Mountain Dewd, feel free to share in the general discussion thread. I'd be interested in a few leads as well.

Superduty- Do you have a thread floating around somewhere on your falcon?

 

Will do.

 

Sounds like you have a lot to be proud of .

 

indeed you do, you also get really good at scrounging for parts where others just whip out the lmc book and go " one of those one of these...." it took me a while but i was able to find all original steel to replace the cancer in my truck and ended up being way cheaper than any catalog china steel

 

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There are certain places where our children learn how to behave and interact respectfully with others. Church and school are the obvious front runners, as are doctors' and dentists' offices, favorite restaurants, and on teams where they have to follow other adults' rules -- without complaint. Me? I casually gauge my five sons' interpersonal skills at Supercuts, where Thank God the stylists have a sense of humor. Next to the borderline deranged enjoyment I get out of seeing the people in the sitting area watch wide eyed when my shaggy tribe walks through the door is my complete and utter amazement at what my boys are going to chatter about when they're getting a #2 in the back and scissors on top. And it was Ryan's casual conversation with his favorite stylist that had me choke on the orange lollipop I'd swiped from the glass jar on the counter.
Schools aren't teaching cursive anymore.
Wait. What? My Catholic School Bubble has surely insulated me from the real world travesty of the Common Core curriculum that's unilaterally determined teaching children cursive costs too much and is just a big waste of time. What's next to go? Washing your hands after using the bathroom? Flossing? Shoe laces? We can all thank a group of rocket scientists out of DC at a nonprofit called "Achieve, Inc." for this next phase of dumbing down America's children. Achieve. Now isn't THAT a kick in the pants.
The fight is on, friends, and I submit it's up to each and every one of us to stop the namby pambying of this youngest generation that now must wear a protective batter's helmet and chest pad on the pitcher's mound but is allowed to watch a backseat DVD on a half mile trip to the grocery store. And it's you younger parents who seriously have to right this sinking ship before it's not just cursive that vanishes like the velociraptor.
So... some humble suggestions from a mom who's Been There, Done That and has made far more mistakes than mistakenly chopping off her son's finger in a door:
-Your child can sit still for a haircut without an iPod.
-Allowing a kid to take a device to a restaurant is not only stupid, it makes the wait staff consider doing something unsavory to your food as the rest of us talk about you in front of your back.
-Rearranging your entire house so your toddler doesn't reach breakables puts THEM in charge. Spending a few weeks of following them around and saying the word NO has worked for generations. You should really try it.
-Spanking your child doesn't make you an abuser. It makes you a good parent.
-Reading books about parenting DOESN'T make you a good parent.
-Rushing gym shoes, homework or other forgotten items to school makes you an enabler.
-Enough with the treats. Give your child an apple and push them outside. It's amazing what wonders are out there that don't come with cartridges or ear buds.
-Encourage your kids to read. There is no other single activity in the world that will expand their brains or their vocabularies like reading.
That's enough preaching from me now. I need to get some stationery from my cupboard so Bobby and Christopher can write thank you cards for the First Communion gifts they received from family and friends. Funny, too. I'm thinking they're gonna write those Thank Yous in cursive.





If this post is any inclination of what's to come. This country is in seriously DEEP DOO DOO.

 

Amen to the above.

 

I'm sure glad I don't use that commie math, and I can say with certainty that when/if I have children they will know cursive, proper english (to the best of my sanity) and good old fashioned math (again to the best of my abilities, my math isn't strong but at least it works) also no god damn cell phone in kindergarten......

 

Like mountain dewd said Amen to all of the above. And a double amen to "-Spanking your child doesn't make you an abuser. It makes you a good parent."
And a double, double amen to "-Encourage your kids to read. There is no other single activity in the world that will expand their brains or their vocabularies like reading."

 

My wife and I received a letter in the mail stating that our 7yr old daughter was in the gifted learners classes. Both of her teachers sing her praises, she is in a bilingual school and already knows Spanish. First thing I asked my wife was, are they basing that off of when you and I were in school or by today's standards? It was a joke and I am thankful that she excels at school. Im a perfectly imperfect parent. All I can hope to do is be better every day.

 

also i'm sorry if this sounds bad but..... freaking participation trophies? are you f'ing serious? i'm sorry but what does that teach them? that loosing is rewarded? if loosing is rewarded then what insentive is there for them to do better.....

 

Those who are rewarded for losing are those who end up voting for Hillary or Bernie.

 

hell will freeze over before any spawn of mine becomes that mindless

 

No build thread but I have an instagram with alot of it documented. It's the only social media I do as I don't have Facebook either. If you have a instagram I'll give you my user name.

 

I think you for saving the future of America.

 

i just have to find the right woman to deal with my **** first lol