Am I an idiot ?

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Originally Posted by Phil Spencer

Slug Boys father left his first wife and small kids to take up with a tart who gave him Slug Boy after a romp on the kitchen floor (Slug Boy takes delight in recounting the story), father of Slug Boy ignored his first family had nothing to do with them, disowned them and refused to pay maintenance.

So far from what I can see Slug Boy is a chip off the old block, I only hope and pray that my daughter comes to her senses.

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:C Sounds like he really admires someone who treats women with contempt. Hope she comes to here senses soon.

my little girl, 12 going on 21. know that the 2 tractor diff's in the safe are not for show.

Can't believe the gaul of Slug Boy rings my wife and asked if he can have the contents of my scrap wood bin for his fathers fire :((. My wife came out to the workshop and relayed the message think that I used and invented a few rude words Rhonda was laughing said she knew what my answer would be. Honistly some people have a hide, maybe I can gently place the scrap wood barrel where the sun doesn't shine.

To answer your question, yes.

No-body is ever good enough for Daddy's little princess, remember your first meetings with your father in law?

By forcing your opinions about your daughter's/son's partner will more likely drive them closer together than tear them apart.

Any parent who would have tried the showing what machines they would have used on me would have got a first hand experience themselves. I threw my wife's uncle out of our wedding for making similar noises about looking after his niece.

Paying for anything your kids want to do after they have got their first fulltime job does not encourage fiscal responsibilty, and yes, it may be hard to see them make mistakes, but mistakes they fix themselves are rarely repeated.

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Originally Posted by Phil Spencer

Can't believe the gaul of Slug Boy rings my wife and asked if he can have the contents of my scrap wood bin for his fathers fire :((. My wife came out to the workshop and relayed the message think that I used and invented a few rude words Rhonda was laughing said she knew what my answer would be. Honistly some people have a hide, maybe I can gently place the scrap wood barrel where the sun doesn't shine.

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While you keep giving he/they will continue to take.

Re the wood scraps - offer to sell it to him at the going rate for firewood.

but if he sells them he will need them for something the following day, scrap wood is invaluable IMHO

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Originally Posted by Phil Spencer

Can't believe the gaul of Slug Boy rings my wife and asked if he can have the contents of my scrap wood bin for his fathers fire :((.

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Nah, give him some scrap timber for the fire, but before you do coat it liberally with something noxious that when it burns it will render him sterile. Sometimes things should never have the chance to breed. :2tsup:

Interesting column on the weekend in the Courier Mail liftout QWeekend by columnist Kim Sweetman.

She indicated that the Internet is not the best place to get information on personal problems. She quoted an example of someone who sought opinions on an online parenting site and found some of the opinions were quite brutal ( sound familiar, Phil?).

She went on to say "most of these motherhood /parenting sites are a useful place to seek advice, but when they go bad, they can really go very bad. Imagine being personally attacked for the most banal of reasons on an issue that is important to you. Which makes you wonder why anyone shares their personal problems with strangers.".

Many people are left devastated after some of the opinions expressed, so be wary.

Thought you would be interested :)

regards,
Jill

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Originally Posted by JillB

Interesting column on the weekend in the Courier Mail liftout QWeekend by columnist Kim Sweetman.

She indicated that the Internet is not the best place to get information on personal problems. She quoted an example of someone who sought opinions on an online parenting site and found some of the opinions were quite brutal ( sound familiar, Phil?).

She went on to say "most of these motherhood /parenting sites are a useful place to seek advice, but when they go bad, they can really go very bad. Imagine being personally attacked for the most banal of reasons on an issue that is important to you. Which makes you wonder why anyone shares their personal problems with strangers.".

Many people are left devastated after some of the opinions expressed, so be wary.

Thought you would be interested :)

regards,
Jill

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What I got out off this thread Jill is despite what some of my friends have said to my face is that I really am not an idiot just a father who cares for and loves his daughter and that I am not the only one who feels this way.

To my face my friends only said what they thought sounded main stream and politically correct at the time BTW they don't have children. By talking through this thread there is an anonymity and usually there is more honest opinions and advice, granted there are a few ratbags but ususlly one can see through them.

I think that most of the members of this Forum are basically caring and honest with their opinions, and that is, I think because of a common interest that binds us all together