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The kids are growing up.
Posted on 8/16/26 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 8/16/26 at 3:30 pm
Boys 18 and 20. Wife and I bring them to the beach. I miss the days of old....sand castles, crabbing, etc. Today, we worry about the girl friends, college starting, etc.
Days went by too quickly.
Here we are.
Days went by too quickly.
Here we are.
Posted on 8/16/26 at 3:33 pm to Patfic15
I have 28, 18, 15-year-olds. Yes, happens quick. Went to beach with my 18- and 15-year-old this year and it was fun, but of course much different than years past, not bad, just different. Miss my oldest being with us.
Posted on 8/16/26 at 3:37 pm to Patfic15
Going see my first grandchild(daughter is 27)next week. And our oldest son(17) is going finish his last 2 years of HS on his own.
Just me and momma now. That is going to be awesome at times and weird at times.
Just me and momma now. That is going to be awesome at times and weird at times.
This post was edited on 8/16/26 at 3:51 pm
Posted on 8/16/26 at 3:43 pm to CR4090
quote:
Going see my first grandchild next week. And our oldest son is going finish his last 2 years of HS on his own.
Just me and momma now. That is going to be awesome at times and weird at times.
What in the trailer park did I just read?
Posted on 8/16/26 at 3:43 pm to Patfic15
In a year’s time I will have the following take place.
-22 yr old will have a baby.
-20 yr old will be married.
-17 yr old will graduate.
-15 yr old will get a license.
It all happens so fast.
-22 yr old will have a baby.
-20 yr old will be married.
-17 yr old will graduate.
-15 yr old will get a license.
It all happens so fast.
This post was edited on 8/16/26 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 8/16/26 at 3:58 pm to Y.A. Tittle
LOL.
It's my hometown and high school. I went to school with the super, principal and couple of his teachers. So he will be in good hands. Plus, the wife made me put cameras all over the house. And it's only 2 hours from us. I've known several peers and family members who did the same
Also, He gets to be star athlete like his old man :-). That wasn't happening in Humble.
It's my hometown and high school. I went to school with the super, principal and couple of his teachers. So he will be in good hands. Plus, the wife made me put cameras all over the house. And it's only 2 hours from us. I've known several peers and family members who did the same
Also, He gets to be star athlete like his old man :-). That wasn't happening in Humble.
Posted on 8/16/26 at 4:11 pm to Patfic15
It all goes too fast. Wait till you see how fast your grandkids grow
Posted on 8/16/26 at 4:13 pm to Patfic15
Grandkids will be around in a few years. You will be back to sand castles and crabbing.
Posted on 8/16/26 at 4:23 pm to Patfic15
Yep.
I have a 21, 16, and almost 14.
Went to a hotel we went to 6 years ago for a quick summer trip before school started and recreated a picture we took back then. Was missing my oldest because she was back at school in Colorado. Left the gap and everything
Someone in the thread said earlier that it’s fun but def not the same. My middle is getting college letters from schools across the country. It’s bittersweet.
I have a 21, 16, and almost 14.
Went to a hotel we went to 6 years ago for a quick summer trip before school started and recreated a picture we took back then. Was missing my oldest because she was back at school in Colorado. Left the gap and everything
Someone in the thread said earlier that it’s fun but def not the same. My middle is getting college letters from schools across the country. It’s bittersweet.
This post was edited on 8/16/26 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 8/16/26 at 4:30 pm to Patfic15
quote:
crabbing
Dem days ain't ova fa da college boys
Posted on 8/16/26 at 4:34 pm to Patfic15
I have no idea if I did it wrong or not, but my adult kids still call me when bad things happen. Always bouncing ideas off me or asking for advice. Of course they know I’ll do anything I can to help them within reason. They are all more successful than me in my opinion.
Posted on 8/16/26 at 4:37 pm to Patfic15
Yep, my baby just turned 11 
My oldest moved away last year, and is now 23 years old. #2 will be 21 in September and #3 will be 20 in December.
The other two are 16 and almost 15.
Time flies too fast
My oldest moved away last year, and is now 23 years old. #2 will be 21 in September and #3 will be 20 in December.
The other two are 16 and almost 15.
Time flies too fast
Posted on 8/16/26 at 4:38 pm to CartmansMom
I wish.
Bunch of old farts and worry warts. It's not like we are sending him to boarding or military school. He's a good kid and earned our trust. And he will have plenty of family and friends around. It's really not that bad.
He gets to do his Ag thing, hunt/fish as much as he wants. And I get a live in ranch hand.
Bunch of old farts and worry warts. It's not like we are sending him to boarding or military school. He's a good kid and earned our trust. And he will have plenty of family and friends around. It's really not that bad.
He gets to do his Ag thing, hunt/fish as much as he wants. And I get a live in ranch hand.
This post was edited on 8/16/26 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 8/16/26 at 4:42 pm to CR4090
The HS kid alone aspect was only a portion of my perplexion.
Posted on 8/16/26 at 4:54 pm to GreenRockTiger
When my oldest moved far from home I really missed him for the first couple of months. He just moved back home again this year. I just took his old baby bed out of the attic for his first child(my first grandchild). That makes me feel very sentimental.
Posted on 8/16/26 at 5:25 pm to CR4090
quote:
gets to be star athlete
Is he really good?
I may be reading this wrong.
Is he going to live by himself to play sports at high school?
Is it better academically?
In the long run, I guess it does not matter, but I’m not sure I would want my kids that faraway in high school.
I probably worry to much about everything.
Posted on 8/16/26 at 5:56 pm to makersmark1
Leaving your kid alone for his last two years of high school is poor parenting on so many levels
Posted on 8/16/26 at 6:05 pm to RandySavage
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Leaving your kid alone for his last two years of high school is poor parenting on so many levels
There's no way I'd want to miss out on that much time with my kid.
Posted on 8/16/26 at 6:55 pm to makersmark1
Eh, he will probably stand out more in a small 1a setting than he would a large 5a. And he will get to play multiple sports. He is already a starter on the football team. The star athlete thing is more of a joke between us. Because he thinks he will be better than me.
We looked at it and the academics are on par with his old high school. But like anywhere else, it will be what he puts into it. Probably the biggest reason is the ability to be in FFA. Yeah, I know they have it in the city too. But in the country it is just different. So he is looking forward to that the most. And his class only 45 kids. I just hope he doesn't turn out to be an Aggie.
We'll be there for all his events. See him every weekend, video chat every day and his nosey aunt is a football field away. He'll be okay.
But there is no hard rule on how to parent. So what works for some doesn't have to work for others. To each his own.
We looked at it and the academics are on par with his old high school. But like anywhere else, it will be what he puts into it. Probably the biggest reason is the ability to be in FFA. Yeah, I know they have it in the city too. But in the country it is just different. So he is looking forward to that the most. And his class only 45 kids. I just hope he doesn't turn out to be an Aggie.
We'll be there for all his events. See him every weekend, video chat every day and his nosey aunt is a football field away. He'll be okay.
But there is no hard rule on how to parent. So what works for some doesn't have to work for others. To each his own.
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