Parenting
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@MajorRage said in Parenting:
Private schools in the UK are much much wider than Eton & Harrow.
Just to confuse matters, these 2 fee charging, independent schools are known as Public Schools aren’t they?
Correct. Them and a few others are a subset of independent schools, which is the UK terminology for private schools.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Parenting:
Just further on my son's ex. She is apparently now a they. She changed her name from Oceania to Tobias. What the actual fůck?
Guy at my mate's work has a wife.
Wife has decided to become a man.
A cock is being put on in a few weeks.
Weird thing is, he is still committed to her.
Fully supports it apparently. (love transcends physical boundaries or some shit)
I don't believe it.
Deep down, I bet he is thinking WTFThat's the most beautiful poem I've read in a long time.
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@mariner4life said in Parenting:
I didn't think the stickadicktomy was a real thing
It is , sometimes it takes a couple goes before you can one that takes and doesn't rot off . In fact you can hedge your bets these days and keep the taco and add a hotdog.
See how much of this article you can make it through , I'm sure you all miss me sharing this kind of quality content.
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The Boy just got dumped. First gf. He's taking it hard so I had a chat to him after he drank a suitable quantity of bourbon while I enjoyed a rum and related my experience of getting the arse at that age.
I look forward to Mrs TA getting indignant over any or all of the following:
- that he's using alcohol to get over it (her Dad is an alco and she's a total bloody straight about that stuff)
- that someone had the temerity to dump her little boy+
- when I point out she has no useful advice to give, as she's never been dumped in her life.
+Despite him being somewhat of a neckbeard, with a weight problem and an unwholesome addiction to the zone immediately between the PS5 and the couch.
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@mariner4life said in Parenting:
I didn't think the stickadicktomy was a real thing
It is , sometimes it takes a couple goes before you can one that takes and doesn't rot off . In fact you can hedge your bets these days and keep the taco and add a hotdog.
See how much of this article you can make it through , I'm sure you all miss me sharing this kind of quality content.
Jesus, perhaps you need to go into isolation again. Fucken hell pal
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So, when to get kids first phone?
My son turns 11 this week and that is sort of the “standard” where we live. I’m a bit dubious as he’s quite a young 11. And he hasn’t asked for one much either (he really wants Jordan’s which makes me proud). A few of his buddies have them, maybe 30%.
When did others take the plunge and any advice?
Just talking boys here, I suspect girls is a whole other ball game ….
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@Machpants said in Parenting:
Secondary school for all our kids, which is a bus ride rather than a walk home away.
same.
We passed over our second hand phones, and got google family installed to lock time/limit access. it genuinely bricks the phone -but they can still call you if needed.
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As we live rurally, we did intermediate, but was a text only plan, and they were our old phones and were only family contacts in thier phones.
Interestingly enough, a few months ago, the kids (17 & 14) suggested we use the 'Life 360' app, which means we can track them (and they us)
Is most useful for TR jnr who is still on his restricted and often goes straight from work to his mates, and never let's us know he has arrived (40 min drive on unlit windy roads out to Ngunguru)
Was also great last weekend when TR jnr went to sound splash in Raglan.
Is a bit creepy though that this is available if not used as it is intended and the paid version gives more data too.
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Both my boys got phones at 12. Bloody nice getting calls and messages from them I must say. Handy too when picking up from school, sports practice etc. The bombardment of memes gets fucken irritating though.
Both have threatened to block me if I don’t stop sending the same shitty ones.
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@taniwharugby yeah crappy road South some right idiots on it, to. I cycle into work often, proudly going to get knocked off at dinner point. Also pretty good change I know your kids mate, it they went to Ngunguru school haha
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@Machpants nah, his mate moved to Ngunguru late last year and we live in Ruatangata, both went to KIS & KHS.
Yeah sadly plenty of morons on the roads, and they are shitty roads too...perfect recipe
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The most important thing is that you have strict rules in place and monitor use. I dropped the ball big time with my eldest. His mother was onto all that and I was happily using my Windows phone. After she passed I didn't have a clue about what was going on. I was shocked when I found out. The language and toxicity were out of this world. No wonder so many kids are fůcked in the head these days. I've nothing against kids having phones per se, and there are major advantages in terms of their safety and knowing where they are, but they can get seriously mind fůcked if allowed to use them unchecked.
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