murfthesurf
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He has earned the right to choose, but choose he must.
Being able to provide for your family is nothing to be ashamed of.
Having a family that can provide for him does not make him less of a man..
What in the world does this have anything to do with what I said?
Undeniable Rule of Life #1 - One 'grows-up' quickly when one realizes one must pay their own way in this World.
Undeniable Rule of Life #2 - When one has 'skin in the game' (see Rule #1) character development and maturity growth quickly accelerates within that individual.
Undeniable Rule of Life #3 - Everyone faces Rule #1 & #2; some sooner than others.
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I have a friend who is worth north of $40 million. (He is started out life as a laborer)
He and his wife have (3) kids, Two Girls and one Boy. When each kid turned 12, that summer, my friend and his kid would charter a 'copter that dropped them both into the Alaskan back-country (i.e. Bear Country) along a river. He took 2 rifles and a .45 pistol , 3 days of food, 2 gallons of water, fire-kit, no tent, 2 sleeping bags, 2 pairs of jeans each and two shirts + each had a good coat + an inflatable raft. No bug repellent. No TP! (savage!)
They stay out for 2 weeks and paddled down a river to a pre-determined landmark for pick-up.
He called the adventures the 'I am Sparta' vacation. He said each kid hated it leading up to the day. and said each kid loved it afterward. He said it changed each of them as they grew up. They grew up very confident and sure of themselves. He says it is because during those two weeks they had to forge and hunt to eat after the 3-days of food they had was gone. He says all he did was just help his kids into learning Rules #1 & #2 ahead of schedule.
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^^^Obviously, that's not for everyone, but sooner or later, you 'own' what path you take in life. I stand by every word I said in the other post. If some of you want to parse down the words, build in some analysis to old-fashion thinking, go right ahead.
I'm not ripping on Doc! Everyone does the best they can raising kids.
It doesn't change or avoid our kids from meeting up with the Undeniables.
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