Motorin Mark

That is my same exact story, started at rock bottom pushing a broom at the local Honda motorcycle store, worked my *** off, married a woman with three kids, told them right up front they would have to fend for themself s, they all still drive essentially beaters and love my cool cars and bikes.....but no way are they EVER going to put forth the effort it takes to get something along the lines of a Porsche. Oh well. Like others have said, lots don't even care if they get a drivers license, in fact the line in front of our local high school with Mommy dropping their kids off increases daily! I told my Dad when I was about 19 or so that I wanted a Porsche and would have one someday....He said just work hard enough and you will! I think that's why I love that poster, it reminds me of that talk with my Dad.

ron4sc

My wife and I say this all of the time. Our girls are seeing the fruits of labor before they were born or when they were growing up and too young to appreciate the grind. Fortunately they are at an age now where we are having adult conversations about what it took and what it will take for them. College was the tipping for their awareness in our case.

achilleas101

yup, exactly. One of my biggest fears is raising a kid who is spoiled, has no appreciation for what it takes to get all the stuff he has, and has no drive to succeed. It's a tough balancing act between giving them enough to be happy so that they don't have the same struggle i did, and not spoiling them. And of course, every kid is different. I guess only time will tell!

Tifoso

While off-topic, this is a really interesting discussion that I suspect rings true for many of us raising kids who have a much higher standard of living than we did growing up.

My kids are all over age 20 now, and I've come to terms with this: For those of us who grew up with relatively little, but used that as motivation to work hard and ultimately attain our desired quality of life, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to raise kids who have the same perspective and drive that we had. We can only do our very best to make sure that they are grounded, humble, and respectful human beings. It's only natural, however, that they will take some things (especially their standard of living) for granted, even if we are careful not to spoil them.

Put in car terms.... I was a die-hard car nut growing up. I was totally obsessed with cars. I would read every car magazine I could find cover to cover. I would beg my dad to take me to car dealerships just so I could spend hours sitting in every car in the showroom. On the rare occasions that I even saw a Porsche, Ferrari, Lambo, Lotus, Alfa, etc. on the street, it was a life-changing event that made my day, week, month, year, etc. My car enthusiast son, having grown up with various cool, exotic cars in the garage, will never have that all-encompassing, car-related awe and ambition that I had back in the day. Don't get me wrong, he's still a certifiable car nut - it doesn't mean he's less of an enthusiast than I was. Just that, if he's lucky enough to ultimately get one of his dream cars, it simply can't resonate as deeply for him as it did for me.

AlterZgo

Like many people here I came from a poor, hard working family and had nothing handed to me and was finally able to afford a Porsche after I turned 50. With that said, one of the coolest things I've done with my son is to teach him how to drive a manual in my brand new 992 Carrera S! This lucky kid has been driving my car since it had only 500 miles on the odometer and the bonding experiences I've had with him in teaching him how to drive stick and in cruising around and listening to music and him discovering 80s hip hop, new wave, 90s alternative, etc. has been priceless! I'm sure my clutch probably burned thru several thousand miles of life in this experience, but I wouldn't trade it for the world!

I, on the other hand, learned how to drive stick in my friend's 1983 Toyota Celica... still super fun back in the day... but I think I would've lost my mind if I had the opportunity to learn how to drive a manual in a Porsche.

Ultimately, it is up to each of us to ensure our kids are grounded in reality and don't take stuff for granted. It doesn't matter what material possessions they have and what advantages they start with. We have to keep them hungry and teach them how to grind for success, teach them that they are not special and it is up to them to do special things if they want to succeed in life... because the real world won't give 2 Fs about them.

AdamIsAdam

Awesome father-son bonding.

I can't believe so many of us here had similar, humble beginnings. My story of similar to many of those above. I wonder and worry about all our kids.

Shogunade

Wow. Great dad. Makes me feel bad for yelling at my toddlers to keep away from the car.

AlterZgo

My son did put two scratches on my steering wheel that annoys me everytime I feel the scratches... which is every time I drive the car. But still worth it and, at the end of the day, it's just a car. I've literally had to grab the steering wheel to prevent him from turning into a bicyclist riding the wrong way in traffic so he has had a few close calls. Still let him drive the Porsche as much as possible.

Wilder

Interesting off-topic indeed. Two thoughts:

1. Even though I grew up between lower middle class and upper class, my dad was self made and guided me to be self sufficient. I bought my own car. I paid for my education. I paid for my school trips. I started paying rent at 16 when I started making money. I didn't have a choice and I was jealous of my friends who had it much easier than I but now credit his upbringing for my way of life today. I don't have kids but if I did, I would focus on teaching them to fish. I would love them completely, but wouldn't spoil them. I'd teach them to do the hard work first so they can earn for themselves an easy life later on. Who likes trust fund kids anyway?

2. We grew up in a very interesting time in history. Cars were fun. Computers and mobiles didn't exist. Owning a house and a car was everyone's dream. We live in a very different world now and people seem to have different dreams. Nothing wrong with that. Each generation is entitled to their own aspirations and goals. My generation grew up working at McDonald's, paper routs, mowing the lawn etc to have weekend money and buy things like our first car. I don't see much of that anymore. Life is more complicated, more expensive, more online, and people's attention is elsewhere. There will always be car culture. It's just different.

22992

Making your kids work for every ounce of success creates someone with better work ethic, character and confidence. I’m glad my parents gave me nothing My kids will get guaranteed opportunity, not guaranteed results. The opportunity is more than I was afforded and all that’s required.

CZS

I'm going through this with my kids (18 & 20) now. Their Mother and I try to explain the valuable lessons they're learning by earning their way, but they see their spoiled friends being handed everything and can't understand why we're being so tough on them. I hope that someday they'll understand why we did it and appreciate how much more resilient and hardworking it made them.

22992

I didn’t get it until I was in my late 20’s. After college and comparing myself to others. they likely won’t get it for some time. That’s just how it goes.

AlterZgo

Keep it up. The worst thing parents can do is to bubble wrap their kids and prevent them from ever feeling upset or hurt. You are doing the best thing you can for them. All they need to do is look around and see the waste of life and people who were handed everything and then are on meds, have no idea how to handle any type of adversity and end up ODing on drugs or killing themselves.

While my kids grew up wanting for nothing, I raised them with a steady diet of "NO", disappointments, and learning how to fix their own problems. I never complained to anybody when my kid was bullied at 7 yrs of age, but taught him how to destroy his bully by making fun of him with words until his bully cried and never bothered him again. When they got a "bad teacher" and their friend's parents were complaining to the principal and getting their kids pulled to another class, I told my boys, you get what you get, don't have fit. In life you will deal with crappy bosses and difficult people... deal with it. Of course, there was absolutely nothing wrong with the teacher and they did very well and learned a lot from that teacher.

Because I constantly reminded my kids of how fortunate they are and how life is always filled with change and their ability to deal with change will define if their life is good or bad, when I pulled them out of California and moved them to Arizona because of a company move when they were starting middle school and high school, both of them shrugged it off, immediately made new friends and didn't miss a beat.

Wilder

They'll get it. I'd say it'll start by their mid 20's and will continue for years. I'm 50 and feel/express my gratitude often.

jhenson29

Well, I asked my mom for a pony and all she bought me was a 911. So here I am.

Back on topic.

I started a checklist for things for the car (due in June). I told my wife I had to get a few things.
Then she was surprised when all this stuff showed up. Like she doesn’t know me at all.

We used to live in an apartment with a bunch of ducks. Well, not with the ducks. They lived outside.

But this one time, I remarked “There’s a couple of ducks outside this morning.”

”How many is a couple?”

“…nine.”

So anyway…a few part orders later…

Everything is in except the pedals, because they’re getting painted red, so that added some time. Should be in before the car though.

[x] RGS radiator grills
[x] GT3 side skirts
[x] Valve stem caps
[x] Clear side marker
[x] Hood protector
[x] Rubber floor mats
[x] Front trunk liner
[x] Smart top
[x] Escort Redline
[x] Escort direct wire
[x] Porsche dash cam plug
[x] Rennline Phone Mount
[x] Interior trim tool kit
[x] Mag safe phone case
[x] License Plate Frame
[x] STL PCA Grill Badge
[x] Numeric Pedals
[x] Cargraphic valve ctrlr