<p>Why not just let the shovel double as the weapon?</p>
<p>Crude, yes, but effective nonetheless.</p>
<p>You sound like you've an amazing amount of good sense and courage, particularly in light of your place of residence. ;-)</p>
<p>Sadly, we can joke about the dating gig all we want, but truth is the vast majority among us, i.e. parents have screwed this up ourselves, and our children are multiplying our mistakes. The numbers speak for themselves.</p>
<p>Still, that be said, my pistol, shotguns, and rifles are close at hand, and I've multiple shovels. Did I mention I've a beautiful blond 16 year old who lives in my house? It's really all about commitment to being a parent, and knowing what that entails. I suspect babbling about this on this forum/thread is for most part, preaching to the choir.</p>
<p>Hmmm. I can't quite decide if it was a good or bad thing that I didn't have daughters. On one hand, I could have had such fun scaring the wits out of their dates right along with Dad. On the other hand my boys may become maimed for life if they tangle with an unhappy Dad. Thank goodness the newly married one gets along with his Citadel Grad father-in-law. I know I saw guns in their house....</p>
<p>ya know there was a point when if someone mentioned a beautiful blond 16 year old id be like, hell yeah. Now its just like, damn it someone give me the handcuffs, Ill take myself to jail. LOL. It's so weird to think that those times are long gone.</p>
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<p>Hah. It's your kind that go about checking out cute young girls and the first words being out of your mouth are, "So, how old are you?". I've seen boys run when they find out the girl is younger than 18. However, I've seen some boys tell the girl about the "five year clause."</p>
<p>Sometimes I wish I could still whip out the line, "My parents won't let me date until I'm older," just to get rid of some creeps. At school the line, "I'm going into the military," works just fine. However, on the streets in downtown, that's apparently "attractive." When nothing works to get rid of a guy, that's when I wish I had my brother (or a male friend) there to make my point clear. A nice little copy of the above applications would be nice to take out and ask the man to complete before further conversation. (They could market these in small notebook sizes to fit in a woman's purse.)</p>
<p>LOL, no I don't say that. I'm like a bar, I check ID. You must be at least 18 to ride this ride. Plus I am over protective of most women. So if you ever need someone to chase guys away Im good at that. Im rather imposing at 6' 2" 235</p>
<p>Haha I'm so glad my mom never did that... She never really embaressed me in front of guys (atleast not in front of me!)
Next fall will be weird when I'll be one of the youngest on campus. I'll be starting freshmen year 5 months before I turn 18.... haha I know that will get some weird looks from guys.
But when I go to USNA, I'll be normal.</p>
<p>I use the method that my father used-once the 4 older boys left home to go into the service-leaving my 3 younger sisters at home with Dad. My father was 6'3" 250lbs Pole with a big Paul fumanchu mustache. If his appearance didn't get them this might. Dad would calmly be loading his 1911 45 magazine when the victim would enter the home. The greetings and such would happen sometimes with little effect but he would casually give the kid a 45 round from his magazine. Of course the kid(s) were always startled and asked-"Why did you give this bullet to me?" Fathers reply- "The second round comes alot faster!"</p>
<p>whistlepig
Thank you for your comments.
Yes, reasonable, decent people live in Southern California!
And patriots too! Lots of us!! especially here in Marinesville! ( we're 10 minutes from Camp Pendleton)</p>
<p>I really need to give credit where credit is due that I didn't mention in my previous post. My husband and I spent a great deal of time on our knees in prayer for each of our children, from before birth and even now.</p>
<p>In high school I joined a prayer ministry called : Moms in Touch - which has the only purpose of taking one hour a week to pray specificially for your child in one school. With 5 kids, I selected the high school years. I can't tell you how many times those praying moms were a lifeline to help us navigate the rapids of adolescence. It really helps to get some feedback from others you trust when you are making decisions about parenting the teenage years, that's for sure. Next week is my 'last' meeting - at the high school group after many years.</p>
<p>So there, I also gave credit where credit is due.</p>
<p>My dad has a simpler threat: those Marine Corps swords up on the wall. We'll have to see how my USNA boy reacts to those when he comes visiting next month... maybe my dad will throw on the uniform and look extra intimidating. You don't mess with a Colonel... and especially not his daughter, lol.</p>
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<p>LOL!</p>
<p>My kind of guy! :D</p>
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<p>Yeah, for the first ten seconds after you walk through the gate Plebe Summer. :D</p>
<p>you sure due mess with a colonel and his daughter. But then again I am a Navy Captains son so things are a bit different. It is always more fun to go after the big guns than others.</p>
<p>My husband has a good friend and his line for men coming to the house to pick up his daughter for a first date is " Have a great evening, enjoy yourselves and REMEMBER anything you do to my daughter, I can do to you!</p>
<p>They always back off after that line! LOL!!!</p>
<p>Hmm I remember being at NASS and meeting who I guess was the Superintendents's or Commandant's daughter. I don't remember. But I do remember she did NOT want to be at NASS. In the mock plebe indoc she even mouthed off to the mock cadre without a care. She was unruly while every other girl I saw there cried. I am serious. And a lot of guys too! Guess they didn't realize it was all a game. Keep your cool and play along. </p>
<p>I'm going to WP, but I figure its similar...how do couples within the academy work? Is it worth the time? Pretty weird having a gf in the military...haha...</p>
<p>Darling daughter came in last night from an afternoon of wakeboarding and tubing. The only other girl in the group is headed to Penn State on a field hockey scholarship and my DD is a good swimmer. It seems the boys decided to try to dump the girls when they were riding, but the girls managed to hang on despite the boys' best efforts. DD told me she and Sarah were yelling, "Give it your best shot! You can't beat us!" When the boys' turns came, the girls dumped them with ease.</p>
<p>It seems they were right. Maybe she can defend herself better than we thought.</p>
<p>are automatic weapons legal in the US?</p>
<p>Yes, they are. You have to be licensed and have them registered, though.</p>
<p>Two things, I seriously hope your joking zaphod...Thats a tad bit ridiculous. The more you try to force you children to behave a certain way, the more they will likely rebell. If you think the perfect guy is a scholar, athlete, boy scout, etc. shes probably gonna find the neighborhood loser, and he will be "perfect" to her.</p>
<p>As far a 150 IQ, you don't want that. Anyone so far in the stratosphere is probalably A) crazy as all get out B) socially inept C)a potential stalker. Its better to get someone in the healthy range of 115-135. 140, even, is dangerous ground to be honest. There are exceptions, but VERY rare!</p>
<p>You've been warned, they CAN be too smart!</p>
<p>Does it sound like I'm joking?</p>
<p>Sure, they CAN be too smart, but they will NEVER be good enough for MY little girls until I'M convinced.</p>
<p>If they're USXA grads, they're halfway there (yes, even a West Point puke!). ;)</p>
<p>silly ragmanlaw
there you go again saying something I disagree with.</p>
<p>My sons have IQ's over 150 - this is just to say that really smart people can be really really decent people who choose amazing girlfriends and wives. </p>
<p>While you are technically correct that people like Ted Bundy are just as bright as my sons....how many Bundy's stack up against kids like my sons? Wanna bet ALOT of Service Academy kids test in the 150's or even higher????? </p>
<p>So Z will have a huge selection of cute ( ALL mids in uniform are cute in my book!!) and super smart young men to select for his girls, right Z???
:-)</p>
<p>(OK, ragmanlaw, I'll grant you that parent's choices for kids don't always work out, one point for you. :-) )</p>