Working with your Sons/Daughters ( Archived) (9)

Mar 11, 2009 12:52 PM CST Working with your Sons/Daughters
bodleing
bodleingbodleingGreater Manchester, England UK238 Threads 8 Polls 13,810 Posts
I work with my two sons and have done
for around fifteen years.
Would you like see so much of your
offspring, or would you prefer them
to go their own way?
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Mar 11, 2009 12:55 PM CST Working with your Sons/Daughters
Big_John
Big_JohnBig_JohnOcean Springs, Mississippi USA19 Threads 9,767 Posts
I own a company and my son runs it. We talk about it everyday. I feel I am the lucky man alive being able to share my son's adult life in a small part. It allows us to live close by each other and to interface constantly. I wouldn't want it any other way.
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Mar 11, 2009 12:59 PM CST Working with your Sons/Daughters
druidess6308
druidess6308druidess6308Aliquippa, Pennsylvania USA79 Threads 13,695 Posts
I would love to do this in the future...if they can outgrow the "he touched me" and smacking each other phase! rolling on the floor laughing

Seriously, we've discussed this, and at least one of my sons might end up working with me as a massage therapist in the future, while he goes to school as a chiropractor. The older one wants to be a dentist, and go in the Air Force, so I doubt it would be all three of us...but I'd love to see that happen if he changes his mind to something more in line with his brother and I. grin

Don't take that wrong...I support him in his dreams as they stand now, I just would welcome the chance to work closely with, or close to, both of them.
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Mar 11, 2009 1:02 PM CST Working with your Sons/Daughters
bodleing
bodleingbodleingGreater Manchester, England UK238 Threads 8 Polls 13,810 Posts
Big_John: I own a company and my son runs it. We talk about it everyday. I feel I am the lucky man alive being able to share my son's adult life in a small part. It allows us to live close by each other and to interface constantly. I wouldn't want it any other way.


Same here John. Its our own business, but sometimes
It feels more like they are my business partners
rather than my sons.
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Mar 11, 2009 1:02 PM CST Working with your Sons/Daughters
Polarbutterfly
PolarbutterflyPolarbutterflyunknown, Northwest Territories Canada115 Threads 9,486 Posts
In response to: I work with my two sons and have done
for around fifteen years.
Would you like see so much of your
offspring, or would you prefer them
to go their own way?



"I want my children,well,teenagers
to do what they feel is right for them.
But,it would be awesome to be able to
work with my sons,as they are such a
delight to have around and,they make
me laugh."



applause
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Mar 11, 2009 1:05 PM CST Working with your Sons/Daughters
Big_John
Big_JohnBig_JohnOcean Springs, Mississippi USA19 Threads 9,767 Posts
bodleing: Same here John. Its our own business, but sometimes
It feels more like they are my business partners
rather than my sons.


We are able to separate business from family pretty well. I respect and trust all of his decisions and judgement. I figure it is his to run--profit or loss. It doesn't matter because in the long run he will acquire the business and it will be his in the future.
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Mar 11, 2009 2:27 PM CST Working with your Sons/Daughters
webbs
webbswebbsLexington, Michigan USA3 Threads 283 Posts
I would love to work with my son and see him more. I would never want him to go his own way or be farther away from me. He is the best part of me and I could never see him too much.
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Mar 11, 2009 2:30 PM CST Working with your Sons/Daughters
Tamarin
TamarinTamarinsomewhere, Lothian, Scotland UK173 Threads 1 Polls 3,267 Posts
Nah, nah , nah I would kill myself if I had to work with my Mommy and Daddy.....frustrated laugh
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Mar 11, 2009 3:03 PM CST Working with your Sons/Daughters
druidess6308
druidess6308druidess6308Aliquippa, Pennsylvania USA79 Threads 13,695 Posts
Tamarin: Nah, nah , nah I would kill myself if I had to work with my Mommy and Daddy.....


Tam, I agree with you on this one...at least half of it. My dad I could work with, it's my mother I can't.

::shuddering::
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