My Daughters First Date.....


 
John K BBQ

John K BBQ

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Well.... times are changing around my house. Both kids are growing up fast now. My son is going to graduate HS in a few months, and my daughter got her drivers license a few weeks ago, and drove herself to school this week. Now, SOME BOY just picked her up to go on a date :rolleyes: . This kid is by reputation a good one, star athlete and great student to boot..... As long as he's not a vegetarian I guess I might get along with him. They are going out for ice cream, and she's supposed to be home in just a couple of hours. Hopefully she comes comes home just as happy as she was when she left. I'm going to have to turn up the music and fiddle around in the kitchen until she gets back to stay busy...
 
Well, it seems cute that they're going out for just a couple hours in the late afternoon and will return by early evening :)

Best of luck with the new experiences your family will be experiencing.
 
Well.... she came back a little bit happier than she left. No Ted Drewes for me but maybe some other time. Ted Drewes on Watson is only about 10 to 15 minutes from my house. I did score a concrete back in December and it was just as good as ever. I really like that dutchman's delight with chocolate custard, coconut and toasted pecans.
 
Oh, man, having raised 3 daughters, it's nerve-wracking time for Dads (and Moms, too, but moreso for Dads I think). Our youngest turns 40 this year. These things all seem to have a way of working themselves out. Know that they are good kids and no doubt you've given them the tools and guidance they need...all they need now is support and most importantly, love, as they take their first steps toward adulthood. Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly...
 
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Thank you for the encouragement Ed. It helps a little bit that my daughter is kiddo 2 of 2, and is the easier kid to get along with. He older brother has softened me up pretty well so I'm a little more relaxed when it comes to her plans. My wife is also pretty much the best mom you could imagine for my daughter to have so I have that going for me.
 
If you’re into sharpening knives, might be good timing to be putting a nice sharp edge on a big carving knife next time he picks her up…..
 
Where it really gets rough is when it comes time to walk her down the aisle. I don't think there is anything that can prepare you for that...one of life's bittersweet moments.

 
But on the upside of things, the grandkids are the absolute best! If I would have known how much easier the grandkids are, I woulda had them first!
 
My daughter just hit 16 too. I haven't had to go through the date night experience yet but know its coming. One rule that I put in place immediately was that any boy that comes to pick her up has to come to the door and introduce himself. I won't stand for the honk and wait method.
 
Both my daughters are grown up now but one January at 2:00 in the morning when they were small, a guy dressed as Santa Claus came pounding on our front door asking if any children lived there. My wife had been up watching a movie so she woke me and expecting some whacko I met him at the door with a rifle in my hands. It ended up being a drunk neighbour pulling a prank on me, but word got around the small village I live in that I would shoot Santa. Never had any trouble with the boys coming to date my girls!
 
That's too funny! At my daughter's school we pay for her parking spot and with her birthday being mid school year we bought it earlier than she could use it. This way it was reserved when she turned 16 and needed it. Occasionally some kids would park in it and much to my daughter's embarrassment I would park in front of them waiting to tell them to move, pull up behind them and sit until they moved, etc. They would sometimes complain but after some choice words they would move. I wonder if that is having the same impact as your Santa incident.
 
Russ in CFL said:
That's too funny! At my daughter's school we pay for her parking spot and with her birthday being mid school year we bought it earlier than she could use it. This way it was reserved when she turned 16 and needed it. Occasionally some kids would park in it and much to my daughter's embarrassment I would park in front of them waiting to tell them to move, pull up behind them and sit until they moved, etc. They would sometimes complain but after some choice words they would move. I wonder if that is having the same impact as your Santa incident.
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Minus the rifle it might not have as much impact. 😆
 
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