My wife and I can't shake the idea that Ikey's child-rearing notions were always worth careful consideration...


Uncle Ikey's Last Words #37


yer kids shouldnt git
evrything they want
yer kids should git
evrything they need

by age fifteen er so
one thing they need is a job

goofin off all summer long
aint any good fer anyone




Poetry by Rob Graber
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Written on 2014-07-30 at 20:05

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this guy, has he been a teen someday?
2014-08-21


NicholasG
Goofin' off could have different definitions.
Depends if i'm the mechanic, the musician or the pseudo-hippy
;-)
2014-08-02


Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
I used to love "goofin off all summer long," and I believe that it did me good.
2014-08-02


F.i.in.e Moods The PoetBay support member heart!
Completely agree with this :) The working legal age where I live is 16, so I've been supporting my eldest son in his job hunt this summer... fingers crossed he'll be getting a job soon as I believe it'd be the experience he needs to see and get a better understanding of how to get on in our society. Young ones' confidence and sense of being a contributing citizen are very important. Uncle Ikey, you are a very wise individual with much to offer to a lot of people!
2014-07-31



Uncle Ikey, how did you get so wise?

Do you think you felt the same way when you were a teenager?

I wanted a lot that I didn't get, and I also didn't get a lot that I needed, and I did have to work for my money, except I couldn't use it for what I wanted but had to use it for whatever was needed, so that wasn't any fun.
2014-07-30