A thief, or old age

[AMink]

This thread, or at least the first post, should be a sticky. I'm the son, and hope to be the father. I want the chance to have my kids help me lose things.

 

[hotram03]

I enjoyed this thread, best of luck to all of you, and to all who have read this, I have a 3 yr son and will let this one stick in my mind, I can already see how fast they grow up, its scary and amazing, HEY!!! who didn't put the 3 yr olds owners manual back again, I've been looking for it dang, LOL

 

[BTighe]

i remember loosing my dads tools all the time. i was always taking my bike apart and putting it back together. like most i went through a time where my pops and i didnt get along (reason i live in oregon). now that i have a wife, job, morgage, and responsabilities we get along like the best of friends. too bad he lives in colorado but when we get together, we have fun. i hope i can pass that along when the time comes. my pops was a single parent that drank alot. lucky for us he never mistreated us. i might have avoided a few mistakes if he would have kicked my butt when needed but he just isnt that way. we grew up pretty poor. instead of a new pair of nikes we got in the truck and went somewhere. material possesions get lost, broke, or just wear out. them memories he worked so hard to give us will last a lifetime. i didnt understand why we had to go to goodwill for cloths when all my buds went to the malls and stores. now i see the light and i might have had it better than alot of them.



boy, close to tears on this one. time to stop typing.

 

[jrobinson2]

I've come back and read this several times since it was first posted

My son is 15 and last summer bought a beat up VW based buggy, I swear he never puts anything back This thread kinda puts everything back in perspective for me I got a little tear in my eye and started looking for this before I even finished reading the first post in the other thread.....



Jared

 

[rlyons]

My dad is 95 years old now and some of my best memories are of him and I working side by side in his old garage years ago. He is too weak to even get outside now but still tells stories of my mistakes and triumps of the old garage days. I get too impatient at times with my own son when we are working on the truck and I have to remind myself of my old screwups and then laugh with him. Makes my screen get blurry when I think of all this so I will quit now. I just thank you for reminding me of how it is to be young and still learning. :{

 

[Dual EE]

I am sorry to say I missed this thread up until now.



My son is 18 and will be graduating in a few months. Boy oh boy that first post made me think a little differently about my garage. My son too leaves his mark where ever he has been or worked. Dirt and grease never cleaned up. Tools lost or missing and usually they are found in his car or his room. Together we have been through three vw bugs-62,71, and a 72. In the past I have threatened to lock the tool box, but not now.



I don't remember who the poster was that started this thread, but thanks for the heads up. I will keep what you have said more in mind when I can't find something.



Thanks.

 

[Bob Wagner]

great comments so far. TDR members are the best

 

[MPlunk]

what is really funny is that i was that thief. then i had one of my own. he is four now and already spread my tools all over the neighborhood.

my farther had a stroke a few years ago. it has but a new perspective on things. i am going,to some day to start my project of putting my 92 cummins in my ford. the main reason i have not started on it. i am waiting on my pop to have time to help me. that is going to make the truck extra special. want to thank the person that started this thread. it has made me hug my son and my pop and tell them both that i love them.

 

[DEZLPWR]

As a divorced parent of 3 little ones, (2yr old boy and 4yr old twin girls) and having just dropped them off with their mom after having them for Easter weekend, where I won't see them again for two more weeks, this brought tears to my eyes. As little as I see my precious little ones, they can steal from me and dirty up my place whenever they want... Cherish every single memory, because they grow up fast. :{ :{

That's all I can type for now...

I need to go find the Kleenex

 

[DonTX]

Make time and enjoy every minute you get. My ex got my boys, but they always loved their daddy, and grew up with the desire to be closer. One never got there, was a driver for Las Vegas Ready Mix, loved his big ol Cummins powered Pete, could hardly wait for the day he could get an over the road job and show up at daddys house.

He didn't make it, they found him dead one morning when his alarm kept going off, healthy as a horse, dead at 38. Sure kills some dreams when that happens. Sure hard to bury your kids.

 

[BHiggins]

I'm 38, my dad is 71. We almost lost him last June, but he had an emergency quadruple bypass and recovery was slow, but smooth. The doctors said if he had gone into full cardiac arrest they wouldn't have been able to save him, even if it had happened on the operating table. Not a day goes by that I don't call him and my mom to tell them I love them. Funny thing is, I can't remember saying it prior... I know I did, but not nearly often enough. All I can say is, tell your loved ones that you love them often, I got a second chance to say it to my pop, but sometimes in life you don't get that lucky.

 

[TWorline]

Thought I would bring this back to the top with Fathers Day a week away.

 

[Bob Wagner]

thank you

 

[JRussell3176]

Thought I would bring this back to the top with Fathers Day a week away.

Wow, thank you for bumping this.



EZGZ: I'm more in the position of the son who moved across the country and have a slightly different view than most here. Some will think this is crazy, but if he is truly happy in Hawaii (easily understood ) why not go visit him instead of waiting for him to come home? He would probably like you to see his "new home" and let him show you the reasons he likes it there so much. Chances are if he likes it, you will too.



Hawaii is a great place to retire!

 

[MRaynor]

I read all the way through this post and had tears on the first page. I grew up knowing nothing other than I was a F*** UP and there was no hope for me and getting beat like you wouldn't believe. He raised me by himself, through teen years and yes I was an *** at times( probably 99. 5% of the time) At the age of 21 I ended up raising my son by myself and he was only 4 months old. It was the most difficult time in my life. I busted my butt and he never told me he was proud of me at all. He told relatives though, and he loved my son like there was no tomorrow, of course he was the 3rd with the same name. In 2000 he suffered a severe stroke at the age of 54 and died 3 weeks later. He mellowed out like you wouldn't believe before he had the problem, but he was always critical. I miss him like you wouldn't believe. He was always a DODGE man and always wanted a CTD, but never had the chance. I know he would want to take mine right now if he had the chance.

Sorry to ramble, but my son is now 12 and I am 33. Thankfully I remarried a very good woman when he was 4 and I go out of my way to not make the same mistakes. I have to catch myself sometimes, but anything that I do outside he is all into. I know it will not always going to be this way.

I guess the moral is get unlimited long distance and call him every chance you get. I know I am way too young to give parenting advice, and I am not. Just giving the point of view from being the kid.



Mike

 

[MLKramer]

Having 2 boys of my own this post has really hit home. BTDT with the tools and stuff. Finally bought them both their own. They are 20 and 17 and we are all into the car truck and motorcycle thing. We have a big time messin around with all of these old relics. I'm gonna enjoy it while I can cause I know it won't be long till Mom and I will be here in an empty nest. O well I suppose I can get used to playing with little ones again, but I don't know about this Grandpa thing. I'm still trying to get used to Pops.

I can see that there is more wisdom on this ol board than just truck stuff!

 

[Moab4x4]

Thanks for the timing on the thread revival

Perfect Timing. This thread caught me by totally by surprise too and has really made me think... Of Dad who taught me to enjoy the old cars and see what they could be, to never see anything as impossible, to take care of family first and work later, to understand Him through the example of a dad on earth, to be a Dad myself although we lost him just after my first was born..... Too much for me to say, big shoes to fill.



Of my 7 kids (that's how you get practice at parenting BTW :-laf )

My first was helping me in the shop at 18 mo. We moved and we haven't had much time for wrenching for quite a few years. (we did build a house though)



My first is now 16 and I just gave him Dad's old 67 LeSabre convertible for his birthday. The 13 year old got the 74 Duster. We have a shop and this summer should see my 92 rebuilt and the 67 restored. Next year, the Duster.



Thanks for this thread I can't say enough! :{



The shop just went up a notch in priority so we can spend the time together while we can. I will ponder this thread as I grit my teeth at the misplaced tools.

 

[1stgen4evr]

This is truly a timeless message. I posted to it the day after it came out. It goes to the heart of the matter in an eye blink. Even though it isnt about trucks to any particular degree, the Pastor and whoever else passed on it completely as appropriate to the forum. I don't know if it is in the second gen forum but it should be. Fact is, it ought to be a sticky on all the forums.



Thank You EZGZ for the starter post.



James