Hi Army,
After 10 ml, I can say I'm a new fan of Sludge !
50ml on my next order
The stuff kinda grows on ya after a while, don't it?
Three. Steven (Sr), married with a Son and two daughters. John II, twice married. Son by first wife, two step-daughters by current wife. Judy (babaygirl) twice married and divorced, no kids (yet). Mamaw has a son she didn't raise, and did not turn out well, who fathered a daughter that my sister-in-law has adopted. We see Brittany, that granddaughter, often while her father is off somewhere (maybe doing time again). Total; Two sons, One daughter, Two Grandsons, Five Granddaughters. And, of course, Mamaw
Sounds like a real nice bunch o' kids, Papaw. Ya done good.
Don't get me wrong, Edd- I never wanted to 'bash' thier Dad, I had more of an indifferent approach about him. But I'm only gonna hear "You're not my Dad!" "You're not my Dad" from an eight year old so many times before some clarification needed to be made. It wasn't bashing as much as a reality check. I probably could've done things better (I think we could all say that) but the Kids grew up to be fine adults and parents, none the less.
Yup, that's one thing they don't teach you at school and there's no manual on it per say. We all do the best we can raising our cubs.
They are the Magna brand from Target. I actually got the one in the left picture (the hard tail) but when I got home neither tire would hold air. Took it back and got the other bike with the full suspension.
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Just finished checking all the bolts and pedals for correct tightness. Most reviews are bad due to poor assembly at the stores. The one with the flat tires has probably been sat on too many times with low air pressure and the tubes pinched in the process. The one I got seemed to have a fairly decent amount of air pressure. 15psi when checked at home. Recommended 45psi.
In my profession, they say, "once a teacher, always a teacher. I guess you could say the same for inspectors. (^_^) Congrats on getting the full suspension one.
I got married when I was 24 and had a 10 year old and 8 year old the day I got married. Talk about stepping into responsibility!
Both of my stepsons, now grown men, tell me that I was much more of a father to them than their biological father. He lived around here, but never paid child support (not a single dollar) and rarely saw them, but always had an opinion on how my wife and I could do a better job of raising them.
I never bad-mouthed him to the boys, even though
I'm the Founder, President and Chairman of the Board of his "Graveside Urination Committee." But I knew they would eventually figure out what a miserable human being he is.
The boys finally figured that out, but I don't take any satisfaction from it. I would have much preferred that their dad be a loving and supportive parent.
*Chuckle* Yup, kids are usually pretty smart of figuring out personality types. Like Becky says, takin' on two near adolescences at 24 is pretty awesome!!
Good heavens, Pappy. My jaw is still hanging open from the idea of having a 10 year old and an 8 year old at age 24. That's pretty incredible to think about. YOUR parents must have done a really stellar job of raising you up to be anywhere near ready for that sort of responsibility so young. It's pretty astounding that we've just heard four stories of these types of biological dads today. I'm going to be less hard on my dad for having read what you all have had to put up with

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And you've only heard half my story. Since y'all are opening up, this seems like a good opportunity. I met my first daughter for the first time only two years ago come June. I guess I can be counted as one of those absentee fathers, although regretfully, I never meant it to be that way. Wow, how to express this and not ramble on too dang much...? Through classmates.com and FaceBook I had the chance to connect with my daughter's mom again after 26 years of no contact with her. Last heard from her was when I just about to be discharged from the Navy. I had been back on base about 6 - 8 weeks after being on leave to visit home and she had called to tell me she was expecting! What's even stranger is that she was my ex-girlfriend's older sister before I joined the Navy, but she was the one who wrote to me in bootcamp and beyond and not the ex! We had quite a relationship going through the mail - she'd pour out her heart about going through her divorce, while I'd cry on her shoulder about being homesick and what-not. When the time came to visit home, I was almost done with my first term of service and she had been seeing this other guy she'd met after the divorce - wasn't sure if it was serious with him or not. Anyway, she called to tell me that he was claiming to be the girl's father and that's the last I heard from her till just recently.
Through PM in FB we decided it was time the truth came out. My daughter and I were introduce over the net via FB and program called Second Life, which is a 3 demential virtual world kind of like SIM but much more interactive. When I went to see my second daughter's graduation, my first daughter and her mom flew out to meet us in LA. So it was quite a family reunion! Amanda was able to finally meet her "bio Dad" as she called me and her younger half sister, Tiffanie. Amanda confided in me that she was so relieved and proud to have a real father that turned out to BE someone who did something with their life. Turns out the guy that claimed fatherhood was a real ....... after all! Her mom did marry again and was happily married for 10 years before another divorce a couple years before I came back into the picture. I regret that I wasn't there for her, but she ended up having decent, understanding man as a father figure as well as two more step brothers. And best of all she understands why I wasn't there and its ok, as I'm trying to make amends for it.
Whew! long story short...
I guess I'm qualified to chime in on fatherhood. I took in my former spouse and her daughter 6 years ago. Been raising the girl as my own ever since. In fact, she doesn't know any different. I don't have any thorny "real" dad issues, at least not yet. You see, her biological father is no longer among the living, having departed this life in a rather violent fashion. There's quite a bit more to the story, but I'll leave it there I think. She will learn the truth one day, but not today.
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Good on you, Ice! Hope to be around when that story is told.
