Kids having "tractor" fun

[Sigarms]

Taken the other week at a friends house for a small group meeting.

I kept seeing them drive past the window from where I was sitting and had to capture the moment.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Since there is no talk of needing to scold them, I assume they were driving responsibly.



Good to see them having fun.

 

[old and tired]

Pilot Mountain area...

 

[Sigarms]

Since there is no talk of needing to scold them, I assume they were driving responsibly.



Good to see them having fun.

The driver is actually a hard working boy that really doesn't need much supervision. He helps out at Church and I've been very impressed with his work ethic.

He kind of reminds me of the 16 year old high schooler I use to have in cub scouts that does work for me around my house because he wants to start his own lawn care business (he took out a loan from his father for a truck and trailer), and honestly has done great for himself IMO due to his own work ethic. I consider his father a friend, but his dad tells me that he wished he worked around the house like he does for paying customers His dad agrees though that he needs to start working a P&L statement, but at 16... well, he's not there yet LOL

Only mention this because I get the fact that it's easy to bash the kids and their generation of today with electronics and everything else, but their are some great young people out there.

Every time we have a small group meeting, all the kids are outside playing. It's kind of nice.

 

[Runner]

But, but, but, what if he's got the mower engaged? No, I'm sorry, this could be interpreted to be an example of an unsafe operating practice and must be removed.

 

[Sigarms]

But, but, but, what if he's got the mower engaged? No, I'm sorry, this could be interpreted to be an example of an unsafe operating practice and must be removed.

Assuming you're being facetious, but I have the feeling if his father heard the blades being engaged, the boy would have more issues to worry about than the mower LOL

Couple months ago we had a community event inside the school gym with those large blow up dohicky's the kids jump and slide on. Some boys we're getting out of hand running around the gym with a basketball, and sooner or later someone was going to get hurt, and I told those boys twice to lay off the rough housing with the ball. They didn't. I went up behind the boy will the ball and grabbed it from them and said they lost the basketball. Man, they made a scene being upset on what I did, and honestly I felt like I was kind of in the wrong because these weren't my kids, and I really wasn't nice about taking the ball away, and I wasn't giving it back to them. Honestly, flash back to cub scouts when kids were getting out of hand and I had to put them in their place because they wouldn't listen to me (my one boy included). I got a couple of parents upset because I raised my voice to the kids...

At the gym, the boys mother (boy who was riding the mower) came up to me after I took the ball away and I was apologizing for taking the ball away. She looked at me and said no need to apologize, and what I did was great because she saw them starting to get out of hand and would have done the exact same thing I did (she was busy watching 3-5 year olds), and she was glad I did it.

When my boys were growing up, if they ever got out of hand, any adult had the right to discipline them if the adult felt like it was warranted and I wasn't around. NOT all parents feel that way.

Kids will be kids, but sooner or later with no rules set in place, sooner or later things are going to get out of hand. Saw a kid get hurt and taken to the hospital because 10 of them were rough housing on a see saw of all things, and not one parent (out of a crapload around) said a darn thing and I kept my mouth shut even though I knew it was an accident waiting to happen.

My wife and I are kind of the "old couple" with no kids at the house anymore from church, so I'm on my toes when I think I have to correct the behavior of kids who aren't mine LOL

 

[Runner]

Assuming you're being facetious, but I have the feeling if his father heard the blades being engaged, the boy would have more issues to worry about than the mower LOL

Couple months ago we had a community event inside the school gym with those large blow up dohicky's the kids jump and slide on. Some boys we're getting out of hand running around the gym with a basketball, and sooner or later someone was going to get hurt, and I told those boys twice to lay off the rough housing with the ball. They didn't. I went up behind the boy will the ball and grabbed it from them and said they lost the basketball. Man, they made a scene being upset on what I did, and honestly I felt like I was kind of in the wrong because these weren't my kids, and I really wasn't nice about taking the ball away, and I wasn't giving it back to them. Honestly, flash back to cub scouts when kids were getting out of hand and I had to put them in their place because they wouldn't listen to me (my one boy included). I got a couple of parents upset because I raised my voice to the kids...

At the gym, the boys mother (boy who was riding the mower) came up to me after I took the ball away and I was apologizing for taking the ball away. She looked at me and said no need to apologize, and what I did was great because she saw them starting to get out of hand and would have done the exact same thing I did (she was busy watching 3-5 year olds), and she was glad I did it.

When my boys were growing up, if they ever got out of hand, any adult had the right to discipline them if the adult felt like it was warranted and I wasn't around. NOT all parents feel that way.

Kids will be kids, but sooner or later with no rules set in place, sooner or later things are going to get out of hand. Saw a kid get hurt and taken to the hospital because 10 of them were rough housing on a see saw of all things, and not one parent (out of a crapload around) said a darn thing and I kept my mouth shut even though I knew it was an accident waiting to happen.

My wife and I are kind of the "old couple" with no kids at the house anymore from church, so I'm on my toes when I think I have to correct the behavior of kids who aren't mine LOL

Yes, I was.

And good on you for caring enough to help keep young ones on the right path. We need more of that in this day and age.

 

[Sigarms]

Yes, I was.

And good on you for caring enough to help keep young ones on the right path. We need more of that in this day and age.

Appreciate the comment. That said, at Scouts, that one father who complained tried to kick me out when I was in DI mode and told those boys to stop screwing around the 3rd time. Funny and sad at the same time, and lets just say the father who was upset kind of ended up becoming a joke to everyone, and I wasn't kicked out, and we ended up having other problems with that one father as well.

In general, I just try to bite my tongue and say nothing if I see kids doing something they shouldn't be. Not my job to raise other kids, and if their own parents don't want to say something about corrective measures when they're in their own children's presence, need to question yourself why you would want to (when you have 10 kids horsing around on a sea saw in a park, doesn't take a rocket scientist to know something bad can happen, and not one parent out of at least 15 said a word until someone got hurt).

Now, at least I know with the boy riding that mower and his sister, their mom has given me carte blanche with their kids as I see fit if they (parents) aren't around, well as the pastor with his kids

 

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

In the best of worlds, it truly takes a village to raise a child. Even good parents can't be around all the time. If my kids got out of line out of my presence I would appreciate it if someone stepped in. As a former scout master myself I have had to tame things down a few times when I wasn't the leader.

Most kids are great and just kinda roll with things, not trying to be bad/mean.

Then again I am not exposed to the gang cultures of today.