Mr. Silver Sends Thanks

[Wahine]

Glad you're here Mr. Silver. You remind me of DH. We love our together time and it's our common hobbies that keep us going. I'm happy for you and Silver, you seem a good couple!

[kelownagirl]

Just tell me one thing all you wise people, at which age of child do you become empty nesters? when they turn 21...or... when they actually leave home...
I hate to tell you this, but one of my sons has been back once, and the other has been back twice, and he's here now and he's 28!
Don't you be bragging about empty nesting until it's a done deal!

Sigh, I don't think I'll ever be an empty-nester. Two down (21 and 23) and one to go, but aaack, he's only 9. What was I thinking having another baby at 37! (Actually he keeps me young...)

[Mr. Bloom]

.... at which age of child do you become empty nesters? when they turn 21...or... when they actually leave home...
I hate to tell you this, but one of my sons has been back once, and the other has been back twice, and he's here now and he's 28!
Don't you be bragging about empty nesting until it's a done deal!

Well Mimi, for me, it will be when they go off to college. However, if they come back, the determination will rest on how much rent they pay and whether they have eating and laundry service or not

[matagi]

Just tell me one thing all you wise people, at which age of child do you become empty nesters? when they turn 21...or... when they actually leave home...
I hate to tell you this, but one of my sons has been back once, and the other has been back twice, and he's here now and he's 28!
Don't you be bragging about empty nesting until it's a done deal!

Mimi, the trick is to move house as soon as the last one leaves - and don't leave a forwarding address! They can't come back if they can't find you!

Disclaimer: I don't have children, I'm the subversive aunt who teaches them to drive their parents nuts.

[silver]

Well Mimi, for me, it will be when they go off to college. However, if they come back, the determination will rest on how much rent they pay and whether they have eating and laundry service or not

ahem....you know....for the most part....they already don't have eating and laundry service as it is now. (we've taught the kids to fend for themselves early)

[CycleChic06]

Hey! I thought there was going to be coffee and pie here.

SK wanders off sadly looking at her empty hard cider bottle.

They're serving pie in the other thread. We're drinking two buck chuck here.

[bcipam]

Hey bud if you ever feel the need to leave there are other forums out there. The nicest and friendliest I've found is bicyclegroup.com. Also check out bikeforums.net but otherwise I hope you stick around.

[mtbdarby]

Mr. S, glad to see you weren't scared away with all the who-ha. Whilst I truely appreciate all the ladies here, I have to admit to like having a male amongst us who isn't so full of his bad self.

I'd also like to say how wonderful a relationship I think you and Silver have. It does my heart good to see a couple so much in love, having worked through the tough times and keep their individiuality, grow closer through a common interest that is cycling. You are both lucky to have each other in your lives - I hope you treasure that always.

((hugs)) and high fives.

[mimitabby]

ahem....you know....for the most part....they already don't have eating and laundry service as it is now. (we've taught the kids to fend for themselves early)

Same here, but when my son comes home at dinner time, it's impossible for me to say "sorry, no food for you" because I always cook extra.

[IFjane]

Mr. Silver, I too loved your post about becoming empty nesters. I can tell you (& everyone else) from personal experience that when a couple does not try to have mutual interests ahead of time, it can be too late once the kids are gone.

In a previous life, about 3 months from when my youngest would be leaving for college, my workaholic husband said, "Next fall, when Liz leaves, I am going to start coming home every day at 5:30." My response by then was, "Why bother? You didn't come home to see the kids, you never showed up at their activities, and you never had time to do anything with me..."

Keep up the good work, Mr. Silver - you are a gem! (& it's fun having you here!)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Our parents moved frequently from place to place when we were little. But we always found them.

P.S. I post at least twice as much as most people here, and I am definitely guilty of doing some of it for the attention. But believe it or not, I do sometimes actually restrain myself from posting!

[chickwhorips]

Mimi, the trick is to move house as soon as the last one leaves - and don't leave a forwarding address! They can't come back if they can't find you!

now this explains why my parents moved across the country after i moved out the second time.....

by the way mr. s don't know what's really going on around here anymore been gone to long, but you seem to be nice. been keeping an eye on your yahoo 360 page, good goals and good luck.

oh and a bit of a hijack... i've heard about this two buck chuck. is it really that good?

[Blueberry]

oh and a bit of a hijack... i've heard about this two buck chuck. is it really that good?

Hmmmm....I think it's more like it's pretty good and very cheap. It could hold its own against $10-15 bottles, but not against some of the higher end stuff IMO.

CA

[spokewench]

They're serving pie in the other thread. We're drinking two buck chuck here.

You have two buck chuck in Maryland? Wow, this is a small world!

[Offthegrid]

Mr. Silver, don't you have any single, male friends, preferably around age 30, who like to go on bike rides and live in eastern Pennsylvania or New Jersey?

Or maybe I could just clone you, with a rapid growth option.