Teaching your daughters to gamble

[deltagulf]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Yet another reason why I shouldn't have kids. I've toyed with the idea of adopting a very small child and making a jockey out of them.

speaking of jockey, i tried to get my daughter interested in this at a young age, but she was not an early person. as she was growing up i could see that she would be right size for a jockey. her weight was only 85 pounds. so that would not be a problem, it was getting her wanting to get up at 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning. today her weight is only 100 pounds, but still no interest in becoming a jockey.

[Linny]

My son is 7 and he's taller than most of the pinheads in the jocks room, smarter too.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by deltagulf

speaking of jockey, i tried to get my daughter interested in this at a young age, but she was not an early person. as she was growing up i could see that she would be right size for a jockey. her weight was only 85 pounds. so that would not be a problem, it was getting her wanting to get up at 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning. today her weight is only 100 pounds, but still no interest in becoming a jockey.

Force her to get up!!!

[deltagulf]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Force her to get up!!!

well its a little to late for that now. she is 28 and on her own now.

[ddthetide]

i look at it this way. you are SPENDING TIME with YOUR KIDS.
you didn't drop them off for someone else to watch, they are not roaming the streets. if the kids get a kick outta it, whats it hurt? some have learned to read,count or their colors.
MAYBE the kids like it enough to get into the industry in the future.
it's not such a bad thing, there are a WHOLE lot worse. JMO.......

[ALostTexan]

The first trip I had to the track, I was 16 years old, and went with a buddy, his father, and his grandfather. It was really cool to see how they all went together every year, and nice that they included me in their trip.

Funny thing, though, was that my friend's dad was my high school principal at the time, but we just looked at it as a bunch of friends going. He let us take $30 each, and limited us to that much money, and we had a good time.

Too bad I couldn't have learned my lesson and limited my wagering to only $30/day!!!

ALostTexan

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by deltagulf

well its a little to late for that now. she is 28 and on her own now.

Poor parenting on your part