[Trukrswyfe]

My oldest son is 14 and like many teens is ready to grow up and drive.

This is his first motor pull. We have a chevy sprint that needs work and a parts car. My husband was showing my son how to tear apart an engine. They needed the tranny and would have liked to get a clutch out of it but it wasn't usable.









They are only half way done now.
Good old fashion male bonding.

[dobry4u]

That is great that they hangout and do things like that! Too many kids have their nose up the computer or TV screens all day and night.

Very refreshing to see, Trukrswyfe. Thanks for sharing.

[BlooMoose]

Originally Posted by dobry4u

That is great that they hangout and do things like that! Too many kids have their nose up the computer or TV screens all day and night.

Very refreshing to see, Trukrswyfe. Thanks for sharing.

I totally agree. It's wonderful to see kids doing things with their father!

[Trukrswyfe]

Originally Posted by BlooMoose

I totally agree. It's wonderful to see kids doing things with their father!

I have the cutest picture of the two of them. Husband didn't want me to post it but it is so adorable. Talk about proud papa.




He has THE most beautiful eyes. He hates when I say that.
My Trukr.

[Rev.Vassago]

Originally Posted by Trukrswyfe

He has THE most beautiful eyes. He hates when I say that.
My Trukr.

That's a lie. I have the most beautiful eyes. I keep them in a glass box.

[BlooMoose]

That is a good picture! I guess guys can be as self-concious of pictures as women can! He does look like a proud papa!

[Syncrosonix]

auto mechanics is one thing that i cannot stand. to me, it's boring. my dad's idea of male bonding was going to an uncontrolled shooting range in the san bernardino mountains. now, that was fun. gutting a computer and installing new parts, motherboards, hard-drives, etc is another form of entertainment for myself. i do that quite a bit when i'm home. it's either that, cruising around scottsdale, going to fry's electronics, going to booby bars, or playing videogames.

[Trukrswyfe]

My husband does different things with each child. He tries to spend time equally with all of them. He tries really hard, because he didn't know or spend any time with his own dad. My 11 year old son wants to be a pilot so my husband takes him flying and it ain't cheap. My baby the 7 year old is the gamer and my husband plays video games with him.

They all enjoy camping, hiking, fishing, snow skiing, RC flying, and they have all taken trips in the truck with their father. I can't say how blessed I am to have him.

I see kids these days all over that don't have a decent male role model. We were at a fishing pond and the boys were fishing and killing them, thanks to Trukr. This little boy all alone was watching us. I asked my husband to help him out. He set his pole up for him, we gave him some of our power bait, and the kid didn't want to leave. It was so sad.

[Syncrosonix]

i see many kids without a male role model as well. i'm all my little brother has. his biological father is a loser, junkie POS, and is probably locked up in prison for something else once again. home time is also spent with him while teaching him how to do all the crap i'm in to. even during excursions on friday or saturday nights, i take him with me regardless of the fact that he's 10 years younger than i. i just don't bring him to the places where one must be 18 or 21 years of age to enter.

auto mechanics is something that i could never get myself into. flying is cool. my uncle has his pilot license. he took me into his cardinal a week before christmas. it's a whole different feeling in the cockpit. i actually came close to becoming air sick.

i'm sick of seeing too many parents who don't give a turd. they'd rather get drunk than spend a little time with their kids. then they wonder why their children are so messed up.

[mommee]

Originally Posted by Syncrosonix

i see many kids without a male role model as well. i'm all my little brother has. his biological father is a loser, junkie POS, and is probably locked up in prison for something else once again. home time is also spent with him while teaching him how to do all the crap i'm in to. even during excursions on friday or saturday nights, i take him with me regardless of the fact that he's 10 years younger than i. i just don't bring him to the places where one must be 18 or 21 years of age to enter.

That's great that you spend that time with him. He will remember when he gets older and it forms a lasting bond between the two of you. My kids are 4 years apart and are very close. I hope they continue that bond for rest of their lives. My bro and I are very close and it's great. We know each other inside out. And he is a great uncle who takes them fishing and spoils them.