marshman 7,758 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Me at sixteen all I wanted was a girl with soppy parents to let me into her bedroom to " play records " . Haha I don't suppose they play records anymore lol it's all different now mobile phones and modern tech , if. I wanted to ring a girl I had to go to the shops and use the public pay phone and tell her what time to meet her at the pictures before the pips lol. My daughter can have a boyfriend I just don't want to be hes mate , as I was sixteen once and know what's going through hes mind lol. Jaysus I feel old ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
charlie caller 3,654 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 look at those vains, he's got right headlock arms Do you think it will be the steriods that have unbalanced him mentally? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Nah.. My kids got the right to go out and live their lives the way they want to once they reach a certain age. (my eldest is 19) It's hard but you got to let them go their own way, make their own choices and make their own mistakes. I reckon once they grow up it's my job to sit back and be there for them if they want help. I'll only ever step in if needed.. Well said mate, nothing worse than over powering parents, just a form of bullying. The hardest part of parenting IMO isn't bringing them up, it's letting them go. The last thing I'd want is my daughter to be embarrassed to bring a boyfriend home to meet me cos I might act like macho man. More chance of them not telling you if the relationship turns sour. Its nothing to do with being a Macho man its about letting the young man know you won't have him messing your daughter around ... If his spine falls out his arse because your giving him the cold shoulder then he isn't going to be much use at looking after your daughter is he ... Out of curiosity baw and malt have you git daughters that are 16+ ............ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,535 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Wonder where you get that t shirt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Nah.. My kids got the right to go out and live their lives the way they want to once they reach a certain age. (my eldest is 19) It's hard but you got to let them go their own way, make their own choices and make their own mistakes. I reckon once they grow up it's my job to sit back and be there for them if they want help. I'll only ever step in if needed.. Well said mate, nothing worse than over powering parents, just a form of bullying. The hardest part of parenting IMO isn't bringing them up, it's letting them go. The last thing I'd want is my daughter to be embarrassed to bring a boyfriend home to meet me cos I might act like macho man. More chance of them not telling you if the relationship turns sour. Its nothing to do with being a Macho man its about letting the young man know you won't have him messing your daughter around ... If his spine falls out his arse because your giving him the cold shoulder then he isn't going to be much use at looking after your daughter is he ... Out of curiosity baw and malt have you git daughters that are 16+ ............ My eldest is 19 mate.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Nah.. My kids got the right to go out and live their lives the way they want to once they reach a certain age. (my eldest is 19) It's hard but you got to let them go their own way, make their own choices and make their own mistakes. I reckon once they grow up it's my job to sit back and be there for them if they want help. I'll only ever step in if needed.. Well said mate, nothing worse than over powering parents, just a form of bullying. The hardest part of parenting IMO isn't bringing them up, it's letting them go. The last thing I'd want is my daughter to be embarrassed to bring a boyfriend home to meet me cos I might act like macho man. More chance of them not telling you if the relationship turns sour.Its nothing to do with being a Macho man its about letting the young man know you won't have him messing your daughter around ... If his spine falls out his arse because your giving him the cold shoulder then he isn't going to be much use at looking after your daughter is he ... Out of curiosity baw and malt have you git daughters that are 16+ ............ 16 this summer mate, she's had the same boyfriend for the last 2 years. Nice lad, family own an Eco energy business erecting windmills, solar panels etc. it's her pals brother, year younger than her. Can't say if they'll be together for ever and ever but as for him looking after her, she doesn't need a man to do that, she can do that herself. And no, they are never left unsupervised, I have a good relationship with the boys family. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Aye my wife invited them to stay the night on boxing day but I put my foot down! I might favour the 'keep my nose out and let them get on with it' approach, but I'm not a mug.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Aye my wife invited them to stay the night on boxing day but I put my foot down! I might favour the 'keep my nose out and let them get on with it' approach, but I'm not a mug.. I used to get he's coming round to help me with my homework no worries, there the dinning table, batter in 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,863 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Must be one of the few on here who really like my daughters fella. After all he's the father of my grandkids, him and his (RIP) dad have always been lifelong Rovers fans and he does foreigners every weekend and puts the money into the family budget Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Malt baw ........... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wullz 408 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 My wee one is 5, all I need to do to make up my mind is think about myself and my mates and what we were like......tell you what, she will be going to nae parties at our rugby club.....unless I am on the door....makes me shudder.....and again that's me I am thinkin aboot!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Malt, Baw, great posts and commendable attitudes. My daughter is only four and i'd like to think I can be a good enough father to bring her up right enough to make sound judgments in her future. I hear so many men with real attitudes toward their daughters future relationships, it really makes me wince, I only see it as both driving their child farther away from them and then seeing the wrong bloke out of spite. Rebellion is all too common in kids with overbearing fathers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Malt baw ........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 It's got nothing to do with being an over bearing parent it's got to do with quietly letting the lad know where he stands when it comes to your daughter ... All three of my girls are sensible and wouldn't dream of dating some local scrote BUT that doesn't mean that I am going to completely ignore who they are seeing ... As a father I want to know that when my girls are out with their fella they are completely safe and I don't have to worry ... AS for driving them away it's the complete opposite ... Your daughters will always be daddy's little girl and they want to feel looked after and protected by their dad even if it jokingly telling the lad don't be late bringing her home I've got a gun you know ......... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Malt, Baw, great posts and commendable attitudes. My daughter is only four and i'd like to think I can be a good enough father to bring her up right enough to make sound judgments in her future. I hear so many men with real attitudes toward their daughters future relationships, it really makes me wince, I only see it as both driving their child farther away from them and then seeing the wrong bloke out of spite. Rebellion is all too common in kids with overbearing fathers. It's tricky bosun, definitely harder I think than if you had a boy. We all know what we were like etc. I'm a fly auld c**t. I believe in making friends with there pals etc, pals family's. nothing gets by me we all look out for each others daughters. My daughter goes about with I'd say 10 pals, 4 of them are boys. I'm friendly with all of them. I find its harder to betray a friend than someone acting the c**t. My advice would be, every friend your kid has, check them out. Drop them off, meet their parents, get to know them. When my daughter stays with a pal, I know I can text the friends parents make sure she is staying there and I know 100% they will look after her like there own. Obviously I'm talking about staying at girls houses lol. It's easy to parent in the background, while letting them think they have there own space. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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