How I Teach My Kids Responsibility

Well, she just picked up the oil pan from the welder and she's going to start putting it back on today. Maybe she'll have it finished by tonight, but definately by tomorrow.

She has taken something that I was angry and dissapointed with her about and turned it into something I'm proud of her for doing. If only ALL of our issues in the future could work out so well I'd be such a lucky dad. But I'm a pretty lucky dad anyway.

 

Great Job Dad. That's how I learned and how I plan on teaching my 2 little ones.

 

Her own tool box AND her own TIG! She's a HAMBER waiting to happen.

 

Well, she just drove off in her newly "fixed" car with everything finished. I did double check the bolts to make sure they were correctly tightened and I helped her apply the gasket sealant, but everything else she did herself. And the real kicker is it was raining pretty good during the second half of the install! (no garage) She stayed out there getting soaked because she wanted to go somewhere in her car. I'm real proud of her.

 

well with teh Vr6 she will have lots of times to save money and fix it her self.there not bad cars just no fun workin on them. don't have to much fun doing belts and alt. the vr6 jettas you have to pull the front end lose and slid it forward. first one of those ****ed. hit me up if you ever need any info. have fun and great way to teach them. with luck her friends will have parents that do the same.

 

Nice job. My boy is about to get into that era of his life (15 1/2) and I told my wife yesterday I'm getting VERY over protective of him. I want airbags EVERYWHERE and I don't want him driving without me ANYWHERE yet. He does fine in the 1 ton dually. Well, everything except park! He knows the value of a pull through AND parking in the boonies with that beast.

I'll have to remember the 'you broke it, you fix it' plan. He'll get that right off the bat!

 

Cool deal JAMES427...

As soon as I read the first line of the second paragraph I thought, "Oh ****... he's gonna have her under there with JB-weld"... but nope.
You taught her more than you know. Not just responsibility but that if you're going to do something... take the time to do it right.

In the meantime, shop around on Ebay for a used pan. From the rest of the posts here it seems like something that might happen again to that kind of car.

I hope she didn't drive it home with no oil, too. Fixing the pan would be kinda silly if the guts are fried.

I also got a kick out of the little supervisor in the mailbox picture.


JOE

 

Good Job. From the father of 3 girls.

 

Congrats to you and your daughter.

 

The world would be a better palce if every parent taught thier kids this way. I hope I do as good of a job with my little girl

 

My older brother just bought his daughter a car for her birthday ('05 Scion), she was very happy, but he told her she can't drive it until she of course gets her license and she can afford to pay the insurance herself. She said "how do you expect me to pay for insurance and gas on my own". Personally I would have made her work and buy her own car. She's 18 and and has been lazy about getting her license, she had a permit and let it expire. I love my niece but I wish her at***ude was more realistic. I figure she's fortunate to have a car given to her.

 

My 17 year old is gonna read this thread first before she gets on the Myspace

Good job you two! I'm the same way.

 

Good on ya!

I've got a while to go yet, my eldest is only 3, but I fully intend on buying each of my kids an old car so that they can learn to fix them.

 

My father and I gave my daughter a large set of craftsman tools for her 16th birthday and I gave her the craftsman tool box that my dad gave me for my 12th birthday (1973) to put them all in. She was genuinely proud to have them, and uses them all the time.