Damn kids....won’t listen!
Submitted: Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 at 20:55
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Kim and Damn Dog
The daughter and her old man have just left to visit
Coober Pedy.
Before they left, I suggested a side trip, and travel the 170ks to
William Creek then take a flight over
Lake Eyre with her mother who is coming across from
Marree. Couldn’t be less interested!
Their fixated on
Coober Pedy and want to stay for three days. I pointed out them that’s it’s a bleep ant town and can be done in a day.
They then asked about the tourist
rock. My response to that was, go on to the Olgas as
well. Couldn’t be less interested!
How about
Alice Springs? Nar, we don’t won’t to go there.
But it gets worse. Last week I asked them if they had put their new tent prior to leaving (which is a piece of Chinese crap). Why would we need to do that?
They want to
camp out. At great length I explained to them last week where they could
camp safely between
Port Augusta and Eridunda. Not a note was taken and there was a high level of disinterest.
At this point I gave up and realized the difference between the parents and the kids.
I guess at some stage we need to walk away and let them have their head.
Regards
Kim
Reply By: guzzi - Monday, Mar 23, 2009 at 08:36
Monday, Mar 23, 2009 at 08:36
To be old and wise first you must be
young and stupid.
Its not until you reach your mid 30's that you realise you dont know everything.
As for unprepared
camping, a few wet/cold miserable nights is just the education they require. Nothing else will work.
Life is a learning experience, if they dont wont to listen to someone who has done all the wrong things and learned the hard way,
well educations a wonderful thing, they'll get over it.
Chill out, sit back and have a beer while waiting for the inevidable phone call, practice the "i told you so" line with dripping sarcasm.
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Reply By: Geoff (Newcastle, NSW) - Monday, Mar 23, 2009 at 16:33
Monday, Mar 23, 2009 at 16:33
Hi Kim,
I've got to agree about at least trying the tent once before you leave
home.
The key statement here, "(which is a piece of Chinese crap)" may be the great educator.
If you are lucky the tent will either be incomplete, leak like a seive or blow away in a budgies fart.
Then you can say what I say to my daughters when they come
home with the immortal statement such as "Dad, I just learnt that cheap tents aren't worth the money" you can say with that look in your eye "I'll be buggered! Imagine that, what old fossil would have thought that?"
My 18 yo has lived long enough to now absolutey everything until it goes from theory to practice then you hear, "Daaaaaaaad!"
Geoff
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