What to do with 13 and 14 yr old boys in Dallas?
Jul 20th, 2004, 02:34 PM
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Just about everything listed here they say no to... nothing even remotely resembling a museum, no flowers or plants, they are not into sports or rodeos. They do like to fish, though they will not admit it. We took them to my Dad's last year at Cedar Creek and they had a ball fishing off the pier... for a couple of hours.
Dad has all the equipment and as luck has it, they are out of town. We have no fishing stuff and do not plan to go buy the equipment for a couple hours use.
Seriously they say they want to play video games and watch TV.
Gameworks seems to be an option and possibly we will do that Thursday.
OK will be a great trip. We are going to Ft Sill to see all the military museums, the old corral which still has wagons, prairie dogs, a little Zoo... which is not really a zoo but rescued local animals. The US Cavalry is there and there is a cool "mountain" Mt Scott that you can climb.
We love going there.
Glenrose is very cool too but they are way past the dinosaur stage.
My daughter and related kids went to all the stuff mentioned as I did when I was a kid. It's like these kids are not into that kind of stuff. Even in OK I suspect they would be happier in the car watching a DVD.
I am fascinated with history and nature and I think that curiosity has been passed down to my daughter. She loves to see things with me.
What is a term for someone who is basically just unimpressed with this sort of thing?
Is that a normal young teen boy?
They just have no opinion and show no emotion or excitement unless a new video game is available.
Dad has all the equipment and as luck has it, they are out of town. We have no fishing stuff and do not plan to go buy the equipment for a couple hours use.
Seriously they say they want to play video games and watch TV.
Gameworks seems to be an option and possibly we will do that Thursday.
OK will be a great trip. We are going to Ft Sill to see all the military museums, the old corral which still has wagons, prairie dogs, a little Zoo... which is not really a zoo but rescued local animals. The US Cavalry is there and there is a cool "mountain" Mt Scott that you can climb.
We love going there.
Glenrose is very cool too but they are way past the dinosaur stage.
My daughter and related kids went to all the stuff mentioned as I did when I was a kid. It's like these kids are not into that kind of stuff. Even in OK I suspect they would be happier in the car watching a DVD.
I am fascinated with history and nature and I think that curiosity has been passed down to my daughter. She loves to see things with me.
What is a term for someone who is basically just unimpressed with this sort of thing?
Is that a normal young teen boy?
They just have no opinion and show no emotion or excitement unless a new video game is available.
Jul 20th, 2004, 02:51 PM
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Sounds like my WY nephews. They really enjoyed the arcade with laser tag, disco bowling, car and motorcycle simulators, air hockey, etc. They expressed virtually no emotion the entire day. Which is why I was shocked that they still rave about that day with their parents years later.
They do love the 4 wheelers at their uncle's "farm" and his sea-doos and boats at his lake place.
Boys and their toys.
And, last resort....let them hang around in the AC planning their video games. why not?
They do love the 4 wheelers at their uncle's "farm" and his sea-doos and boats at his lake place.
Boys and their toys.
And, last resort....let them hang around in the AC planning their video games. why not?
Jul 20th, 2004, 02:58 PM
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Yeah, I suppose you are right.
It just seems wrong to not "do" something. I guess I was hoping that there was something else out there to do... something I had never heard of.
Good to know that I did all the fun stuff mentioned above with my daughter and extended family ... I have 26 nieces and nephews!
It just seems wrong to not "do" something. I guess I was hoping that there was something else out there to do... something I had never heard of.
Good to know that I did all the fun stuff mentioned above with my daughter and extended family ... I have 26 nieces and nephews!
Jul 20th, 2004, 03:03 PM
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Having said that...I still drug mine around even when they were whining and complaining. Wonder of wonders...years later they surprise me when they (my two in their twenties) tell me know how much fun they had.
But, some of their favorite memories are of just hanging around the house, eating Eggo waffles (or other foods their mom didn't buy), watching cartoons and playing with my dog. You woudn't have any idea at the time they were having a good time...but evidently they were!
But, some of their favorite memories are of just hanging around the house, eating Eggo waffles (or other foods their mom didn't buy), watching cartoons and playing with my dog. You woudn't have any idea at the time they were having a good time...but evidently they were!
Jul 20th, 2004, 03:10 PM
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Funny you should mention that... they went on and on about the meals they had here last year. My daughter and husband will not eat all my home cookin' anymore (diets) so I went all out and made every comfort food I could recall from my youth.
They ate so much!
Tonight is homemade spaghetti and meatsauce with fresh French bread.
Tomorrow is fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and Texas toast, etc...
They just attack my meals which is really refreshing!
I imagine that this is a problem for families with teenage boys. They are eating machines!
They ate so much!
Tonight is homemade spaghetti and meatsauce with fresh French bread.
Tomorrow is fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and Texas toast, etc...
They just attack my meals which is really refreshing!
I imagine that this is a problem for families with teenage boys. They are eating machines!
Jul 20th, 2004, 03:16 PM
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A friend's mom that ended up raising a grandson swore that teenage boys have hollow legs! They eat and eat and never fill up.
At the risk of making this too personal I wrote to bonniebroad earlier this evening that 80% of my childhood memories are of my grandmother's "farm" and her kitchen. I can assure you she did nothing to try to entertain me. I just felt loved and safe there and amazed at how different it was from my home.
Last question - if I can get a cheap ticket to Dallas, can I come just for dinner? Yummy! Feed 'em - they'll love you and will be happy!
At the risk of making this too personal I wrote to bonniebroad earlier this evening that 80% of my childhood memories are of my grandmother's "farm" and her kitchen. I can assure you she did nothing to try to entertain me. I just felt loved and safe there and amazed at how different it was from my home.
Last question - if I can get a cheap ticket to Dallas, can I come just for dinner? Yummy! Feed 'em - they'll love you and will be happy!
Jul 20th, 2004, 03:54 PM
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Thank goodness there are some wonderful people on this thread. Gracieb, your post was heartwarming.
Many of my favorite memories involve food, too. My grandmother would always have a big bowl of homemade pimento cheese for me when we visited. Grandpa made me coffee milk when I woke up with him at 5am on the same visits. He always had 2 strips of bacon and an omlette waiting for me, too.
The kitchen and shared meals were the centerpiece of our rural lives.
Now I am way off the topic... thinking of people long deceased that enriched my life with love and good food... and little else.
Many of my favorite memories involve food, too. My grandmother would always have a big bowl of homemade pimento cheese for me when we visited. Grandpa made me coffee milk when I woke up with him at 5am on the same visits. He always had 2 strips of bacon and an omlette waiting for me, too.
The kitchen and shared meals were the centerpiece of our rural lives.
Now I am way off the topic... thinking of people long deceased that enriched my life with love and good food... and little else.
Jul 20th, 2004, 05:03 PM
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... thinking of people long deceased that enriched my life with love and good food... and little else.
Maybe you answered your own question about what to do with the visiting boys.
PS - My beloved G'ma B, my "heart" celebrated her 103rd birthday last week. She didn't know it...but she enjoyed her birthday cake!
Maybe you answered your own question about what to do with the visiting boys.
PS - My beloved G'ma B, my "heart" celebrated her 103rd birthday last week. She didn't know it...but she enjoyed her birthday cake!
Jul 20th, 2004, 07:52 PM
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Our kids loved the Speed Zone on I-35. The drag cars were a blast - they are NOT "little cars" either! They have the little ones, but the dragsters are fun - even for old ladies! Isn't the ice rink open during the summer at Grapevine Mills?
