All the more reason to start the indoctrination.
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Would the child have to pay gift tax on that?
Iāll tell you in about 2 years.
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Iām going to go with this. Thanks for sharing.
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With a driver from Clare
Youād want to organise yourself here with the standing order idea. Youāre starting with ā¬20 pm which will need to be upped 15% say on an annual basis. As it currently stands it comes out at ā¬4320 in 18 years.
You were better paid now if you just handed the child the ā¬4K now when they need stuff rather than a deposit on a time-travel capsule when heās 18.
Youāre his Godfather, bung him ā¬100 now and an odd touch here and there as he grows up. When heās older bring him fishing, matches, carnivalsā¦. Time spent with the child as he grows and develops is worth multiples of monetary trinkets like X-Boxes and that shite. Invest 5 days a year in the kid I sayā¦.
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Anything to be said for bringing him to an owl mass every now and again?
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Itās a good job the yoof of today have grandparents who are able to find the church without the sat-nav. But you surely have a point.
Only 2 weeks ago I got an earful about pre-Confirmation rituals that we I was assured all bullshit. I enquired as to why they bothered really seeing as youāre railing against most things. The response was a grunt. Thatās the way itās gone now it seems.
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Neither of his parents are accountants so donāt think this needs factoring.
Thatās a given to still occur.
No fear of that as I enjoy it myself. I took his older brother (7) to his first hurling match, the tipp Limk game, recently and he was completely absorbed in and by the occasion. Same kid spends a week holidays with us every summer. Same for him will happen for his brother/the godchild.
I actually enjoy being able to have a bit of craic spending time with the younger wans as my own two have outgrown many of the activities that I still find fun in.
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The godfather of our youngest gave a present of a nice bottle of whiskey of the year of birth vintage to be opened on the childās 18th or 21st birthday. Not an extravagant bottle so itāll be worth drinking. Thought it was a nice touch. Am sure there was cash in a card as well but the whiskey is what will be remembered.
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Sounds like a twat tbh
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Giving a present of whiskey to a baby?
Nothing wrong with that at all.
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At the kids sports day today and chatting away to another parent who Iād often chat to at the kids GAA games or whatever. Normally interactions are limited to 10 mins or so but Iād a good hour and a bit to fill today so conversation went a bit deeper than normal.
Heās a teacher now so was talking about his career path and what he left behind him but how itās a better quality of life etc. He starts telling me a story about a good mate of his who is a high flier in a big financial firm in Dublin. He name drops him and the colour drains from my face when I realize itās the same name as a forumite.
An awkward few seconds ensue where I almost mention that I might know the same person but when I play it forward in my mind I donāt like where it would go and trying to explain how I know him. He keeps rabitting on about him, how he hates his job but that it pays so well that he canāt leave it now. I try to change the conversation and it takes a minute or two where I eventually point out one of our kids taking part in the sack race.
Those moments where TFK and real-life morph together are very scary. As an aside, I hope all is well with you and the family @briantinnion
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Sure half the country is in that boat
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Half the country and 80% of TFK
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Yeah but very few of the country earn that much that other people talk about them and their plight. Fair fucks to @briantinnion of the 1 per cent.
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When Covid took away his regular business flights to NYC he died a little inside.
I have no mates, never mind good mates. Must be someone else.
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You have e-mates.