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BTW, I had students' parents "bought beers or alcohol" for their childern and their friends.



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What's wrong with that??

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BTW, I had students' parents "bought beers or alcohol" for their childern and their friends.



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Yeah, I see the smiley, but.....while it's one thing to make that decision with my own kids, I think it's wrong to impose that decision onto my kids' friends (and their parents). I'd have a lot less trouble with the above sentence if it didn't include the "and their friends" part.
 
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It's all about knowing your limits and not doing stupid stuff. My friends were very smart about it. If they got in at say, 8PM and had to be flying at 10AM, even though they legally could have a few drinks when we went out, they didn't.

However, if they didn't leave until say, 3PM the next day, they'd party it up. That way, even if they were out partying until the bars closed at 3AM -- and killing me in the process -- they'd be okay.

I'd be the poor dumb bastard who had to show up at work swearing that I'd never drink again while they were asleep.
 
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Exactly.

Where ya been, Tone? Haven't seen ya all weekend!
 
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Lloyd:

If my opinion, there is nothing wrong about buying the beer for your own children(if they are over 21). But when I was at Georgia, you should see my students at Monday morning. Wow, hang overs all over the place. 8AM, there are too many open eyes in my classroom. We should create a new rule - 12 hour no alcohol prior to school.

The only wrong part about buying the drink for your children - how do you teach your student pilot when they show up drunk? No flying today. Most likely case is a ground lesson and a lot of coffee / gatorade(rehydrate). What would you do as a school teacher? You can't really teach that day to that particular student.
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LOL. You know how I was bitching about how my friends never got to see me anymore due to all of the cutbacks?

One of them traded trips so that she could get out here to see me and made sure that she told me that when she called. Kind of like, Tony, you better be free this weekend or I will so kick your ass.

I was really happy to hear that, and thinking, hey, she traded trips to see me, how cool.

Then I saw the rock on her finger . She wanted to let me know in person instead of with a phone call.

D'oh!

Now granted, nothing was going to happen, seeing how she's in LA and I'm here. But still.
 
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Yeah yeah, Tone, always the bridesmaid and never the bride...
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Tony,soory to hear that. I had a plenty of experiences like yours. Until...I bump into my wife.


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Hey, adreamer...I was half joking with you...
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If my opinion, there is nothing wrong about buying the beer for your own children(if they are over 21).


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I really don't think that glass of wine with dinner or a few beers on a Saturday night (in the supervision of a parent's home) would ever hurt a child.

If you make it into something that you need to stay away from, it adds a sense of adventure to it, and that leads to sneaky drinking and abuse.

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how do you teach your student pilot when they show up drunk?

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Well, I didn't say anything about getting drunk, or going to school under the influence.

Are you a non-drinker? I only ask because non-drinkers seem to assume that the only way you can drink is to drink until you're drunk. A good friend of mine is a non-drinker, and he insists that anyone that drinks more than once per month is an alcoholic.

I drink, and I drink often....doesn't mean I drink until I'm drunk (Vegas excluded...
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Lloyd:

nah, I am adrink who can't really handle alcohol. It takes about an hour for me to finish a bottle of beer.
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My biggest concern was parents continue giving their children wishes. My students once told me this - "Yeah, my mom bought us beers. The reason they don't mid their children drinking as long as they where their children are."

The monday morning class is the best. They all fall into asleep due excessive drinking 2 days before.
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I had lost my students due drink and drive - after parents let them bought and drink at home.


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nah, I am adrink who can't really handle alcohol. It takes about an hour for me to finish a bottle of beer.
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Well, I got that one right on the head...


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My students once told me this - "Yeah, my mom bought us beers. The reason they don't mid their children drinking as long as they where their children are."


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I can understand that line of thinking...
 
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Kristie,

Are there money fights that are unique to the Aviation lifestyle? I've talked with my fiance about money, but since we don't have any, we haven't had any fights yet!

Is there something about being a pilot or flying for a career that creates/modifies/intensifies the 'usual' money fights between couples?

I don't want to get a divorce because she had to have an extra pair of shoes, or I 'had' to have a Play Station, or similar. Advice?
 
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The monday morning class is the best. They all fall into asleep due excessive drinking 2 days before.
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Dude, it's Monday morning. They could be people who never drink and I guarantee you they'd fall asleep anyway.

And I've had some wicked hangovers. Some big time hangovers where I was like, I so swear I am never drinking again.

I don't recall any of them lasting for two days.
 
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Kristie,

Are there money fights that are unique to the Aviation lifestyle? I've talked with my fiance about money, but since we don't have any, we haven't had any fights yet!

Is there something about being a pilot or flying for a career that creates/modifies/intensifies the 'usual' money fights between couples?

I don't want to get a divorce because she had to have an extra pair of shoes, or I 'had' to have a Play Station, or similar. Advice?

[/ QUOTE ]usually the money fights deal with either not having any money (girls like to be taken out/splurged on.. everyone wants to be able to afford the "want" things in life) or due to too MUCH money.. if you live outside your means, you end up not having ENUFF money and that could cause fights or if you have to, say, take a pretty major paycut then that could cause money fights...it could be anything! it's just a matter of making sure you live within your means and that everyone in the party is satisfied with that.

it could be anything, but it seems like most 9-5 type jobs don't really have the same effect because they're fairly stationary as far as money goes KWIM?!

Anyone else have any input on the money situation in a family realm?
 
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usually the money fights deal with either not having any money (girls like to be taken out/splurged on..

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And yet girls have the gall to want to drive a wedge into the relationship because money's tight?

Seriously, there are soooo many women who need an attitude adjustment in this regard. Too many who gauge how much their S.O. loves them by how much money is spent on them. Engagement diamond not bigger'n a carat? He must not love you very much. Doesn't spend $50 once a week on flowers that will be dead in 3-4 days? He must not love you very much. Doesn't give you carte blanche use of credit card(s) solely for shopping purposes? Must not love you very much. Better find someone who WILL prove their love by squandering money on frivolities, instead of on boring non-devotionally-demonstrative things like house, car and student loan payments!
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Cosmopolitan magazine.

Need I say more?
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[ Doesn't spend $50 once a week on flowers that will be dead in 3-4 days? He must not love you very much.

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LOL! I love it!

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Doesn't give you carte blanche use of credit card(s) solely for shopping purposes? Must not love you very much. Better find someone who WILL prove their love by squandering money on frivolities, instead of on boring non-devotionally-demonstrative things like house, car and student loan payments!
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Ain't that the truth with many women out there, and probably a number of guys out there too, depending on the situation.

What was it..........a few years ago when Liz Taylor got divorced from hubby #10 or something like that. He complained to her that 15,000 dollars per month (or some absurd figure) was unacceptable since there was just no way he could make a decent living on that.
 
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usually the money fights deal with either not having any money (girls like to be taken out/splurged on..

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And yet girls have the gall to want to drive a wedge into the relationship because money's tight?

Seriously, there are soooo many women who need an attitude adjustment in this regard. Too many who gauge how much their S.O. loves them by how much money is spent on them. Engagement diamond not bigger'n a carat? He must not love you very much. Doesn't spend $50 once a week on flowers that will be dead in 3-4 days? He must not love you very much. Doesn't give you carte blanche use of credit card(s) solely for shopping purposes? Must not love you very much. Better find someone who WILL prove their love by squandering money on frivolities, instead of on boring non-devotionally-demonstrative things like house, car and student loan payments!
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[/ QUOTE ]yup.. but that's what happens, in some cases... girls HAVE TO go thru an attitude adjustment in most cases to get past that type of thinking. Guys need to go thru an adjustment of their own, trying to figure out how to please and keep the girl without having to spend buku bucks.. there are ways.. it takes little things, little inventions, creative ideas whether touchy feely or mental/emotionally... if we (girls) didn't think you (guys) were worth it, it would definately be a breaking point.

not to speak for all girls in general but - not that we want to drive the wedge, but that we all - boys and girls alike - (in the stages of *dating*) tend to think about cows and milk.. the guys say "why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free (ha ha ha)" and the girls say "why should we give the milk for nothing in return (ha ha ha)"... it's a pretty vicious cycle and puberty, dating along with guy/girl peer pressure helps in solidifying that type of thinking...it's not till later on that something clues you in to the reality of life! haha
 
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I agree with Kristi. It's not that I need flowers and lots of money spent on me. This weekend we went out of state to a wedding and I felt like a princess. Doors opened for me, chair pulled out, offered to get me my drink. Thats what rules. I don't need flowers that die.
 
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