Parenting high school children

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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Also, great little book if you can find it. 


    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    Travels With said:
    Ducks.
    My 16 year old came home today and he and his good buddy bought two ducks at the feed store.  He says they're doing a "joint custody" with the ducks.  WHAT?  We have chickens in our backyard.  They're useful.  The kids like them.  They take care of them.  And the chickens lay eggs.  Ducks.  Why would a feed store sell two 16 year old boys ducks.  I made him read for an hour tonight on "animal husbandry for ducks."  Okay, I get the ..... if your kid brings home a duck (or two) and that's your worry -- you have nothing to worry about.  I'm actually more worried about the ducks than anything else.  I just know I'm going to end up taking care of these ducks.  What goes on in the teenage brain that says, "hey, you know we should do after school today?  We should go buy some ducks."  WTD?
    this is what you have to look forward to next:


    By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.




  • cblock4life
    cblock4life Posts: 1,855
    Travels With said:
    Ducks.
    My 16 year old came home today and he and his good buddy bought two ducks at the feed store.  He says they're doing a "joint custody" with the ducks.  WHAT?  We have chickens in our backyard.  They're useful.  The kids like them.  They take care of them.  And the chickens lay eggs.  Ducks.  Why would a feed store sell two 16 year old boys ducks.  I made him read for an hour tonight on "animal husbandry for ducks."  Okay, I get the ..... if your kid brings home a duck (or two) and that's your worry -- you have nothing to worry about.  I'm actually more worried about the ducks than anything else.  I just know I'm going to end up taking care of these ducks.  What goes on in the teenage brain that says, "hey, you know we should do after school today?  We should go buy some ducks."  WTD?
    Oh geez feel bad for you.  I knew they were dirty but seems they’re worse than I thought.  
    “Ducks are Messy
    Ducks poop on average every 15 minutes, that's an actual fact. Duck poop is liquid, and prolific, and they have no control over when they poop, and will poop everywhere. Even a small flock of ducks can generate a pretty large amount of manure.”

    https://homeinthefingerlakes.com/downsides-to-owning-ducks/#ducks-are-messy

    How about a nature reserve once the boys realize they be more trouble than expected?  

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