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Old 08-20-2022, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Kenswing View Post
We don't have any kids but have plenty of nieces and nephews that we are close with. I've had several conversations with them, mainly the boys. I tell them "I know you won't listen to me because I didn't listen to the people that told me I would pay for (insert whatever bad behavior) when I was your age. But please keep it in the back of your mind. You WILL pay for it all later". Hopefully the seed is planted. But if they're anything like I was, only time will be the true teacher.
Exactly, the best we can hope for is to plant a seed.