Young Master Madden should put his Film Skills to work and make an autobiography.
Stop breast feeding him..... just kidding
Flannery will make a fine fluffer.
Many, many years ago, I stayed with my parents for a few months after leaving the service. When I told my father I was moving out, he simply said “Make it work because you are not moving back in.” From that point on, it never entered my mind to move back home. I knew my father cared for me but he was serious. When I moved out, my mother asked for the key to the house. That really hit me hard.....for about five minutes. I knew they were doing the best thing for me. It wasn’t easy, at times, but I made it work. Tough love works. I had to borrow $500 from my father once. My mother told me that until I payed him back, he would never loan me another dime. He never asked for the money but I payed him back in 30 days. I even got a second job.
Somewhere after Flagstaff, Flannery finally raised the subject: "You sure you want me to move? I need to tell this guy if I want the sublet." [answer: yes, definitely]
that's how she did it. It must have been horrifying
Interesting that the parents could have chosen either California or Alabama for their daughter to attend school, and chose Birmingham. (The 13 year old could have stayed with her father, a grade school teacher, since he had the same work/school schedule.)
Kid is a film major. Parents spent what amounts to a house mortgage, for him to pursue a hobby.
And now, they're not satisfied with the result? Imagine that.
And I should give a rip because????????
A kid who's willing to do anything like that is OK,IMO...but I know that many (but not all) of today's kids are pretty lazy.
Even Peyote fried California brains don't come up with that ?
Concieved at night in the desert under a flannel blanket ?
Just sayin' ....
After graduating from college, number one son lived at home long enough to save up for an engagement ring for his beloved - then he was in his own apartment, paying his own bills. What better training for marriage?
We often came home from work to find our refrigerator had been raided by number two son - the chef. And when it came time for him to buy his own restaurant, he knew where to come for help. “Can I borrow $200,000?” We still laugh about that! We did what we could and for the last 13 years he and his wife have run a successful business.
I honestly believe that preparing them from early on to leave the nest was among the best things we did for them.
On Married With Children, the daughter came in one day and asked about a junk car, “What’s that, in the front yard?”
The dad said, “Your butt when it turns 18.”
The bottom line is a kid has to have some skin in the game. I have a Jr and Sr in high school. They both have jobs and it’s pretty nice I am not dishing out money to them when they are out with friends. They are saving and enjoying the summer at their expense....not mine.
Kid should have taken out his own college loans. I doubt very seriously that he would have signed for $100,000. Parents are idiots.
By the time I got to the part about her cleaning up the driveway after sonny-boy and friends, I was ready to vomit myself.
If my kids are that needy and self-centered in their 20s, I will officially declare myself a failed parent, not writing articles showing it off.
Were Flannery a graduate with a degree related to the Oil and Gas Industry, he’d have a starting salary of about $80,000 and would be paying off his student loans himself.
However, that would require that he would be able to do math, something that seems to have escaped the past two generations of Americans. The totally worthless Dept. of Miseducation ought to be investigating that serious deficiency because it is dangerous to our nation’s future.
M two boys were good kids, one about 23 the other about 21 when my wife and I decided that after 22 years in the Navy we were going to build and move into our own permanent new house. The builder told us that we could close and move in in 7-8 months. We informed the boys that we would be moving within that timeframe, and that they would not be moving with us, so it was time to find other arrangements. After a few moments of silence, they looked at each other and said “cool!”. I was completely speechless, having expected recriminations and a battle. It was the best thing we ever did for them, I think. 16 years later both area successful in their lives, with wonderful families and they even come visit us occasionally. You just gotta let them grow.
On his 18th birthday, one guy I know came downstairs for breakfast to find his plate broken and his fork bent backwards. He got the hint.
That spells either "genius" or "loser." No middle ground there.
Young Master Madden should put his Film Skills to work and make an autobiography.