Anybody have an "adult" kid who's figured life out

[BDR]

Can't remember if I've ever ranted about this topic (it's highly possible), but is there a specific age that a child reaches when the parent's brain falls right out of his or her skull?



With my oldest daughter, I became instantly stupid when she was about to turn 18 and I've been on a slippery slope to a persistant vegetative state ever since.

Any other newly realized retarded parents out there who should probably just go ahead and try out for the Special Olympics this year? We can carpool. I'll drive.

r:>)

[Trucula]

DEE-DEE-DEE!!!! (hand waving!)

I know what you mean...Ya can't tell them about life...We never been there!!! I have a daughter thats 21..w/ the 2nd grand kid on the way...

And a step-daughter who is 8 going on 18....Has a TV/VCR/DVD, stereo, game system in her room...she even has a cell phone!!!.(and can work it all!!!)..I was lucky to have a paddle ball and I COULDN'T work it!!!...One swing...SNAP!...rubber band broke, ball busted something, and I got my ass beat with the paddle!...I hated to see mom surprise me when she brought me one home...I knew someday that gift was gonna be a pain in the ass one way or the other!!

[YankeeRose]

My oldest son is 22, lives in another county, works full-time and is self-sufficient. My daughter is 18 and within 2 months will finish her fresman year of college. My youngest son is 9 going on 25. Trucula, I can SO relate on the technological level! The DVD/VCR in the livingroom broke, so they'll bring it down and play DVDs via the PlayStation...I've no idea how! In the last few years I've said to them if I'd one day woke up at their age and had their lives, I'd have thought I'd died and gone to Heaven. My youngest wants a cell, because "everybody has one." I tell him "dream on, dream on, dream on!" My oldest was a good kid. I never had to ask, let alone tell him to help around the house or outside. The other two, if I don't do it, it doesn't get done. I said to my daughter to make certain she does well in college and gets a good paying job. A cook or eating out all the time, and paying for everything you need done around the house can't be cheap!

[Trucula]

Trucula, I can SO relate on the technological level! The DVD/VCR in the livingroom broke, so they'll bring it down and play DVDs via the PlayStation...I've no idea how!

Don't feel bad, When my last VCR quit and the day I unplugged it, it flashed 12:00 so long it was burned into the display!!!

[DirtySanchez]

I thought about having kids.
I got a dog instead.
If he pisses me off he will come up missing without too many questions being asked. A kid is different, you can't even give them a note and send them to the six pack shop anymore. Besides sex, I see no reason to procreate.

[bassist_25]

The whole "rebel as a teen and realize the wisdom of your elders later on life" thing was the opposite experience for me. I didn't realize how full of shit a lot of my elders were until I reached young adulthood. I believe that wisdom does come with age, but I think that one must have a predisposition for knowledge to begin with.

[metalchurch]

I agree Sanchez. I'm 28 and no kids. I have a hard enough time keeping track of myself. But I do respect good parents out there who actually try to do right with their children. The world is fucked and there are enough children in this world and I have no desire to bring another one into it. Besides, more toys for me!

[YankeeRose]

Don't feel bad, When my last VCR quit and the day I unplugged it, it flashed 12:00 so long it was burned into the display!!!

I can program VCRs, DVD players, tvs, set up stereos and such, but when it comes to gaming systems
and my daughter's cell, fuhget about it!




The joys children bring far outweigh everything else. I keep telling myself that someday I'll miss everything. Nah, not really! I'll hopefully live long enough to one day fondly reflect on it all, after they've used their Wings to fly.

[Trucula]

Dogs are great; You can be gone a week and they are still glad to see ya!!

Having a step-son is a great excuse to hit the toy isle and help "HIM" decide what "I" want...LOL
He has allot of cool ones that he's not ready to play with....

[Colton]

i knew everything... still do! hah!

[HarleyRo1]

I have an 18 year old daughter that is the light of my life. My only issue is that she has no clue about what life costs. I thought that by her getting a job she would start to learn the value of a dollar. Well, she has, just her money, not mine LOL. She starts college in August...and I think that reality is going to hit her (and my bank account) like a freight train. Other than that, I am blessed with a happy and healthy kid...and when it comes down to it...that's really all that matters.

[Mistress_DB]

Got a 17 year old daughter. Sometimes she makes me want to pull my hair out. She's got a boyfriend who I don't feel is the best influence. I'm still young enough to remember just what all those 18 year old boys really want.

[ZappasXWife]

I have a 17-yr-old daughter. She knows EVERYTHING.
And isn't their life just SO hard?
At least my son knew he was livin on easy street.

[BDR]

Most kids these days (wow, I'm an old fart) wouldn't cut it as a Jedi padawan learner ... no patience, no comprehension for the idea that maybe, just maybe, someone who's been around the block may have developed a level of knowledge about the world in general that a child, who's only exposure to reality consisted primarily of experiences inside the bricks and mortar of a high school, have not.

r:>)

[bassist4life2004]

Can't remember if I've ever ranted about this topic (it's highly possible), but is there a specific age that a child reaches when the parent's brain falls right out of his or her skull?



With my oldest daughter, I became instantly stupid when she was about to turn 18 and I've been on a slippery slope to a persistant vegetative state ever since.

Any other newly realized retarded parents out there who should probably just go ahead and try out for the Special Olympics this year? We can carpool. I'll drive.

r:>)

Dude, you have a daughter? I didnt know that, or know that u would have a daughter thats old enough to buy smokes. thats crazy...my son is only 4 years old, and has already developed the mind of a 15 year old, well, a 15 year old who cant read (but we'll leave keith out of this conversation). haha.

[bassist4life2004]

Everyone out there who has an 18 year old or older daughter, please do post pictures, phone numbers, and dating status. JK. LOL. Glad im only 22

[BDR]

Dude, you have a daughter? I didnt know that, or know that u would have a daughter thats old enough to buy smokes.

Dude, I have a married daughter who's old enough to vote, drink and buy smokes ... and she used to hear what I had to say about stuff before she joined the cult. Long story there.

I hate religious assholes.

r:>)

[ZappasXWife]

I'll get right on that bassist4life....

[bassist4life2004]

Dude, you have a daughter? I didnt know that, or know that u would have a daughter thats old enough to buy smokes.

Dude, I have a married daughter who's old enough to vote, drink and buy smokes ... and she used to hear what I had to say about stuff before she joined the cult. Long story there.

I hate religious assholes.

r:>)

Wow, that absolutely blows my mind.

[bassist4life2004]

I'll get right on that bassist4life....

Much appreciated

[WitchChic]

OMG Im NOT ALONE!!!!! Thank God!!! My son turned 18 in december and OMG, hes now living with my mom, cuz he thought he should get his own place, HAHA apparently that ment Gramma's LMFAO, he thinks he knows everything, still calls me to run him everywhere , And The child never did anything I could complain about, and since hes turned 18 Ive told him som of the things hes doing if he continues them he will not be allowed at my house around his 5 year old brother!!! WHAT THE HELL HAPPENS when they turn 18???

Im just happy Im not alone...LMAO

[bsaller]

I remember asking my daughter when she was around 18, How she had managed to learn everything that I knew and more in 18 years, when it took me 48 years?
I got her back though! At the age of 26 I started telling her about how we really partied in the 70's, and 80's. Now she doesn't question my advice any more. And she moved out!

[SpellboundByMetal]

BadDazeRob- you have a 20+ year old kid?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? damn....i did not know that.

[Asundor]

Not to make myself sound stupid LOL, but my 5 yr old daughter knows alot more about computers than I do and thats no shit and I spend alot of time on here and think I'm pretty good with computers. Kids know a days are just to smart for their own good.

[ToonaRockGuy]

Guys, Gals, it's all simple...don't you remember what your parents told you?

"I hope someday you have a kid that's JUST....LIKE....YOU!!"

The curse NEVER EVER fails, my friends. Ever.