Sweet 16

In my previous post I wish my eldest a sweet 16, as it's his birthday on the 4/4/07.

I remember when I turned 16. it was August 1975. On the bus on the way home from school I decided I was done with school. I tossed most of my school books out of the window, and only kept the text books which belonged to the school, and I would have to return to them else my dad would have had to pay for them. And that would not have been amusing.

3,5 months later I attended my last day at school. Then next week I went to find employment, was signed up as an apprentice Fitter and Machinist, left home and moved into the Single Quarters (accommodation provided by the mine for single males, like I was). And I never lived at home again.

There is no way I would allow GMan to do something similar today, nor would he, I believe be able to pull it off. Kids today just don't have that kind of maturity. Oh, they are way ahead of us with some things, but not this....

In today's world, leaving school now for him would be suicidal. There is no prospect of employment for a white kid (or even a black kid for that matter) if you don't have education. So, at least he does not have that option.....


Salagatle!