My eldest daughter has just finished her first 4 hours of work ever I sorted a job for her working in the kitchens at the local pub I was more nervous than her when i took her round tonight She had a four hour trial and they are so impressed with her shes got a saturday evening and from dinner time onwards on a sunday I was so worried about her because shes quite shy i needent have worried at all Best bit for me you ask? When she said to me on the way home Damm i get bored on facebook why didnt i do somthing before i could have made loads of money by now Now im not one to put value on money but shes has grown and learnt so many life lessons tonight and shes just going to grow from now on My baby girl is all grown up and im not scared like i thought id be im actually proper proper very happy
awww yey... happy para... and happy girly... look forward to having kids n having moments like these x
Ill show this to my step daughters, 15 & 16. They think they should get money for doing nothing. They're good girls but not much grip on reality. Lol
I know exactly how you feel, my daughters first day at work (saturday job) was last week. I dropped her off in the morning and even hung around for 10 minutes nervously waiting to see if everything was alright It's something about Dad's and their daughters, my son who's a few years older was just expected to get on with it on his first day at work cause he's a bloke and that's what we do.
Congratulations to you both Para!!!! It's scary when you realise your children are growing up into adults
Yay - my eldest is 18 and at college - has done charity work for about 4 years at weekends and now has a part time job and has realised how much freedom it gives her. She has always worked hard at school and college and spent extraordinary amounts of time on her studies but if shes going to get through Uni she will need to work. hopefully were getting the ethos in place and a balance between study work and leisure. Good lesson to learn para, shes up and running now!!!!
Up and running, well put Dicky. One of mine started doing paper rounds when he was about 12 and found he could earn serious money by flying round like a nutter, he was still doing it when he was 18. Then cardboard box factory to pay for 6 months travelling and more cardboard boxes through Uni. He finished Uni with £3K to start his next travelling fund and after sweating for a year for Jamie Oliver he's been in travelling in India since August. It's great to see 'em work hard and get something out of it. Nice one Para and also Big up Mrs Para who's a fantastic role model for her daughters.
Dudes im buzzing more than ive been in years My daughters an inspiration to me that theres no need to be scared just give it a go The student is going to overtake the master very quickly Ive still got my youngest however but shes more of a one of character than i am
Mrs para is awesome in so many ways Its hard being the only bloke in the household and with proper northern women around me im going to struggle to shine lol I love my girls and i feel honoured to be surrounded by such good women I hated the female species untill i met my mrs over 13 years ago Actually weve been married 13 years this july Not bad considering it was a marrige between a forces lad and a local dales girl Its a hard thing for a bloke to accept hes not the important one anymore However the more i accept that the freer i feel
i'm proud of my 5 year old as he spoke as a narrator in his school play today, not sure who was smiling the most him or me! I have bought him a lego JCB that he saw me looking at and asked if he could have it, its for 10-16 year old so we shall have a bonding session with it, though he's pretty good with putty together stuff, well done Mr para for being a good dad and making good children!! my 3 year old is (in her words) bonkits and agree, little boy is more thoughtful and considered in his approach ( like me) but then Tilly Bonkits has more scars than anyone else, which is a sign of things to come I think, I see her as an extreme sportswoman one day
Great news congrats to you both My oldest is 13 (Looks 16) and has done me proud in so many ways 1. Got into Grammar school 2.Nearly brought me to tears when I saw her first march in the"Cadets" 3.Got a little email from her lately :-"Dad one day I will meet my Prince BUT you will always be my King" It made me feel realy special
