>>>>>>>> I was going to send him up $40 in the mail tonight. Do 13 year old kids
>>>>>>>> like money? Or should I get him a present? Any dads or uncles out there
>>>>>>>> with some advice?
>>>><<snip>>
>>>>BTW -- kids HATE getting things they "need" for birthdays
>>>
>>>thanks Jen - I wish you where my mom, I would probably be
>>>a doctor by now. :)
>>
>>ROFL!!
>>
>>I'll adopt you if you like -- I've already adopted one (adult - now 32) friend who reckons I do a better job with Joe than his mother did with him <g>
>>
>>Jen
>
>Hay Jen - Thanks for the offer, but I am to old to be a doctor.
>I will probably have to stick with being a vfp programmer for
>a while. If I did not have two kids to take care of, than maybe. :)

As long as you're not too old to have fun (with and without your own kids) that's OK. I think I'd rather be a VFP programmer than a Doctor -- if you think M$ is bad try a for-profit health insurance company <eg>

Jen