I've got the best of both worlds, with my first daughter I get to worry about her boyfriends, with my second I can worry about all of the above. :o:o

Fordie is right about not interfering, as I learnt from bitter experience. Jo (at about 16 yrs of age) told me she fancied one of the lads, Neil, who played hockey at my club but was too shy to go to chat with him. Now, I thought this lad was very dishy too (obviously half my age, but that doesn't mean you can't admire them, right?) and I wholly approved of her choice. So, in my usual bossy 'hockey captain' way I told him to ring her for a date. Which he duly did. On the appointed night he turned up to take her to the pictures. Imagine the ear bashing I got from my daughter when it turned out to be the wrong Neil. The one she fancied was the spotty, skinny one that used to skulk around behind the duke box. Valuable lesson learned, never interfere - unless she asked me to ask Chillo out on a date for her, which of course I would be happy to do without hesitation. There have to be some vicarious thrills in this motherhood malarkey. :frog::frog::lol::lol:

Those of you at Cadwell 2.5 may remember what sounded like a pistol shot, but was actually Ruth's jaw hitting the tarmac when she clapped eyes for the first time on Chillo (whilst he was in a partial state of undress).
:devil:

Mind you, my jaw made a similar sound when I witnessed one of his Mountain wheelies.
:D

YEP :frog::frog::frog:

Do you really want your daughter going out with one of those nasty death trap riding hooligans?:rolleye:

He said a RED Ducati though ;)

You mean the fast coloured death trap then;)

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

class mate.

Second 'Eco Warrior' type daughter just spent 2 hours here telling me about her shattered relationship. There is nothing in life that equips a parent for dealing wiht the broken heart of a child. You spend your life tring to make them happy and then some ******* bloke gets in there and F****s it up. Kids, you can't live with 'em and you can't sell 'em.:(

need more geezers like me

:saint:

but seriously......kind of off topic but ive been gob smacked at the rise of teenage pregnancies this last year or so...
i know about 8 girls my age getting preggers.

even my best mate...his missus was due last tuesday but it still hasn't popped out yet...hes only 18.:(:(:(:(:(:(:(

is very sad:(:mad::(:mad::(:mad:

Jewell, that's interesting, isn't it? Every generationus on the rebound. You want to do the opposite of what your parents did. Your parents were into birth control and planned families; the obvious antidote to that is unwanted pregnancies. Just makes you want to throw in the towel and stop trying to be a 'parent'. Trouble is, once a parent, always a parent. I yearn for irresponsibility - that's why I ride a motorbike. For those few brief moments when I just think, sod it, who cares :ninja::ninja: