 year Olds are sick. Seek help.
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:59 pm to StringedInstruments
I purposefully had a house built with an upstairs game room with a bathroom, that wasn’t over any bedrooms. He was a freshman in a new HS, and on the golf team. It worked to perfection, on the weekends, we would only know how many kids stayed over by judging the shoes at the bottom of the stairs, lol.
Posted on 4/7/24 at 8:00 pm to StringedInstruments
Take the boys fishing.
Posted on 4/7/24 at 8:05 pm to madamsquirrel
quote:ur chatty as frick in the thray
I provided food and stfu.
Posted on 4/7/24 at 8:17 pm to StringedInstruments
Cook for them. Be the food house. Some may actually want to learn to cook. Problem is that you may end up being the sleepover house as well.
Daughters friends love this. Sons friends….not so much.
Daughters friends love this. Sons friends….not so much.
Posted on 4/7/24 at 8:17 pm to IT_Dawg
Man I can’t believe you received any down votes. I’m 35 and a workaholic. My father worked every hour of OT offered to give me a better life than he ever had a shot at. He also made time to coach and take me fishing, hunting and teach me to make time to help people and be a honest man. I have not one memory of wishing he would have been there for a certain event. Even when I was a senior in high school and avoided his house and disregarded to let him know what time my last baseball playoff game was, over 4 hours away. He was there.
He instilled in me to work hard and here I am in a hotel working 90 hour weeks. I’m home 7 months out of the year and work at a shop Monday- Friday. So my free time is limited and it gets booked up quickly with the wife and I being active in many aspects. My father still makes it a point to reach out when times go too far in between seeing each other. We live 8 minutes apart.
We planted fruit trees earlier this year at our new home that are in full bloom now. That’s something I’m proud of, that I’ll ways think of him when they bloom. Last week I was pushing mowing a swamp of a yard before I left town the next day when he pulled up with another fruit tree to replace one that didn’t take. I told him I did not have time to plant it as I had my hands full before the sun went down. ( now I love my Pops dearly and extremely cherish our time together. My point is that my life is hectic and I will clean this up soon.) Thankfully he proceeded to plant it anyways. Afterwards, he helped me finish cutting the lawn and we even cut his the next morning.
Reading your post was touching to me for some reason. Here I am living the life that I thought he instilled in me, a good and honest life. When I am home with free time, I make sure to do something besides sitting on the couch. I lost my best friend at 17 and said I would live everyday to the fullest. So even when you think you are living on the right track, make time to do the events that will matter to you and to those involved when you no longer have the opportunity to do them. Time is of the essence and do not take time for granted . Hug your Pops guys and girls and your Moms too. Sorry for the long arse emotional rant. I just thought what you said was spot on.
OP, have a bonfire and do smores.
Teach them to shoot a bow. Learn to do leather work together, teach them to throw darts or horseshoes
He instilled in me to work hard and here I am in a hotel working 90 hour weeks. I’m home 7 months out of the year and work at a shop Monday- Friday. So my free time is limited and it gets booked up quickly with the wife and I being active in many aspects. My father still makes it a point to reach out when times go too far in between seeing each other. We live 8 minutes apart.
We planted fruit trees earlier this year at our new home that are in full bloom now. That’s something I’m proud of, that I’ll ways think of him when they bloom. Last week I was pushing mowing a swamp of a yard before I left town the next day when he pulled up with another fruit tree to replace one that didn’t take. I told him I did not have time to plant it as I had my hands full before the sun went down. ( now I love my Pops dearly and extremely cherish our time together. My point is that my life is hectic and I will clean this up soon.) Thankfully he proceeded to plant it anyways. Afterwards, he helped me finish cutting the lawn and we even cut his the next morning.
Reading your post was touching to me for some reason. Here I am living the life that I thought he instilled in me, a good and honest life. When I am home with free time, I make sure to do something besides sitting on the couch. I lost my best friend at 17 and said I would live everyday to the fullest. So even when you think you are living on the right track, make time to do the events that will matter to you and to those involved when you no longer have the opportunity to do them. Time is of the essence and do not take time for granted . Hug your Pops guys and girls and your Moms too. Sorry for the long arse emotional rant. I just thought what you said was spot on.
OP, have a bonfire and do smores.
Teach them to shoot a bow. Learn to do leather work together, teach them to throw darts or horseshoes
Posted on 4/7/24 at 8:23 pm to StringedInstruments
I always have the kids friends over if I can.
1) nerf gun battles are big
2) rc cars - we built a jump ramp together and it's great fun
3)video games/ tablet
4)bike rides
5)knee hockey
6) build forts
7) bb hoop set up maybe by the road if you need to
8) movie on the projector. If it's warm do it outside
9) fire pit, stores, sparklers
10) model train sets or something similar that the boys can build all day
11) 2x4s and ball and putter. Make your own mini golf
12) fishing if a spot near and then clean the fish with them and cook and eat
13) slip and slide and sprinklers and water balloons outside on warm days
Just a few ideas that may help
1) nerf gun battles are big
2) rc cars - we built a jump ramp together and it's great fun
3)video games/ tablet
4)bike rides
5)knee hockey
6) build forts
7) bb hoop set up maybe by the road if you need to
8) movie on the projector. If it's warm do it outside
9) fire pit, stores, sparklers
10) model train sets or something similar that the boys can build all day
11) 2x4s and ball and putter. Make your own mini golf
12) fishing if a spot near and then clean the fish with them and cook and eat
13) slip and slide and sprinklers and water balloons outside on warm days
Just a few ideas that may help
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