I like being a dad.

There are particular times when it’s not all that pleasant but overall, it’s made our life so much more worthwhile.

However, there are times when you just have to let your kids figure out things on their own. That is where I am with our oldest son right now. He’s a great kid plus trying to spread his wings a bit. Recently, he has been wanting to make some extra money by doing yard labor for us plus some other neighbors. This has led to a face off with the HOA over our Heating, Ventilation & A/C. In an effort to help him learn, I recommended that he trim our hedges first to figure it out. I showed him how to set up the strings to keep it level plus all that. However, given that it was his first time with hedge trimmers, there was a lot of night up to do. This resulted in the hedge getting lowered considerably more than normal. And obviously, the HOA has taken note of this result as well. I gained a letter in the mail officially warning me that our Heating, Ventilation & A/C could now be viewed from the street. This is in direct argument with a rule of theirs stating that Heating, Ventilation & A/C cabinets are hidden from view. While a bit frivolous, I responded to the letter explaining that it was a one time thing plus that the hedge would grow back soon. I figured that would be it. But, I was quite mistaken. The HOA instead decided that they would take it up a notch plus begin fining me yearly for this Heating, Ventilation & A/C rule breach. I can’t think that I am going to have to turn something this trivial over to our lawyer.

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