I love our two teenage trash talkers

[TEB]

Especially when it comes to working out definitely competion with dad. This morning we pile into the car heading to the gym and it is closed they had a fire in a Office but will be open again tomorrow. My point in this ramble is now the boys their old enough to lift weights or use natilus and it is a common theme let’s outdo dad. Even in middle school at gym class they have been working on upper body to try and match this 52 year old on pull ups or climbing the rope.

I always give them words of encouragement come on candy asses get your bum up that rope. Then one or both will puff up and give me a bump like you want some of this dad, and truthfully nope because if they both gang up on me I’m in trouble but hey I can still run my gums.

[empedocles]

1. Funny piece. Just try and keep your humor as they get older..

[TEB]

2. Always

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3. Years ago I worked out w/ my teenager. I was doing bench presses and felt someone watching me.

Standing off to the side was #1 son. He said he wanted to see how someone could work out so hard with so little results. That way he would be sure not to make the same mistakes when it was his turn.

Truth is he made far fewer mistakes in his teens than I did when I was a teen.

[TEB]

4. Oh that's funny

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5. Nothing like a teenage son to take a man down a peg or two.

[The Genealogist]

6. Congrats on taking your kids to the gym

Important to learn the value of healthy exercise while they are young.

[MLAA]

7. You have such a wonderful way of describing events. The humor and love just shine through!

Teb, you ought to write a book (your military service, raising the boys, The Boog) That way when ever we needed a smile we could just open it a read a Few pages. Really, I am being sincere!