Bonding with my son over Mopars

Even though my kids are still kinda young, they are dyed in the wool Mopar fanatics. I don't think anyone can doubt the love that Nella...err, I mean "Cudagirl" has for her car. She helps however she can, mostly in the washing, maintenance, and picking what goes on with it.

I remember one time when she was washing it in her powered wheelchair, and she accidently backed into it with the safety handle and put a big crease in the door and fender. She was torn apart, thinking that I would be mad, but how can you be mad at someone who is such a great kid and is living the dream with Dad. It IS her car after all!!


Now, my son Ian is 8 years old, but has been under every car we own, changing the oil, removing tires, checking and adjusting brakes and just being there with Dad.

We had a funny little lesson about left handed lugs a while back...he couldn't figure out what was going on, they should all be lefty-loosey, right Dad?? Well, half of them were right and half were left on one wheel, and he was totally confused!! Man, did we laugh because I knew about it and he didn't, and he knew I set him up to figure it out for himself!!!

We go to the junkyard together often, and he is in, out, around, and all over the cars. He is an excellent spotter of precious Mopar iron, and can't wait to go again. We have even written a song about our favorite junkyard, and sing it often on the way there!! As I type this, we just got back from the scrap yard where we scored a couple Mopar parts, and got a lead on some Roadrunner stuff!!

I wouldn't trade a minute of these memories for all the $$ in the world. I love my kids and enjoy every minute sharing this with them, and watching their love grow, for the cars, and ME!!!

Get under dem hoods wit the kids all, they'll be glad you did!! Geof