My Daughter is 21!!

Congratulations to you and happy birthday to her!!! I know where you're coming from. My oldest just started college and my youngest is in high school but works so often and house sits for others too, so it almost seems like she's not around already.

It's also strange when you start treating and thinking of your kids as other capable adults, not just someone you have to constantly guide. It's strange but good.

Being an empty nester will be awesome in some big ways, but also sad. Time flies brother!
 
It's amazing to watch your kids grow as you collect arcade games. My avatar is from November of 2013, the day I brought my SMB home. Both girls were excited to see it. It instantly became the 'girls' game'! I took the picture while one was playing as the other was watching. Now, they both love Spy Hunter, Ally loves Centipede and Galaxian. Rachel enjoys Phoenix.

Happy birthday to your beautiful daughter! Enjoy every moment.
 
Yup time flies. I'm 51, my son is turning 29 in December and my daughter is 28. Scary :oops2:
 
Congrats.
Where does the time go?
My daughter is 32, and is due in two weeks with another grandchild.
My grandson who is five begs to go to the basement as soon as he comes over. Loves skeeball.
 
My oldest turns 21 in February, my youngest turns 16 in January, Im not looking forward to teaching another one to drive!

Happy B-Day To your daughter Phetty!
 
cysnake said:
My oldest turns 21 in February, my youngest turns 16 in January, Im not looking forward to teaching another one to drive!

Happy B-Day To your daughter Phetty!
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Thanks buddy. Yeah I've got a 16-year-old right now as well. Unfortunately, we're going through a rough patch with him. He went from a 14 year-old kid who loved hanging out with his dad to a 16-year-old man-boy who can't stand me. He hates the arcade, won't help out with chores around the house, dropped out of all sports including football, basketball and golf. He begged for an E bike last year, and then got into two accidents with it and got in trouble with the law a couple of different times. Now his $1700 E bike sits there and he doesn't even ride it because it isn't cool or fast enough anymore. My wife tried taking it out Sunday night and the pedal fell off. Lately he's taken up cliff diving and riding his $200 scooter at the skate park. I hardly see him on the weekends, and he's usually gone most evenings as well. Even though we still have two boys at the house, it really does feel like we have only one. When he is home, he eats, looks at his phone and then goes to his bedroom. If you try to talk to him, he gets annoyed and walks away. I never thought this was gonna happen with one of my kids. It's kind of heartbreaking really, as we only have two more years with him. I was really hoping they were gonna be fun years, not suck years.
 
I hear ya! Both of mine have been WAY tougher than i thought it would be. They are both on the spectrum (Funny how no one else in my family or relatives or hers have ever been on the spectrum) We had an absolute nightmare of a time with my oldest. We had to put him in rehab for alcohol when he was 18. Luckily that seemed to work and hes on a good track now going to college. He does have anger issues though. My youngest is a great kid, and waaaaay smarter than i was at his age. But getting him to help out and do chores, ect is really tough and he loves to argue with you. Remember back in the day when your dad told you to do something and you just did what you were told with no backtalk? What the hell happened to those days!
 
cysnake said:
I hear ya! Both of mine have been WAY tougher than i thought it would be. They are both on the spectrum (Funny how no one else in my family or relatives or hers have ever been on the spectrum) We had an absolute nightmare of a time with my oldest. We had to put him in rehab for alcohol when he was 18. Luckily that seemed to work and hes on a good track now going to college. He does have anger issues though. My youngest is a great kid, and waaaaay smarter than i was at his age. But getting him to help out and do chores, ect is really tough and he loves to argue with you. Remember back in the day when your dad told you to do something and you just did what you were told with no backtalk? What the hell happened to those days!
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We were too soft on them as parents. I know in my case my mom was super hard on me and I didn't want my kids to fear me like I feared her. Well, it's good to have a little healthy fear as evidenced by them having zero now and not giving a shit.
 
meyer980 said:
Nah, people born in 2004 can't be 21 because that was just a couple years ago.
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That's how I feel. But my son told me the other day, dad you gotta understand 5 years to us is a huge deal. 5 years to you doesn't mean shit. I'm only 16, five years is 1/3 of my life. It really puts it into perspective.
 
I tried to be a little easier on them then my dad was on me, but it didnt work. I did so many things that didnt affect them. In todays times, the "belt" was outta the question, so we did everything from emptying their rooms to delaying Christmas (they woke up to NOTHING on Christmas morning). NOTHING phased them. I smacked my oldest in the ass when he was around 10 for something he did, and he just looked at me and said "Dont you hit me again" I was floored! No fear with either one of these kids. I wasnt soft on them. The good part is i keep reinforcing how to be a "good person" with them and it seems to have stuck, im very proud of their values and morales and I think they will turn out good later on.
 
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