Re: Re: Hollywood parenting

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In a message dated 22/08/2001 10:55:31 GMT Daylight Time, ruthie@...

writes:

> Hollywood: Dad takes his son fishing and has deep and meaningfuls

> whilst sitting on a river bank gazing out over the water. The

> teenager always opens up to his father in those movies and is

> unfailingly reasonable mature and sensible, and Dad never loses his

> cool, or says any putdowns he just can't seem to help coming out

> with.

>

> Real life: A surly monosyllabic teen who grumps and 's about

> the house complaining how boring this holiday is, despite his new

> playstation and friends from London apparently coming out of the

> woodwork. And a father who shrugs and says things like : " What can I

> do? "

>

> Ruthie, that really made me laugh, I love those cheesy scenes in old shows

> like baywatch, and 90210, when both parent and child reach agreements in

> the most cheesey way possible....not like life at all with ranting, raving,

> hair pulling and plate smashing...I think Harry Enfield captured the true

> essence of teenagers in his & scetch!

>

> BTW has anyone seen the A-Team on UK Gold lately...hadnt seen it for years

> until last Saturday, I remember it being really cool, and it was soooooo

> corney. I mean how can anyone make a machine gun out of two coke cans, and

> some steel tubing, and why do they always get locked in a cave with a full

> workshop including welding equipment? Made me laugh out loud, cant wait

> til next weekend! )))

>

>

> Mum to Rohan