tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post8998231258308743435..comments2024-03-29T08:35:07.904-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: The little things life are made ofEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-50490318754680281362020-01-22T21:09:51.572-05:002020-01-22T21:09:51.572-05:00It has been suggested to him. He is over-weight, a...It has been suggested to him. He is over-weight, and that is a barrier.<br /><br />One of his friends, Kelly, is coming back from basic this next week. That might plant a seed in his head. Time will tell.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-15362365726760760402020-01-22T21:04:36.802-05:002020-01-22T21:04:36.802-05:00Just curious, has Kubota ever thought of joining t...Just curious, has Kubota ever thought of joining the military, or had it suggested to him? Lots of opportunities for learning some pretty neat tech.Aggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089648434324058300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-49383108455975272792020-01-21T10:33:48.559-05:002020-01-21T10:33:48.559-05:00I had a younger sibling who was coasting after hig...I had a younger sibling who was coasting after high school. Mom came to me one day and said that I would be paying rent now since they were charging sibling rent (as encouragement to move along to adulthood). If you went to trade school/university then you got a up to a 12 month rebate of rent paid. Rent was reasonable. Sibling adulted. Pattern established for younger ones.<br /><br />"Be the Parent" I remind my wife occasionally. It applies in all the tough situations. If you are "being" a parent then you will have lots of tough situations. Thing is they will be tougher later if you avoid them now.The Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744140642775506808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-23538776956002317172020-01-20T22:59:52.159-05:002020-01-20T22:59:52.159-05:00Good for you. That is a tough one. My kids were ...Good for you. That is a tough one. My kids were told prior to their 18th birthday that they would have to go to school full time or work and pay rent. Rent would be extremely reasonable. My oldest chose school and chose her degree by closing her eyes and touched the page of the school list of degrees. Excellent method. She attended San Diego State. During the first semester I found out she was going to Tijuana and drinking with friends. Another excellent choice. I told her she had choices. Join the military, go live with her dad (she already knew he didn't want her), pay her own way in school (because I wasn't going to pay for those choices) or come home and live with me following JUNIOR HIGH RULES. She chose to come home. I typed up a list of rules and their consequences and told her to sign it. She said, but I don't agree with them. I told her she didn't have to agree, she just had to sign that she understood them and if she didn't follow them that she understood the consequences. She signed it and posted it on her bedroom wall. If she missed curfew she owed me $1.00 for every minute she was late and we went by the stove clock, not her car clock. This was before cell phones. We all had pagers. She came home an hour late and I told her she owed me $60.00. She said she would pay me when she wanted to. I said you will pay by the end of the week or I will charge interest and it will be usury. No payment at the end of the week. Interest was added in. I drove her to her bank and said withdraw the money. If you don't I will take your pager, then your computer will be taken, then your CDs then your bedroom door. She said that was illegal. I said then go pay a $2,500 retainer fee and $250 an hour for a lawyer and I will see you in court. She paid me the money. Fast forward. She is now married, got a second degree in something she loves - nursing, has two beautiful children and is stricter with them than I ever was with her! She is an awesome mother, daughter and wife. I am very proud of her. You will make it through with your son. Keep up the good work!!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430065113036026350noreply@blogger.com