My son did good!

[Feebo]

It`s important to realise how good a job we`ve done really isn`t it... OK everyone pat thier own back if you can reach lol

[shaunyboy]

its so true folks that what does'nt kill you just makes you stronger.its pretty heart moving stuff reading all these storys of child hoods destroyed before they had a chance to be enjoyed.the one central theme here is we have all rose (bad spelling) above it and made damn sure all our kids got a better start in life.the f**ked up thing is love and attention dont cost a penny yet there are so many kids who just dont get any.i often wonder why people like that have kids in the first place,if all they see them as is burdens on their own lifes.we go on about people should have some kind of test of compitancey before keeping reptiles i think the same should go for kids.in the 60's my dad was in the army,then did a bit of private soldiering in kenya for 6 years.it left him with a lot of anger issues,probaly the only emmotion he was able to show.he was a pretty stone hearted man.my mum was from the school of if we dont acknowledge it or talk about it,then we can all pretend it didnt happen.i was once told by an old irish friend no matter how bad a situation is,if you look hard enough you will find something good.from where i'm standing the life of our kids are testimony to that.
cheers shaun
p.s.like you marvelfreak,my kids are my pride and joy.i'm also lucky enough to have a very good wife.as corny as it sounds my wife and i were teenage sweethearts,now we are still so in love granny and grandad.time dont half fly when your having fun.....!!!

[infernalis]

Right now in the background is the sound of 2 kids and 3 dogs all at level 4+ volume, and it's like music.

[shaunyboy]

once again mate you've got me sitting here with a grin from ear to ear.i had my oldest and his wife staying at ours for a year while they bought and fixed up their new house.once the twins were born (lilly & jack) that made a grand total of 9 of us living in my 3 bedroomed house.we all had a great time together.i just turned the living room into a bedroom,gave it to my oldest and his new family.they moved out in febuary and although theres still 6 of us living here it does seem too quiet.my daughter and her husband has moved in until my next grandson is born.wouldnt change it for the world,i just got to see my first 2 grandkids grow for the first 9 month of their lives.my son bought a house just next to mine.yesterday we put a gate from his garden to mine.so my grandkids will be able to walk (when they've learned to walk,haha) to the bottom of their garden open the gate and be in grandads garden.my daughter lives a few houses away in the opposite direction.so i can sit like old mother hen keeping an eye on all my kids and grandkids.it gives me great peace of mind knowing were all living in the same street and can be there for each other when needed.ive already got my grandkids into watching our tropical fish tank.when they're a bit older i'm sure they will get into reptiles too.
cheers shaun

[Predator678]

You people sound like awesome parents to have,espescially the reptile part,my parents shudder at the thought of one. Haha,so seldomly do i hear of highschool sweethhearts actually getting married and living a life together. Hopefully i can say the same about my girlfriend and me...and look back and remember the innocent young love...ah...