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Good on you 2 for stepping up and helping the young lad out from a bad situation.Speaks volumes of you+ the Mrs' charactor
Keep his mind busy so he doesn't dwell on the negatives he's been thru. He'll stay busy with my two boys. We'll get him into some sports or whatever he wants to do. He'll definitely have more opportunities than he did before.
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I have a sh~t ton of hunting and fishing gear , knives , boots, cloths and the likes, just say the word on what sizes and needs you have, and I will pack up a box and ship it to you, I know kids need love, but they need stuff too. Congratulations !
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Just seeing this. Good on you all.
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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I have a sh~t ton of hunting and fishing gear , knives , boots, cloths and the likes, just say the word on what sizes and needs you have, and I will pack up a box and ship it to you, I know kids need love, but they need stuff too. Congratulations ! Thanks for the generous offer but that's one area that I have covered! I have tons of gear for me and the boys, and usually buy a year or so ahead for the kids when stuff is on sale. Don't want to be competing with the masses right before the season!
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I have a sh~t ton of hunting and fishing gear , knives , boots, cloths and the likes, just say the word on what sizes and needs you have, and I will pack up a box and ship it to you, I know kids need love, but they need stuff too. Congratulations ! Sounds like the 24HCF wants to adopt him. Best of luck to you up there on the caribou hunt.
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I have a sh~t ton of hunting and fishing gear , knives , boots, cloths and the likes, just say the word on what sizes and needs you have, and I will pack up a box and ship it to you, I know kids need love, but they need stuff too. Congratulations ! Sounds like the 24HCF wants to adopt him. Best of luck to you up there on the caribou hunt. He's never been around much hunting or fishing, so I'll break him slowly. I need to get him out fishing for silvers though. That's always a good time! We've got a herd of .22s for him to start on at the range. Hopefully he enjoys it like my boys do.
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God bless Texas-----------------------
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I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
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Kudos and good luck to you!
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I have a sh~t ton of hunting and fishing gear , knives , boots, cloths and the likes, just say the word on what sizes and needs you have, and I will pack up a box and ship it to you, I know kids need love, but they need stuff too. Congratulations ! Sounds like the 24HCF wants to adopt him. Best of luck to you up there on the caribou hunt. He's never been around much hunting or fishing, so I'll break him slowly. I need to get him out fishing for silvers though. That's always a good time! We've got a herd of .22s for him to start on at the range. Hopefully he enjoys it like my boys do. I see some good natured competition coming! I’m sure you’re prepared to use water balloons, ping pong balls, whatever to make it more fun. Y’all are good folks p-tarm.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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I truly hope that all will be willing to do what is best for him.
Sounds like it is bad enough now losing his mother and only parent at that age.
Read on down after original post, good for you and your wife.
I assume there are still final legal system hoops to jump through.
Young man is going to have some adjustment issues so patience will be a virtue here.
All will work out in the end!
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Some spelling errors can be corrected by a vowel movement.
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Reading stories like this make this place worthwhile.
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Ptarmigan, God bless you and your new family member. You are doing an extraordinary thing by your selfless act of love and by doing so you’re literally changing one young man’s life for the better. I’m sure that when you’re old and gray you’ll look back and thank God for blessing you with the privilege of being a dad to a fatherless boy.
To paraphrase Ronald Reagan........”Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, Mr. & Mrs. Ptarmigan don't have that problem.” 😁
�Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politician.� �General George S. Patton, Jr.
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There is a higher being that usually manages these issues for the best in the long run.
For that I"ll pray. And for the family, and friends, thoughts prayers and condolences.
Safe travels.
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I truly hope that all will be willing to do what is best for him.
Sounds like it is bad enough now losing his mother and only parent at that age.
Read on down after original post, good for you and your wife.
I assume there are still final legal system hoops to jump through.
Young man is going to have some adjustment issues so patience will be a virtue here.
All will work out in the end! Well already having two boys, 13 and 10 in the house, I've had practice at patience! Haha! It's a major adjustment for all of us but it'll work out, just have to give things a little time. I think it would be harder if we brought a girl into the mix. I figure within a month or two it should be back to the thunderdome like I'm used to with my two boys. Then I know it's going good!
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Kid hit the lotto man. Great to hear you had the means and ability to carry out this plan. That boy gets to grow up in Alaska now.
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Well already having two boys, 13 and 10 in the house, I've had practice at patience! Haha! It's a major adjustment for all of us but it'll work out, just have to give things a little time. I think it would be harder if we brought a girl into the mix. I figure within a month or two it should be back to the thunderdome like I'm used to with my two boys. Then I know it's going good! A month or two? That kid is in a whole new world. His mother is dead. Did he have a father figure, a male role model? So much of who we are for life is put in place by age five. What household rules does he take for granted? If he becomes lonely, lost and depressed while you guys are whooping it up in the woods assuming he is having the same sort of experience you and your sons are who can he vent on? Your “thunderdome as usual” is a completely alien world to that kid, specific to you, your wife and your sons. It’ll be a year at least before you know how it’s working out.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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Good on you and your wife Ptarm!
The kid is lucky to have you two and your boys to grow up with.
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"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto
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Most of the larger thing in life are a total leap of faith. Mearl Haggard had a plaque on the wall. "Life is fragile, handle with prayer".
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
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