Old? Old? Who is old? 40 is not old... if you are a tree or a tortoise lol.

Deciduous Brad, no make that Conifer Brad in keeping with the season.


At 12/21/2003 on Sunday, you wrote:
>That's right, Bradley (Oh where is Meka to call you Uncle Brad and make you
>feel old?).  You led me astray and I have a good mind to start singing
>Christmas carols and make you pay.  LOL.
>
>Insidious Lion
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "BD" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 7:56 PM
>Subject: Re: parent question
>
>
> > Kathy and Rhonda and all,
> >
> > What Paul? Letting a brother lead you astray? lol Turning tail now? Good
> > man. yes there is good merit to following the law of man in this regard. I
> > guess I looked at it from a survival standpoint more than an example
> > standpoint. Christa could indeed look at her driving illegally per request
> > of mom as mom willingly breaking the law and not only lessening the
>respect
> > level, but serve as excuse for her own liberties in the future and toss it
> > back in her face. Another aspect I considered but failed to mention is if
> > Christa had gotten a ticket and suffered disciplines from the police, she
> > then would feel resentful to have been asked to do it, and felt as though
> > she is between a rock and a hard place to follow request of a parent or
> > follow the written law and protection of her driving privileges. So in
>that
> > regard,  I too need to adjust my pro driving comment, even if it was out
>of
> > a survival mode. Public or Para Transit, as hard as it  is to arrange,
>will
> > give a more independent stand as a whole and less intrusive to Christa's
> > confusion of whether to do what mom asks or law requires. I've never had
> > issue of the child feeling superior to me despite the reading or driving
> > they do. If there was ever a hint of such, it was snuffed and I don't
> > recall any issue.
> >
> > Brad