Proud dads...
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- stoplying7
With absolutely no suggestion from me, my two boys (12 & 11) have discovered and fallen in love with The Simpsons. They discovered it by watching YouTube shorts and now we quote lines and scenes together, play games naming as many characters as we can, and they laugh their asses off at all the right things. They get it, and it makes me so damn proud.
- bezoar10
Today my son brought me a popsicle as I worked in the yard.
- slappy11
My son is 14 and pretty independent now, would rather ride bikes with his mates than with his old man (which I get) so we needed a new hobby to bond over.
I bought a second hand racing go kart and we are back! It’s so fun to be hanging out in the garage again. We are fixing it up but it’s a little too fast at the moment, might have to put in a restrictor to keep it under 100km/hr / 60mph. It’s off its head, I had no idea.
Hopefully we get another 3 or 4 summers in before he starts adulting.
- 60mph!! Christ... My lad is 17 and a half now. It doesn't take long until they're a mini adult... I'd do anything for one day with him when he was 2/3 years oldcruddlebub
- Me too. Thankfully I remember all the fun and joy and not much of the second job that is being a PA to a toddler.slappy
- In 3 or 4 summers move on to 50s Chevy Gasser buildsprophetone
- I could get into something like that. Vintage US cars are a bit thin on the ground in Aus, maybe an old Valiant though with a big turbo V8 might be fun.slappy
- Can I be your son?Nairn
- Fantastic; cool dad alert!!!ideaist
- We're JUST into RC car(s) and it's lovely. 7 & 11.ideaist
- RC cars are the gateway drug to becoming the team mechanic. Enjoy!slappy
- Awesome!YakuZoku
- Og AE RC10, Kyosho Optima, Scorpion ftwprophetone
- I have a few old rc’s in my storage here, Tamiya Wild One, an AE RC12L, and a couple RC10L’s... there’s a re-issue of the Kyosho Fantom which is dopeprophetone
- RC’s are def gateway drug, so easy to drop $’s lolprophetone
- Sick https://www.reddit.c…prophetone
- RC of the day. I remember the foam wheels! The vintage RC stuff is expensive now.slappy
- slappy18
^^
Some pictures from this Saturday's practice day.
- Fuck yeah!YakuZoku
- sick!_niko
- you'll shoot your eye out kidutopian
- yuuuussssssssssprophetone
- https://youtu.be/kk1…prophetone
- Yes!!OBBTKN
- Nice!PonyBoy
- Awesome. An expensive hobby but can get you into Formula racing. A friend of my brother got to F3 through carting as a kid.microkorg
- We stated a bit late for a racing career but you never know. There are 30 year olds still racing with their dads so that’s promising. I had a drive, so fun.slappy
- This is cool as shit! KACHOW!!!!stoplying
- CAN.
I.
BE.
YOUR.
SON.Nairn - Lol Nairn.slappy
- Cool. Loved it as a kid. (Still would now)Longcopylover
- https://vt.tiktok.co…prophetone
- Thats what it feels like, we are not ready for shifter carts, yet.slappy
- slappy14
Karting update, things escalated, we now have a kart each so we can race each other.
Made a small edit of the lads POV below.
?share=copy- So dope!YakuZoku
- +1utopian
- Fantastic, go on! <3OBBTKN
- awesome dad u are! does he has issues grabbing the wheel properly? it seems like gloves are giving him some hard time, maybe i'm wrong just noted it in the vidsted
- They are on the small side but he had just put them on I think. I also think we need to move the wheel forward as he is gripping the wheel to high to get comfyslappy
- HijoDMaite51
My baby girl got married this weekend!
- Woahhhh!! Congrats Hijo! You both look ace... I think something got into my eyes ;) Celebrate it as it deserves ❤︎OBBTKN
- Tell your daughter that she was beautiful, and may the adventure continue, long and full of joy...OBBTKN
- Thanks OBB! Was a rollercoaster of emotions!HijoDMaite
- +❤︎hans_glib
- congrats papa!renderedred
- bravo!neverscared
- Huge Congrats! that is so awesome Hijo!
Beautiful photos!exador1 - Whoooop! Congrats! Looking smooth in the suit.PhanLo
- YEAH BOIII!!!
Grandpa soon???!!!
XOideaist - Congrats Hijo!utopian
- Thank you guys!HijoDMaite
- No way!! Wow!!YakuZoku
- Congratulations!!
The little girl has blossomed into a bride, yet she’s still the little girl you know.zaq - Lookin' SHARP! Congratsstoplying
- Wow congrats!! By the way that guy sold me coke last weekend.
I am not seriousProjectile - felicitacionessssmaquito
- congrats!!Akagiyama
- Beautiful fotos, people and moment! All the best! Que tengan una vida llena de amor y felicidad!uan
- What a milestone. Congrats!BonSeff
- Awesome! Congrats!Krassy
- just amazing._niko
- https://www.youtube.…SlashPeckham
- Joder, qué gusto!!!Miesfan
- Congrats! What a big moment!instrmntl
- :..)Nairn
- slappy24
Final update for the karting story. We had our first competitive race meeting on the weekend, with kids coming from some of the larger tracks around to compete in our class (KA100 light).
I gave him the pep talk, take it easy, we are just learning, no pressure etc and sent him out.
Heat 1 — He started in 3rd and finished 2nd (random grid).
Heat 2 — Started 7th finished 2nd (random grid)
Heat 3 — It started to rain and he started 12th (random grid). Most kids scrambled back to the pits to put on wet tyres but we chose to stay on slicks and see what happens. He drove from last place to 2nd place through the field in 8 laps.
Final — Started 3rd (based on points from the heats) and put in the fastest laps and was leading the race by lap 4 and took home the win. I very nearly cried as all the locals rallied around him.
- Love this. Well doneBonSeff
- Sweet!YakuZoku
- Awesome!canoe
- Nice!instrmntl
- ❤︎PhanLo
- Great!OBBTKN
- Formula 1 season 26/27 starts in Melbourne, this is a sign. :)Longcopylover
- Yeah boiii!!!ideaist
- Very cool!stoplying
- Thanks for the kind words. Hopefully he will race a full season at one of the larger clubs next year. If he wins the championship, I'll post an update.slappy
- So coolcruddlebub
- BonSeff33
My youngest had a project to invent a new animal. She chose a cross between a chameleon and an owl. I was tickled watching her build it.
- Lovely!palimpsest
- Love thisduckseason
- Cherish these moments! I love these school projects. I built a Komodo dragon and a platypus with my boys a few short years ago. Now they are on screens 24/7!fooler
- Love it!canoe
- aahah super awesome :))
"you get the idea" lolsted - Love the way little kids spell!stoplying
- Here is her write up about the beast
https://i.imgur.com/…
Thanks for the kind words!BonSeff - So cool. I miss this stuff. They grow up fast, blink and you'll miss it.jbasnight
- 'you get the idea' hakingsteven
- nice :) I would love a friend like Chameowl :)sted
- I am cherishing these days, tho. I have an older daughter and know I only have a couple more yrs before my youngest thinks I am a total idiot.BonSeff
- doesnt get any betterneverscared
- Better than most of the art at Baselbainbridge
- The final chameleowl looks great!utopian
- Stayed close to her brief which is also impressive. There might be a 3d on the Christmas list soon!slappy
- * 3d printerslappy
- So good! Love making stuff like this with my daughter too!sab
- such a fun project!milfhunter
- wow, she nailed it!hotroddy
