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A post about how good of a father I am.

Feb 27, 2024, 7:34 AM

Rented a two man auger to dig 60 or so 12" holes, 36" deep in our red clay. Digging in red-clay sucks so hard.

This is man's work.

Recruited the 12 year old man-child to help me. We knocked it out working part time over two days.

You could only dig about 12" at a time, would have to dead-lift the auger out, clear the hole, clear the bit, then give it two more shots... for each hole.

I couldn't have done it without him. He never complained, never asked for any payment, or to take a break.

Day 2, I enlisted my daughter to help dig the hole out and clean the bit, so that we wouldn't have to bend over so much.

Again, no complaining or anything like that.

As a reward, I told them I'd get them ANYTHING they wanted.

If they would have asked for $100, I would have paid. If they would have asked to go to Carowinds, I would have sucked it up and taken them.

Their ask:

To go to Dollar General and each get two bags of candy and a pack of gum. Then they asked to eat at Zaxby's, where I encouraged them to get a large drink to go along with their chicken strips.

The whole ride home they were thanking me over and over.

I guess they're not as spoiled as wife and I thought.

Against my best judgement, I think I'll share a picture of my kids:

Here's another thing I thought was funny....

During the first day of hole digging, we had to take a break and go to my nephew's 1st birthday party. It was western themed. I told the boy that he and his sister had to wear a two-person horse costume (as a joke).

His response: How long do I have to wear it for? lulz.

Not, "you're joking", or "not gonna do it", "am I in the front, or the back", or anything like that... just "for how long".

I'm sure a psychologist could analyze that response.

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I was third grade and still 7 yr/o when my dad gave me my first job. He came rolling into the yard with a 1954 yellow Cadillac. "You think you can wash and wax this car for me?' 7 yr olds are stupid.

So he lined up a pail, garden hose...and told me to wash just the top of the cabin then come into the house and get him. Bit by bit I washed and spot by spot he showed me what I missed. IDK how long it took to wash but when it was finished he was proud.

'Now let's wax it.' Again, bit by bit. Then that chrome needed special attention. I'd never seen a bar of Bon Ami. It's a soap type scrubbing wax which shines chrome. It worked just like the wax on the paint. Rub it in, let it dry then buff it off with a dry cloth.

I remember the grille on that car as being chrome, having a 100 thousand little grids and needing the corners of each cleaned one at a time.

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So when it was finished he handed me 7 dollars.

It was many years before I learned that if you want something done right the first time, do it yourself. Dad could have finished that wash and wax job in 4 hours but spent the entire day teaching me to work.

What I learned that day is that if you work hard you can enjoy all the toys Ben Franklin sold at his 'Five and Dime,' store.

Message was edited by: ClemsonTiger1988®

A post about how good of a father I am.

Would you consider selling them? Or at least, renting them?

I would consider it.

second question... does it involve a horse costume?

First answer...warlords don't spoil anyone.

I'm not sure if I'm willing to risk their safety by putting them in a goat

C'mon now.

I bonded with my Dad over that same exact task except ours was on the back

This one was a two man gas powered one.

in before some CS02 out there comments on making a 12 year old sore.

Re: This one was a two man gas powered one.

THAT COULD HAVE BEEN YOU.

Thanks for the Ts & Ps, Assssshole

Skinned alive by auger is not high on my to-do list.***

Awesome. Very inspiring.

There's still time.

Convo with kids in 10 years.

My first paid job was at my dad's business firm (vague, I know)

Son-of has accepted at least two jobs where we had this conversation:

Re: A post about how good of a father I am.

Good lord that looks like t-total hail.

pappies do be like that***

mind if I axe

Re: mind if I axe

I'm pretty sure he is searching for buried treasure.***

assuming wooden / residential?

It's a small perimeter in an open area in the back yard

Fence and trellis for some muscadines... or as I describe it to Sarahadidas

fancy bruh

nice. love me some blackberries.

yeah man, it was one of those things where

Did yall sell them or do a U-Pick?***

we sold ~85% of them

I came across(lulz) a 5 gallon bucket of okra seeds (dried pods from last year)

clemson spineless baby

They love you.

The children yearn for the mines***

I 'memba doing that same gig with my father for a fence in the back yard

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