Hey we all like to brag about our spawn. Share it here.
Hey we all like to brag about our spawn. Share it here.
My youngest is REALLY into PokemonGo. My wife/his mom is too. He's 8, she is 21 with multiple years of experience at being 21. (if you see this love you honey) They play together on a joint account
My 8 year old just took the Lincoln Memorial Gym on Saturday night, by himself!!!
People from all over the place with theirs heads down playing that game and my 8 year old is over there in the grass kicking all their collective asses!
Edit: In my excitement I forgot to mention it was his first battle. Ever.
My cats use the litterbox more often than not.
That's all I got.
My 19 month old has started using some sentences, and is even more in love with books. So her first sentence was "Dada, read book! Please!"
Saturday night at dinner she was covered in pasta sauce and she held her hands out and dramatically proclaimed, "MESSY BABY!!!" Too bad the panopitcon doesn't cover our dinner table, yet. I was laughing so hard my face was red.
Mine managed to not poop for 2 days and then released it all this morning while I was holding her in my arms.
This was mid-bottle and after Mom had disappeared downstairs to use the breast pump for about 30 minutes.
She was very happy afterward. Me, not so much.
Mom got to deal with her pajamas, the towels and the mess in the bathroom after I finished cleaning our daughter up.
Having a newborn in the house is tons of fun.
People rarely WANT to deal with E36 M3, but everyone HAS to deal with E36 M3.
My kids are ages 12, 9, 9 and they don't hate me yet.
At 14 months, my daughter rides her car and pulls her trike behind her. She's even started parking all her vehicles in the same place.
She's also learned Journey to the End of the East Bay, and will dance, in rhythm, to the song, even yelling when the crowd cheers. At least I now have a weapon for when she throws a tantrum.
My kiddo has figured out inchworming this week. He gets in the downward dog, pushes his face across the floor and repeats. He's got about 4 baby-lengths in him before he's tired of the rug burn.
I think he'll be really excited when he figures out the easy way to crawl
My daughter likes karting. These are from a few years ago, but here she is dive-bombing an apex...
My 7th grade daughter is required have a TI-34 calculator for school. She is learning to master RPN (reverse Polish notatation)
You guessed it. Her dad's an engineer!
I love my son. I've talked of his karting accomplishments for years on this board. He started football today. Got a compliment from the coach about how he humped it all through practice. He may not know how to catch a ball (we concentrated on trail braking and apexes at a young age), but he'll give 110% in whatever he does. He did a month of counselor in training at the local Y and was complimented every day for keeping the kids engaged, looking for things to do and, specifically, NOT being on his phone like his peers. Similar compliments when he volunteers at the local VA, how he actually works and looks for things to do rather than sit around and do as little as possible.
Since dad's out of $$ for karting at the moment, he's also been doing coaching and wrenching. Took a few 8-10 year old's under his wing and made all of them faster. One, because the look up to him and he makes them feel like they could do anything and two, because he knows how to explain it on a level they can understand. (Earning $700 over a three day weekend helped too). And, although he admitted he'd have love to race that weekend, he really enjoyed working on the karts and watching the kids learn and grow.
At 15, we've been discussing his first car. SWMBO and I have said for a long time that he needs a Miata, but he was 100% against them because he doesn't like convertibles. He told me last weekend that he's finally decided on a Miata, which will be the first one for me, too. But, that we have to buy a hardtop for it.
That could all change if a BRG R53 pops up in his, theoretical, price range (still his dream car).
If I let him live through his current, moody, "I know it all" attitude, he might grow up to be a decent adult.
-Rob
codrus wrote: My daughter likes karting. These are from a few years ago, but here she is dive-bombing an apex...
From what I see in that photo, I suspect #52 was in the wall in the next photo. 8 wheels always corner better than 4!! 
Both of my boys are dying to get into racing. I"ve taken them to K1 Speed also. My 12 year old is pretty good, but is a bit cautious. I'm not sure my 9 year old has figured out that the pedal on his left actually does something...
My daughter at 3 months can pick up a small ball with her feet and kick it to me. For someone that eats, poops, and sleeps all day it's pretty impressive.
At 8 years old, my cat now poops standing up.
My cat got hit by a car two weeks ago, popping his hip out of place and breaking a vertebrae at the base of his tail. Due to his floppy lifeless tail and awkward leg, it must be more comfortable for him to stand straight up, like a human, with his front paws holding the side of the box for balance.
I really need to get a picture of this before he goes in for tail/hip surgery.
My jug pug mix was pup of the week one week at his doggy daycare one time
rob_lewis wrote: Got a compliment from the coach about how he humped it all through practice.
TMI, buddy. 
On a related note, as I said earlier, from a very young age both of my boys have been dying to race. For various reasons...most of it financial (plus I don't have the wrenching skills and have no interest in the hypercompetitive/cheating nature of youth racing), we haven't done it. They have, however, turned to football. This is my 12 year olds' 4th season, and my 9 year old is entering his 3rd. Work ethic is everything. My 12 year old has all the coordination and physical talents of a drunken one legged sailor. Love him to death, but he's not a gifted athlete. In fact, he's only "average" size for his age, but on the football team, he's small. Most kids his size are running backs, wide receivers or in the defensive backfield. His lack of physical skill has him on the offensive line. However, he busts his rear and works really hard. Without all the Hollywood drama, it's sort of like the Rudy movie. He works hard and earns playing time that way. His younger brother...ugh, he drives us all nuts. The kid is really talented. He's been the best player they've had for his first two season. He can lay the wood, makes kids cry he hits so hard. But he is such a perfectionist that he can't control himself. He misses one tackle and he falls apart. He'll scream, hit his head, cry, just have a melt down. He's just that kind of kid that if he scores a 95% on a test, he'll freak over the 5% he got wrong. He really gets in his own way. It's a constant work in progress to keep his head on straight and understand that he's not perfect.
Football is awesome. Your son will learn so much about team sports, and all kinds of life experiences. They work as a team, and learn all those "team" lessons. They also make bonds that no other sport does, IMHO.
I'd love to take my kids karting, I just don't see it financially or competitively (unless I put them in the youth league at a place like K1, so it's basically spec racing).
Klayfish wrote: Football is awesome. Your son will learn so much about team sports, and all kinds of life experiences. They work as a team, and learn all those "team" lessons. They also make bonds that no other sport does, IMHO.
He, like your son, is really hard on himself and always pushes to do the best he can. I told him that he may not have the skills the other guys do, but coaches DO watch for effort. He hates team sports, though, because he expects everyone else to work as hard has he does.
Klayfish wrote: I'd love to take my kids karting, I just don't see it financially or competitively (unless I put them in the youth league at a place like K1, so it's basically spec racing).
While it has HURT with the amount of money spent, I still don't regret it. I think I could have spent the money a little (ok, A LOT) wiser on occasion, but the relationship we've built and the things he's learned has been worth it.
The spec classes at K1 are really fun, can get expensive. Dirt karting and Chonda/4-stroke classes can still be pretty cheap fun. Might be worth looking in to.
-Rob
Son is in grad school and wrote this article. Over my head but I'm most proud he took a "machine shop" training class so he can learn how to run lathes, drills, and mills in the student machine shop.
Older daughter is a nurse, and the younger one has a B of Sc degree with great distinction in animal bioscience. She missed the cut at vet college this year, so is working at a vet clinic to improve her resume for next years interviews.
Both make me proud.
Mine are 13, 17, 25, and 29. None of them do drugs, none of them have been to jail, none of them have almost died.
Toyman01 wrote: Mine are 13, 17, 25, and 29. None of them do drugs, none of them have been to jail, none of them have almost died.
...that you know of.
Keith Tanner wrote:Toyman01 wrote: Mine are 13, 17, 25, and 29. None of them do drugs, none of them have been to jail, none of them have almost died....that you know of.
I'll qualify that. I haven't had to bail any of them out of jail and I haven't had to pay any major medical bills. Good enough for me.
Mine just passed their driving test today, so there's that. And yes, I'm signing them up for Tire Rack Street Survival this fall.
This is about my wife, not my child....
My wife and I had a talk about when our 6 month old, lily, could start karting. My wife said 10. Then she bought her a paddle powered go kart 2 days later....
My wife races. I knew I would win...
P.s. our daughter sits up by herself....
rob_lewis wrote:Klayfish wrote: Football is awesome. Your son will learn so much about team sports, and all kinds of life experiences. They work as a team, and learn all those "team" lessons. They also make bonds that no other sport does, IMHO.He, like your son, is really hard on himself and always pushes to do the best he can. I told him that he may not have the skills the other guys do, but coaches DO watch for effort. He hates team sports, though, because he expects everyone else to work as hard has he does.Klayfish wrote: I'd love to take my kids karting, I just don't see it financially or competitively (unless I put them in the youth league at a place like K1, so it's basically spec racing).While it has HURT with the amount of money spent, I still don't regret it. I think I could have spent the money a little (ok, A LOT) wiser on occasion, but the relationship we've built and the things he's learned has been worth it. The spec classes at K1 are really fun, can get expensive. Dirt karting and Chonda/4-stroke classes can still be pretty cheap fun. Might be worth looking in to. -Rob
Without hijacking this thread too bad, guess my thoughts are this... At K1, I can run them for a month or two. Couple hundred bucks a month total. I can then be done until next time (lacrosse and football have us going 10 months). What would be the buy in for a dirt kart? I guess a few grand, plus endless hours of labor.
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