Originally Posted by Matt Monson (Post 10737152)

My dad and stepmom are here this week. He’s a retired CPA and is assisting me with converting my books to quick books after the older program we used was discontinued by Microsoft. Anyway, just last night I was talking with my stepmom about my little brother. I started by how I like to watch my 2yo sleep. She responded that she used to watch my brother sleep when he was 14. He was such an insufferable little shyte that she needed to do that to remember he was still beautiful. Now he does double duty as a special ed teacher and assistant manager at a Boys Club. They find their way, just like we did.

Originally Posted by 1979-930 (Post 10737199)

I'm sure you are correct. But I need to forcefully guide the direction while he is young and I still can. I can't tolerate laziness.

I scare him with working for me if he doesn't get a degree. I should get a shovel with his name engraved on it so he knows what is waiting for him. :D

Originally Posted by Matt Monson (Post 10737210)

It's too late to forcefully do anything with him. We say that 18 is an adult, but at 16 he's well on his way to being his own person. My dad learned that the hard way. 3 of the 4 of us had really bad relationships with him for a decade or more because of his attempts to push us a certain way counter to his claims that he would love us just the same regardless of what we decided to do with our lives. It doesn't work. The best thing you can do for him is let him fall down and pick himself up.

Originally Posted by Matt Monson (Post 10737210)

It's too late to forcefully do anything with him. We say that 18 is an adult, but at 16 he's well on his way to being his own person. My dad learned that the hard way. 3 of the 4 of us had really bad relationships with him for a decade or more because of his attempts to push us a certain way counter to his claims that he would love us just the same regardless of what we decided to do with our lives. It doesn't work. The best thing you can do for him is let him fall down and pick himself up.

Originally Posted by 1979-930 (Post 10737324)

By forcefully I mean not giving him anything and making him earn it.
Whether it's with good grades or getting a job he needs to earn his way at this age and going forward.
Cars don't run on water and phone companies only take cash.

Originally Posted by NYNick (Post 10737355)

. . . .

(You know how to know when they're lying? Their lips are moving;))

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Originally Posted by Alan A (Post 10737763)

And then it had to get political.
FFS.

Originally Posted by Matt Monson (Post 10737838)

Only if you engage. If you scroll on by and ignore the comment it doesn't become a thing. ;)

Originally Posted by nathanbs (Post 10739255)

Amen. Now I made it religious ;)

Originally Posted by Rawknees'Turbo (Post 10739529)

Build the wall!!!

Originally Posted by Matt Monson (Post 10739551)

They did. It fell over. Probably the Chinese steel and concrete.

Originally Posted by Rawknees'Turbo (Post 10739577)

I hear that the current administration is claiming that the concrete and steel used was laced with coronavirus!