Tominator Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 To all you youngsters or wannabe youngsters contemplating having kids, just a word of caution: if you like nice stuff, don't have kids. Went to the frig this morning and noticed some vertical scratches all over the new stainless steel fridge. I called the likely 2 culprits over and asked "who did this?" I thought for sure it was going to be one of my new twin kids I apparently adopted over summer one is named "not me" the other is "I don't know." I can't tell you if they are boys or girls because I've never seen either one, but Mike and Matt blame them all the time. Anyway, when I asked about the scratches, Mike threw his little brother under the bus with a look. You could see it hit Matt like a ton of bricks. I asked Matt, no response. I looked at Mike and he said "your toy car....remember....????" Dang. Add another job to my summer list. I'm hoping I can buff them out like you can on a stainless steel sink, but geez. Don't have kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Yep, they can trash stuff in a hurry! My kids trash stuff around the house on a regular basis. I think any free time i have these days is glueing stuff back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 I know just where you're coming from, but the other side of the coin is when you have kids you really can't afford the nice stuff anymore A few months after I got my new Z71 one of my daughters was nice enough to take a rock and draw hearts on the front fender with it. Mothers makes a nice polishing compound. http://www.mothers.com/02_products/81232.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 My wife does the same thing! HELP!! LOL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Yep...here's another recent kids story for ya. While we were recently enjoying a good nights sleep at the camp my buddy's son and his buddies decided to unhook my buddy's Tahoe (black paint finish) from his trailer and drive around our 2,700 ac. of hunting ground looking at deer during the wee hours of the morning. He NEVER drives his Tahoe in the woods. They hosed it off & hooked it back up to the trailor when they got back. Next morning my buddy notices a little mud still on it and some scratches on his Tahoe. He asked them and nobody knows anything. At 1st, he assumed he had done it somehow but didn't know how he could have. Well...1 of my trail cameras caught them in the act passing by my camera on the edge of a summer food plot at 2:37 a.m. It's a Reconyx Covert TC so no red IR flash at all to warn them they were caught on camera. They had no idea they were caught. He's grounded now and spent some time cleaning and buffing the scratches out of my buddy's Tahoe. Just goes to show you...even as the kids get older they're still subject to screwing up. BTW...they had been driving my buddy's camp truck around doing the same thing right after dark the evening before this happened. Got a trail cam pic of that drive by too. My buddy got on their case then and told them we don't do that here and don't do it again. You never know when Big Brother is watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 You never know when Big Brother is watching. So what you're saying is I should mount an IR camera here in the kitchen Al? Good idea, maybe I'll finally get to see one of my new kids. It would be nice to put a face to "not me." He/she seems like a popular person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 I was playing the Wii a couple of weeks ago when in the middle of Super Mario Brothers it says "Disc read error." I ejected the disk and looked it over. Nothing. Put it back in and it wouldnt play at all. Ejected it again and looked hard at the loading slot. There was a small purple fuzzy something haning out. Took my pocket knife and some patience to get it out.. Small heart shapped felt patch from my oldest daughters purse (she's 4). Apparently pulling the patch off and cramming it into the Wii seemed like a great idea. She played dumb but couldnt help but smile when I asked her about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Yep, you are right Chris. I have pretty well given up on trying to keep things like new, just not going to happen when you have kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 The surround sound system for my big screen TV is on the blink, nobody knows what happened to it..... :hammer1: :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 So what you're saying is I should mount an IR camera here in the kitchen Al? Good idea, maybe I'll finally get to see one of my new kids. It would be nice to put a face to "not me." He/she seems like a popular person. Worked for my buddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 I thought for sure it was going to be one of my new twin kids I apparently adopted over summer one is named "not me" the other is "I don't know." I can't tell you if they are boys or girls because I've never seen either one, but Mike and Matt blame them all the time. OMG that is sooo funny because my kids hang out with those two. :D I feel your pain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Wow those are some pretty crazy, bad, but (sorry) funny stories. A long time ago when I was about 3 years old my dad had a brand new Pioneer stereo with huge speakers, tape player, record player, the whole bit. I think it cost him $2000+ back in the 80s. One day I decided to see how a peanut butter and jelly sandwich would play in the tape player. Jammed it in and hit play and watched it go round and round. The next time dad went to listen to some music and put a tape in the deck, I was a sorry sorry boy with a red rear end. I laugh every time I think of it or dad brings it up. Funny now but it wasn't too funny then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 The surround sound system for my big screen TV is on the blink, nobody knows what happened to it..... :hammer1: :wacko: Sounds like my kid Idontknow spent the night with Brant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 A long, long, long time ago I can remember my dad telling me after one of my dumb episodes (prior to the beating of course) "Son...everything you touch turns to crap!" He was pretty upset and actually used a different word at the end of that statement with the same number of letters. Hard to remember exactly what prompted that statement (too many episodes to remember) but he was basically right at the time. I can remember many times thinking the same thing about my own son before he grew up. Even though there are many times when I'd role my eyes, have detailed discusions, and yes...deliver beatings at times to my son, I miss those days before my son grew into a man. Cherish the memories, both good & bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 lmbo! Thats funny stuff....:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Yikes!!! Let the beatings begin! I know all too well what you are speaking of Chris... My 3 boys should work for Under writers testing labs. If there is a way to break it they will find it. Hope you get the scratches out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil hunter Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 I call shananigans on the whole moral of this story. Now that I live whever the Marine Corps sends me, dad has all the nice stuff I've bought over the years. He's got my guns (a couple shotguns, an AR, a Glock, and XDM, and now a Kimber) He's got my truck, which he bought but I'm pretty certain I gave it back to him in better shape than he bought it in. Of course he's also got my other hunting gear, including a brand new Summit climber, a barely used layout blind if he ever wanted it. Maybe I'm the exception, but it seems like my dad got some nice stuff because of me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Kids make a mess and wreck stuff? No way...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stcif Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 What's that Trace Adkins song? "You're Gonna Miss this"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swohiodave Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 I have an eight year old step daughter who always comes up with great ideas..... when she was 5 she used to put her gum under her booster seat when she was doen with it. That seat happened to be in my brand new jeep! My brother once spray painted his bike white in front of my dads black mercury.....on a windy day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcot2773 Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 wow... what i get to look forward too when my daughter gets older... not cool:bummed: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Try having a complete tool set with kids around! New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckrich Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Best form of birth control this week... this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcot2773 Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Try having a complete set of tools with my wife around... she will steal a snap on screwdriver to put something together that she could use my cheap ones for instead and when i go to find them for actual car work she cant remember what she did with it. and lest not talk about my adjustable wrenches... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXCountryboy Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Oh boy I can definitely relate to this. In fact I better not even get started cause I might end up writing a bestseller LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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