if i wanted levi's insteda rustler's,..nike's insteda shoeshow bobo's,...alligator on my shirt insteda a polo player,...members only insteda flea market copy,...my dad allowed me to mow yards,..rake leaves,..work tobacco,...work on neighbors cars and any thing else a 12...13 year old could think of to make a legal buck!! bout half feed my self from same age up too! but he raised hell when i went to cutting up my jeans a tie'n them back with bandanna's trying to look like some thing outta a hair band video!! and when i priced my ear well that was 3 or 4 years of making sure i stayed over a arms length away from dad or he'd ripped my ear ring out even tho i was 21 and out on my own!! he did the best he could i guess for a single parent long distance truck driver with out a clew how to raise a child over long distance phone calls 2 times a week....i had fun but then again it was lacking substance needed for adult hood,..took me years to figure out life right....
