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So dear daughter would seem to be rather intelligent and has been firing ridiculous chemistry and maths questions at me of late, there's a reason I turned to building at didn't carry on with the full chemistry course at uni, but it amazes me how much I've forgotten, even basic stuff.
So if that wasn't bad enough i went to cannock for a nice pootle with the 13 year old son and heir today, or so I thought, I'm not in the best of bike fitness admittedly but the absolute Shyster dropped and left me on every climb today, helped all the more with his encouraging words of "are you all right dad" "you're a bit red dad" "c'mon dad you can make it"
I don' like getting old, time to get back on it!
Time to hobble the kids.
Lead based paint in her room and leave some Mercury laying around for her to mess with. She should be thick in no time.
Plenty of sweets, pies and snacks for the boy.. maybe also introduce him to beer.
You also need to think about upping your game.
Not at 9.5 years. It will happen, but not yet.
I wont challenge Jr to a swimming race as he smashes me. Aged 11.
I got out climbed by my 16 year old son the other day after only his 5th trip to the wall. Admittedly it was a route that played to his gangly strengths but still.... I've been doing this at least once a week for the last 15 years give or take.
He can almost out bunny hop me on my own bike now as well.
Im going with the nobbling idea..
Just remember, old age and treachery will always triumph over youth and exuberance.
If your kids outperform you it’s a sign of successful parenting. Each generation should be an improvement on the last.
Gentlemen, the teenage years are a period of profound change. When they find alcohol and the opposite sex things tend to dip on the athletic front. Keep your stamina high and tear off limbs by being able to maintain a constant speed for a very long time.
Be warned though, that only works for a short while. Then they get their acts together and you're at the back sweating and HRM bouncing of max threshold.
I did tell him he'll be at least 18 before he can even get close on the downs though. Gravity assists the chubbers 😉
My oldest son started humiliating me when he was fifteen. He's now twenty and we hardly see each other on the trails. I'm fifty-one btw. I still earn more than him though 😁
The other day I struggled to follow my eldest (18yr old) on a road ride even when he was only doing Zone 1/2. It is ok when both my sons are out (the hole in the air is bigger for me to draft then).
They can jump higher and longer and their mountain bikes too.
It is a long time since they were being pushed up Afan W2 but it is great bringing the little ones on in their skills and their fitness
If your kids outperform you it’s a sign of successful parenting. Each generation should be an improvement on the last
Well said. My lad is ridiculously bright, gets picked for all the 'treats' type trips at school - is likely to be made Head boy! I had potential at school, but drifted away by the time I was his age.
He also makes me take him to the DH park and leaves me behind on every run.
I [i]think[/i] I can still outclimb him though, cos he doesn't like 'XC'! 😁
Eldest always excelled at physics and maths at school and I was of no use to him at all.
Recently he showed me his coursework and the work he was doing during his internship at uni for computing science, I knew it was time to stop asking questions. He sent me his dissertation to read, I struggled with the title and foreword.
If your kids outperform you it’s a sign of successful parenting. Each generation should be an improvement on the last
One of the wisest things written on here in a long time. I really really hope my daughter fulfils her potential and I will do all in my power to make sure it happens.
And hopefully she'll be able to work the quote button.
This place makes me happy
I love it when they take something that you did or showed them and make it theirs. My elder daughter has a garmin watch so I can see on garmin connect how far and how quickly she runs and I know my bum is getting kicked next time she comes home. It's a great thing
I already regularly lose arguments of logic with my daughter. She’s four. I think I’m doomed.
If your kids outperform you it’s a sign of successful parenting. Each generation should be an improvement on the last.
Either that or they just got your partner's genes...
Lol ^^. Jnr came 3rd in the Jnr National Swim Gala last weekend. I cant swim, Mrs K was a County champion in her time...
Either that or they just got your postman’s genes…