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How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? #7752094
12/23/22 02:12 PM
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How many grandchildren do you have? How are they doing? Did you make any mistakes in helping raise them that you'd do different as you look back? Did they turn into trappers?


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Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752098
12/23/22 02:17 PM
12/23/22 02:17 PM
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0 grandkids.
Time will tell on the mistakes I've made or will make
Hopefully when they show up they'll turn out
Not sure anyone turns into a trapper, seems it's born into.

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Life sure is tough when you don't learn from the mistakes of others.
Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752109
12/23/22 02:25 PM
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I have 5. The oldest she is a RN in Pennsylvania. The next she is studying to become a Physican Assistant. My next a boy is going to school and working at a GM dealership in Virginia.

The two other boys are in school yet. The oldest plays in the high school band. The youngest like sports. He wrestles now.

I have a great group of Grand children. I love all.

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Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752120
12/23/22 02:39 PM
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No kids so grandkids are highly unlikely.


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Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752131
12/23/22 02:48 PM
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14 grandkids and I think they're perfect.

Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752132
12/23/22 02:48 PM
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Have 4. Two boys. Two girls. They are doing well. They have done most outdoor activities with me. The youngest girl has not due to her age. Can’t beat grandkid’s. And when they wear you out you can take them home to their parents

Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752137
12/23/22 02:49 PM
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Actually 15 grandkids. One's recently married.

Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752138
12/23/22 02:52 PM
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I have 8 and I tell their parents every time that I see them that My job is to spoil them and the parents job is to try to stop me.
Getting my last daughter married off in a couple of months so maybe some more in my future.


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Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752149
12/23/22 02:58 PM
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well our son in law died at age 40 jaylyn was 7 so we spent alot of time with her.give .I am her father figure.would much prefer that her Dad was still here !!!

Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752162
12/23/22 03:02 PM
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8 Grandchildren

4 boys
4 Girls

All getting spoiled by My Wife and I


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Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752168
12/23/22 03:05 PM
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None, and it looks more and more like there won't be any, which kinda bums me out a little.

Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752175
12/23/22 03:14 PM
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Mistakes I've made with them?

Continuing to threaten them by throwing them into the Bulls Water tank. But never doing it! grin

I might follow through this Summer....but probably wont grin


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Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752176
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5 grankids. 2 girls three boys. They will be coming back this summer. I was sick for a while but ready to enjoy the outdoors with them. My Grandaughters LOVE to frog gig and my oldest Grandson loves to noodle with us!! 4 years ago he noodled a 40 pound Catfish and he did not weigh 100 pounds yet!!!


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Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752182
12/23/22 03:20 PM
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Two little 3.5 year old girls. When you have kids you’re worried about going through it the first time, paying the bills and your job and career. With grandkids you know to slow down, listen, play and enjoy the innocence of a child. Completely different perspective of life.

Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752184
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11 Don. Mistakes? Well, I forget names and birthdays all the time, reckon that's a mistake wink

Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752199
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Only have one so far. She’s 1.5yrs old and we spoil her rotten! She got a gun from me on her first birthday and will get one every birthday. She’s already been on a deer hunt or two and even yelled deer and got to watch her daddy shoot. She even kissed the deer when they went to it. She’s around for all the processing and even has rode the trap line with us and doesn’t mind when we shoot the “doggy.”
I’ll get back to this thread in about 15 years or so about mistakes. I can tell you that the first boy that breaks her heart will be a lesson to any others that court her. I’ll be old enough to plead insanity by then, lol!!

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Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752211
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2 boys 23 year old traveling RN and 18 year old heading to Iowa to linesman school. No mistakes get outdoors and all will be fine

Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752242
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We have 7, ages 2 to 25. Best advice: If the parents discipline them don't let the grandkids come crying to you (this will happen at a young age). Always back the parents up.

Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752244
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Originally Posted by MinkGuy
How many grandchildren do you have? How are they doing? Did you make any mistakes in helping raise them that you'd do different as you look back? Did they turn into trappers?


I have two, a thirteen year old and a five year old. One on the way due in about five months.

The thirteen-year-old's dad died when she was about two. I let her and her mom live in my home until two years ago and became the father figure in her life. A yeah, she's a trapper. She's been running the ine with me since she's five and is now a full partner.

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Re: How many grandkids do you have? Mistakes you made? [Re: MinkGuy] #7752259
12/23/22 04:39 PM
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I have 3 adult children 18, 19 , 21
18 is still in high school , 19 works at a plant in town making farm equipment , 21 is a junior in college to be an art teacher.

so my experience isn't from being a grand parent but the parent and seeing how different my parents and in-laws grand parented but really how they parented also.

my dad let me do , everything working on trucks , the house , he kept a close eye told me how he wanted it but I could input how I thought might be better and we could discuss it and decide on a plan.

my mother in law would tell my wife not to do it , or your doing it wrong , always very negative

I have a good friend and hunting partner that his dad a nice guy was silent or you are doing it wrong. not really anything in-between.

I take the I am going to tell you how to do it the first time exactly how I want it and why. then when you understand the process we can try some things your way if they aren't unsafe.

my wife always felt judged and not a huge surprise my kids did also by my mother in law. got to where they just didn't even want to be around her my wife and my 2 daughters.

my father in law is a nice enough guy but to be honest he invented every type of yard work he could to get out of the house once my mother in law started yelling.

it's 2022 grand kids are probably going to wear some strange stuff and dye their hair weird colors although you probably have a few years on that , how you react will decide if they keep visiting you.
they are going to have phases ,you have to let them grow through them some times.





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