Mums don't always know best!
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Cock Womble 7 said:
I were right about that saddle though...
Which reminds me....13 year old lad comes home late to a barrage of questions from his mum about where he's been, finally confesses to having lost his virginity that night. Mum goes spare and sends him to his room while Dad sits in the background, quietly chuffed at his son's achievement.
After a bit Dad sneaks upstairs and pokes his head round the bedroom door. "Well done lad. Chip off the old block. Popped your cherry at 13, beat me by a couple of years. Tell you what, say nothing to your mum but tomorrow we'll get you that racing bike you wanted". "Thanks Dad" says the lad "But no rush, eh? My arse is still a bit sore".
B'doom tsssch.
Flintstone said:
Which reminds me....
13 year old lad comes home late to a barrage of questions from his mum about where he's been, finally confesses to having lost his virginity that night. Mum goes spare and sends him to his room while Dad sits in the background, quietly chuffed at his son's achievement.
After a bit Dad sneaks upstairs and pokes his head round the bedroom door. "Well done lad. Chip off the old block. Popped your cherry at 13, beat me by a couple of years. Tell you what, say nothing to your mum but tomorrow we'll get you that racing bike you wanted". "Thanks Dad" says the lad "But no rush, eh? My arse is still a bit sore".
13 year old lad comes home late to a barrage of questions from his mum about where he's been, finally confesses to having lost his virginity that night. Mum goes spare and sends him to his room while Dad sits in the background, quietly chuffed at his son's achievement.
After a bit Dad sneaks upstairs and pokes his head round the bedroom door. "Well done lad. Chip off the old block. Popped your cherry at 13, beat me by a couple of years. Tell you what, say nothing to your mum but tomorrow we'll get you that racing bike you wanted". "Thanks Dad" says the lad "But no rush, eh? My arse is still a bit sore".
hornetrider said:
Flintstone said:
Which reminds me....
13 year old lad comes home late to a barrage of questions from his mum about where he's been, finally confesses to having lost his virginity that night. Mum goes spare and sends him to his room while Dad sits in the background, quietly chuffed at his son's achievement.
After a bit Dad sneaks upstairs and pokes his head round the bedroom door. "Well done lad. Chip off the old block. Popped your cherry at 13, beat me by a couple of years. Tell you what, say nothing to your mum but tomorrow we'll get you that racing bike you wanted". "Thanks Dad" says the lad "But no rush, eh? My arse is still a bit sore".
13 year old lad comes home late to a barrage of questions from his mum about where he's been, finally confesses to having lost his virginity that night. Mum goes spare and sends him to his room while Dad sits in the background, quietly chuffed at his son's achievement.
After a bit Dad sneaks upstairs and pokes his head round the bedroom door. "Well done lad. Chip off the old block. Popped your cherry at 13, beat me by a couple of years. Tell you what, say nothing to your mum but tomorrow we'll get you that racing bike you wanted". "Thanks Dad" says the lad "But no rush, eh? My arse is still a bit sore".
NoNeed said:
When I was 12/13 I had to go with my brothers to the local council tip to get the bits to build my own.
I would never EVER have even dreamed of complaining that my parents had bought the wrong bike. If I had done on the only occasion that I had a new bike (a raliegh boxer when I was six) I would probably never have seen it again, even though I wanted a tomahawk (sp) because that was the nearest thing to a chopper I could ride.
+1 for the above, all my bikes were thrown together tracker bikes with massive cow horn bars, I have never had a new push bike. I would never EVER have even dreamed of complaining that my parents had bought the wrong bike. If I had done on the only occasion that I had a new bike (a raliegh boxer when I was six) I would probably never have seen it again, even though I wanted a tomahawk (sp) because that was the nearest thing to a chopper I could ride.
Oh by the way, when I was a lad it was all green fields around here yada yada.....
Cock Womble 7 said:
I were right about that saddle though...
spot on 
Calm has been restored to the 911m household.
But NOT in the way expected.
In an attempt to placate mrs911m and 911m junior I said that I thought the bike looked really cool, and in fact if it was a bit bigger I'd be perfectly happy to ride it.
It has now been adjusted (by the BiL, desperately supressing his tears of laughter) so that I can accompany 911m junior on his (now being sourced) bmx
911motorsport said:
It has now been adjusted (by the BiL, desperately supressing his tears of laughter) so that I can accompany 911m junior on his (now being sourced) bmx
So, you get to ride the modified divvy bike whilst junior gets his own way and gets a "better" bike than you?Winning.
911motorsport said:
But NOT in the way expected.
In an attempt to placate mrs911m and 911m junior I said that I thought the bike looked really cool, and in fact if it was a bit bigger I'd be perfectly happy to ride it.
It has now been adjusted (by the BiL, desperately supressing his tears of laughter) so that I can accompany 911m junior on his (now being sourced) bmx
It's not a phrase which I often use, but you got completely owned.In an attempt to placate mrs911m and 911m junior I said that I thought the bike looked really cool, and in fact if it was a bit bigger I'd be perfectly happy to ride it.
It has now been adjusted (by the BiL, desperately supressing his tears of laughter) so that I can accompany 911m junior on his (now being sourced) bmx
I know exactly, how the OP's son feels. 
I once let my mother out unaccompanied to secure a shiny new set of Nike trainers for starting High School. Imagine my utter, utter dismay when she returned with a set of Nicks trainers "look you got a free schoolbag" (which was also emblazoned Nicks).
I went around with such a face on that my Gran ultimately rescued the situation with a set of Adidas TRX10.
I've already picked which home my mother will spend her twilight years in, and this home is very familiar with the environmental health dept.
I once let my mother out unaccompanied to secure a shiny new set of Nike trainers for starting High School. Imagine my utter, utter dismay when she returned with a set of Nicks trainers "look you got a free schoolbag" (which was also emblazoned Nicks).
I went around with such a face on that my Gran ultimately rescued the situation with a set of Adidas TRX10.
I've already picked which home my mother will spend her twilight years in, and this home is very familiar with the environmental health dept.
Come on guys, look at it !
Normally I would agree with you, and say the kid got his own way.
Just take another look though...............it's f
king awful !
Absolute social suicide, rip the piss out of me for riding this abomination of a thing.
With the greatest respect to the OP and his family, WTF was his wife thinking? I bet the salesman is still laughing?
Just no. If it can't be returned, put it in the loft. I would suggest leaving it outside, and hope someone nicks it, but unless you have brain damaged burglars in your area, it ain't going anywhere?
Normally I would agree with you, and say the kid got his own way.
Just take another look though...............it's f
king awful !Absolute social suicide, rip the piss out of me for riding this abomination of a thing.
With the greatest respect to the OP and his family, WTF was his wife thinking? I bet the salesman is still laughing?
Just no. If it can't be returned, put it in the loft. I would suggest leaving it outside, and hope someone nicks it, but unless you have brain damaged burglars in your area, it ain't going anywhere?
I don't think I've ever seen a push-bike with so many fairings. Do you perhaps live in a mountainous region? And have to get extreme downhill offroad speeds to get out of your valley?
If not, it appears that's not the bike for your child.
Your OH should've been prepared with the camera for your faces when she unveiled the bike.
If not, it appears that's not the bike for your child.
Your OH should've been prepared with the camera for your faces when she unveiled the bike.
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