My sons first den.

[Huple]

I must admit that I have been more than a little concerned over the last 2 or 3 years but at last just when I had given up all hope my 11 year old son gave me the good news that he and a couple of mates had built a den. He has cut a clearing in some dense undergrowth and with a couple of old carpets, some fruit boxes to sit on and an old taupaulin for a roof they are well snug. I got him a penknife last xmas and that has paid off.
A great moment in any dad`s life.

 

[sully]

Great news for you.

Bit of a late developer, though, isn't he? I can see why you were worried.

My son's 12 now and has been building dens for at least 5 years.

 

[Forster's Armband]

Why is it essential that boys build dens?

 

[BeardyChops]

Why is it essential that boys build dens?

So you can rent their room out

 

[Questions]

Why is it essential that boys build dens?

Protection from rival tribes. Our den never once got raided though because it was so well hidden.

 

[Marshy]

My lounge has generally been turned into "Den" every night i get home by my 6 yr old and his 2 year old brother.

Every cushion is of every sofa and used as walls and blankets are generally thrown over it as the roof, inside they have various toys etc.....does this count as a DEN ?

 

[pishhead]

My lounge has generally been turned into "Den" every night i get home by my 6 yr old and his 2 year old brother.

Every cushion is of every sofa and used as walls and blankets are generally thrown over it as the roof, inside they have various toys etc.....does this count as a DEN ?

Yes, yes it does.

 

[The Peanut Roaster]

Protection from rival tribes.

Where was it built, at Harty's place of work?

 

[Questions]

Where was it built, at Harty's place of work?

Even for your piss poor jokes thats a bad one peanut.

 

[The Peanut Roaster]

Even for your piss poor jokes thats a bad one peanut.

The Painter

An ambitious young painter, in need of money, decided to hire himself out as a handyman-type. He began, door to door, canvassing a wealthy neighborhood for work. He went to the front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had any jobs for him to do.

“Well, you can paint my porch. How much will you charge?”


He said, “How about 50 Pounds” .The man agreed and told him that the paint and ladders that he might need were in the garage. A short time later, the painter came to the door to collect his money.

“You’re finished already?” he asked.

“Yes,” the painter answered, “and I had paint left over, so I gave it two coats.” Impressed, the man reached in his pocket for the $50.

“And by the way,” the painter added, “that’s not a Porch, it’s a Ferrari.”

 

[Questions]

The Painter

An ambitious young painter, in need of money, decided to hire himself out as a handyman-type. He began, door to door, canvassing a wealthy neighborhood for work. He went to the front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had any jobs for him to do.

“Well, you can paint my porch. How much will you charge?”


He said, “How about 50 Pounds” .The man agreed and told him that the paint and ladders that he might need were in the garage. A short time later, the painter came to the door to collect his money.

“You’re finished already?” he asked.

“Yes,” the painter answered, “and I had paint left over, so I gave it two coats.” Impressed, the man reached in his pocket for the $50.

“And by the way,” the painter added, “that’s not a Porch, it’s a Ferrari.”

This kid from down on the corner any good to you ?

 

[Billy the Fish]

I got him a penknife last xmas and that has paid off.

In a couple of years when he's bored of building dens he can go and shank someone

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I hope you make him clean it occasionally. You don't want a Dirty Den.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Incidentally, if you are keen for your son to grow up with an appreciation of the joys of ferreting around in the undergrowth, bonding with other males, there are several places in Brighton that are locally renowned for such activity.

 

[Hiney]

Why is it essential that boys build dens?

Somewhere to go and read his secret stash of Fiesta, Club International, Mayfair and H&E magazine

 

[pishhead]

H&E magazine

Horses and Equestrianism?

 

[Hiney]

Horses and Equestrianism?

Nearly.

Health & Efficiency - the thinking boys 1970s porn mag.

In reality a collection of pictures of middle-aged women playing badminton.

Marvellous

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Second childhood memory of the evening, involving the same mate who went on to become an international footballer ...

When we were about ten, we (and a few others) built a superb den, out of tree branches, string and leaves. It was in a secluded patch of woodland out the back of our house.

One afternoon in the school holidays, we all met up there, only to find a dirty old man waiting to expose himself to us.

In those days, this was all part of growing up. These days, I guess it'd be on Crimewatch and parents would be warned not to let their kids out of their sight.

 

[The Peanut Roaster]

Somewhere to go and read his secret stash of Fiesta, Club International, Mayfair and H&E magazine

I was so skint I had to look at the lingerie section in the Grattan catalogue.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Second childhood memory of the evening, involving the same mate who went on to become an international footballer ...

When we were about ten, we (and a few others) built a superb den, out of tree branches, string and leaves. It was in a secluded patch of woodland out the back of our house.

One afternoon in the school holidays, we all met up there, only to find a dirty old man waiting to expose himself to us.

In those days, this was all part of growing up. These days, I guess it'd be on Crimewatch and parents would be warned not to let their kids out of their sight.

We used to play in the woods round the back of my parents house when i was a kid. The local boys used to love it, primarily because of a mysterious person's habit of dumping large quantities of porn magazines in the undergrowth on a fairly regular basis.

None of the parents could quite understand what the fascination was with playing in the woods when there was a perfectly decent park with slide and swings right round the corner. They probably all thought their sons were building dens too