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Hemingway

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  1. Just a suggestion ... from a parent of an Aspberger's boy (autistic) ... if any of you have child development questions, do not rely on your pediatrician. You need to find and get to a Developmental Pediatrician. Hard to find, but well worth the effort.
  2. My nephew got a new car on his 16th bday, but he was a competitive swimmer and was at the pool by 5 am. His parents decided sleep was more precious than money. They got him a new car becz they wanted something to last through college. He's swimming at Louisville now and only pays $5000/yr for tution as an out of state student. I think the parents got their money back.

     

    Me? I think it's a right of passage that a kid should drive something at least 10 yrs old for their first car, especially as cars last a lot longer today than they did when I was 16 (back in the 70s). I knew too many privileged brats in high school, and I think the fact that they were given something as expensive as a car without having to earn it did nothing good for them. I can see the exception such as my nephew (but I still would've just bought him a newer used car) where the kid doesn't have the time to work for money, but it is an exception.

     

    I totally agree. My first car was 10 yrs old and it took me a month under the hood to get it running and reliable. Learned a lot about cars and didn't take that car for granted.

     

    Now my son is 16 and will be driving my Subie ... I'm a nervous wreck (love that car). He's a great kid and very responsible ... but he's 16 ...

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