Bit rich coming from you, ffs. -- Nige, 'That's shot the fox' Eunos Roadster (for summer) Grand Cherokee (for winter)
Do you find he gets shit on his knob? -- Nige, 'That's shot the fox' Eunos Roadster (for summer) Grand Cherokee (for winter)
I dunno. Now as an adult, I can look at the decisions and actions my father took and understand why he took them. And adapt those decisions and actions to my own son and views. So I don't buy the idea that someone with no children cannot have a view on parenting.
Indeed. I sometimes fear that I am turning in to my father, but I usually realise before it's too late and take a different line with the lad. Only time will tell whether that's a good thing or not.
Agreed. Most of my parenting decisions were based on what I thought my mother would have done had it been her and me.
Ben spoke: Yes, I'm not denying that, and my own actions have been influenced by my parent's example - but they were a different generation, with different values, and my kids are yet another generation with different values, so to apply the parenting style/rules/whatever of, in my case, parents born before 1920, to kids born 70 years later requires some degree of modification. I like to think I have passed on some of their principles and morals, but not all, because some are outdated, outmoded, and irrelevant to today. -- Rob_P UKRM(at)indqualtec.co.uk uppercase(d) BBIWYMC#1 BOG#11? MRO#31 IBCDBBB#1(kotl) FJ1200, CCM130 Benelli Cabriolet (gone) Looks like Rab C Nesbit.
It has been a while since I had no experience of parenthood but from what I remember of those days it is not so much a matter of disqualification as a total lack of it in the first place. Making it up as you go along is what you do for the first one, learning from experience is what you (should) do for all the subsequent ones. Well of course not but had you been there from the start you would almost certainly have a different view on the matter. And while we are on about who or what does or doesn't make a good parent you all seem to be missing the contribution of the mothers and for that you should all be ashamed of yourselves. As for all the willy waving that has gone on in this thread there is not one of you who has half the skills or talents at parenting than the worst of them.
You're completely right that it's mostly made up whilst one goes along... at first but, with time, it's built on experience. Parenting gives you the experience which is completely different from being parented.
Ben spoke: Yes, I'm not denying that, and my own actions have been influenced by my parent's example - but they were a different generation, with different values, and my kids are yet another generation with different values, so to apply the parenting style/rules/whatever of, in my case, parents born before 1920, to kids born 70 years later requires some degree of modification. I like to think I have passed on some of their principles and morals, but not all, because some are outdated, outmoded, and irrelevant to today. -- Rob_P UKRM(at)indqualtec.co.uk uppercase(d) BBIWYMC#1 BOG#11? MRO#31 IBCDBBB#1(kotl) FJ1200, CCM130 Benelli Cabriolet (gone) Looks like Rab C Nesbit.
It's a unique stink that I'm happy to live without ever experiencing again. As for anal, "Bleouwww", no thanks.
You need a tune that won't get out of your head (and obviously one you want to play) to get over the lack of motivation hump. Not necessarily a full tune either, just a part of it. As for carbon picks, well shit Steve, that stuff will rag a set of strings in no fucking time and strings are generally 10 times the price of a pick. I've been hammering away at "Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits) for the past week using an open tuned (G) steel guitar and it's driving me to distraction, but "it's coming". The reason it's taking time is the timing of the lyrics and the shape of the chords. The main (first) chord is "F", but it's not played using the usual "F" chord shape, which means going for a non standard chord (finger picked) that's not used in normal tuning very often and it's got to be bob on every time you go for it or the whole hook line sounds like shite. And of course, the song jumps from strumming pretty lightly, to finger style and back again all the way through. Not nearly as easy as it sounds when you hear it. Keep banging away.
Not if you choose it yourself before you're incapable, or make it clear that they get **** all as far as an inheritance is concerned if you ever get placed anywhere other than where YOU choose.
