What do you NOT do because your Mom/Dad did?

catfiend · 08-17-2008, 02:51 PM

- I don't drink and drive - largely because I've seen what it's like from the passenger's seat.

- I rarely drink at all when I'm out and around as I don't want it to become the social crutch that it was for my dad. We're both very shy and introverted but I'm trying to work my way out of the shell without having to lubricate it.

- I don't get involved with many things that don't also involve my wife. My parents frequently seemed to go weeks without seeing each other much (and their kids less.)

- I won't have kids. My mother once told me that if she had it to do all over again she wouldn't either. Uplifting message for your son.

- I don't treat my house as just a place to crash between work and other commitments. I love my home and I want it to show in how it's maintaned.

- I don't smoke. My mom actually helped out here as she offered me one of her brother's cigarettes some years before she took up the habit. There was a Calvin and Hobbes strip that illustrated the same approach

- I refuse to make my life one series of commitments after another. My wife and our cats are more important than any of those other things that I might be doing so they get the bulk of my time.

08-17-2008, 02:51 PM	#35
catfiend Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 8	- I don't drink and drive - largely because I've seen what it's like from the passenger's seat. - I rarely drink at all when I'm out and around as I don't want it to become the social crutch that it was for my dad. We're both very shy and introverted but I'm trying to work my way out of the shell without having to lubricate it. - I don't get involved with many things that don't also involve my wife. My parents frequently seemed to go weeks without seeing each other much (and their kids less.) - I won't have kids. My mother once told me that if she had it to do all over again she wouldn't either. Uplifting message for your son. - I don't treat my house as just a place to crash between work and other commitments. I love my home and I want it to show in how it's maintaned. - I don't smoke. My mom actually helped out here as she offered me one of her brother's cigarettes some years before she took up the habit. There was a Calvin and Hobbes strip that illustrated the same approach - I refuse to make my life one series of commitments after another. My wife and our cats are more important than any of those other things that I might be doing so they get the bulk of my time.
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