If you had kids...

PostRe: If you had kids... by **Cal** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:23 pm

Charles Manson wrote:My parents often tell me that I shouldn't be at uni and I should have a full time job, doing the good 9-5 behind an office computer or whatever.

That's pretty sad. The same thing happened to me when I was 16 (and wanted to go to art college). I came from a large family (five kids), we had no money and my mum wanted me to just get a job instead. I was lucky - I got a job with a publishing house as a trainee graphic designer: the sort of job no 16 year old can get now for a million different reasons... But I never stopped wanting to get a degree, despite learning on the job, and although not having one has never held me back, I think it's rotten show for any parent to dissuade their kids from going to university/art school, etc for any reason at all.

Charles Manson wrote:Oh, and I'd also recommend they buy an external hard drive with their pocket money, I'd get them into rape and fisting, and I'd make damn well sure that the people they are attracted to are never older than 16. To get those out of the way and make this topic shitter than it would have been.

Somehow, I don't see G Brown and his cronies issuing that particular set of parental 'guidelines' any time soon... :lol:

PostRe: If you had kids... by **Hero of Canton** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:29 pm

I'd make my son aware that if he wants a career in something, he needs to work hard when he's at school and focus on one or two things, even if he has several interests. I was an indecisive kid and it's cost me several wasted years because it took me that long to figure out what I wanted to do having taken a spread of five A-levels, all of which were subjects which couldn't have been more different from the others.

(Maths, German, Art, English Lit, General Studies, for the record. Yeah, I know.)

I'm not fussed whether he goes to Uni or not - obviously if it's the sort of career which pretty much requires a degree I'll nudge him in that direction, but I don't care whether he's a binman or a rocket scientist as long as he's happy. I'd also suggest he marry into a rich family. :lol:

PostRe: If you had kids... by **Drawlight** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:31 pm

Assuming I'm financially stable enough to support them, I'd simply wish them to be happy, possibly slightly steering them towards higher education, but only because thats what I did. I've yet to see if it will actually make me happy.

PostRe: If you had kids... by **Harry Bizzle** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:12 pm

Charles Manson wrote:I can't imagine I'm the only one.

To be honest, I'd be quite surprised if you weren't.

PostRe: If you had kids... by **blackoutHERO** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:13 pm

Do whatever the strawberry float they want.

If you had kids...

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