You just can never win as a parent! We nagged Lachlan about getting a part time job once he had finished Year 12. He took ages to get one, enjoyed the break after finishing Year 12 and starting university and then he finally did what we told him to do - get a job! He has a job on the weekend cleaning hotel rooms. It pays good money, so now that he has money what does he decide to do - save it! Well that is a good habit - saving, another thing you teach them to do. Why am I complaining you ask! Well he is saving to buy a motor bike - most parent's nightmare!
We have tried to talk him out of it, pointed out every newspaper article on motor bike accidents, done all the things you would try but to no avail. He has saved his money, done his Stay Upright course and got his L Plates. Now he has saved up and got the safety gear which arrived this week - he was happy to try it on and model it. Amy found out how good the gloves are when he demonstrated their punching power! Now he is just saving for the bike.
I was telling him he should keep up to date with his uncle and aunt's blog of their travel in Europe, and how he should save up and visit them before their posting was up. It wasn't really an attempt to delay the purchase of his motor bike I was just thinking of a missed opportunity that he might regret, honest!
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