Prairie~Phlox Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 When our daughter turned 16, she got her ears pierced for the first time. I'm not sure what to do for our son that is about to turn 16. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Does your son want his ear or ears pierced? My son does, but he was 14 when he had it done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockhopper Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 We gave our son a watch - a nice, grown-up watch. I wanted it engraved w/ something witty or poignant, but the back was covered in manufacturer markings.Other ideas I considered: a nice leather Dopp kit (travel/toiletry bag), and a start on a set of good quality tools. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Do you have any special plans re: driving? A car? Privileges? Something along those lines? I honestly can't remember what we did for our 24 year old when he turned 16. :blushing: Oops. It could be the year that he asked for "one last Lego gift" and we spent a gazillion dollars on the always-coveted Star Wars kit. (Lego/Star Wars people will probably know the one.) But I'm not sure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I gave DS meat, lots and lots of meat. I took DS and his 6 closest friends, and Grandma, to one of those all you can Brazilian steakhouses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shage Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 We gifted him a trip with dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie~Phlox Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 No ear piercings for him. He's totally not into "fashion". He'll get his permit but no thoughts of a car yet my dh already has a work van that he'll probably drive some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I just remembered - we gave him tickets to Blue Man Group. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renthead Mommy Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 A car? His own keys to your car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroe1 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 DS got a car. He would have been just as happy with a new video game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 A nice key ring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Same boat here. dS turns 16 this weekend. I don't know what we could give him that would be both special and useful/necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 No, but for his 18th birthday we gave him a very high quality waterproof jacket that he wears daily during the rainy season and that is also great for hiking and skiing. I expect it will last him for many, many years. This is what he requested when we asked him about ideas for a special gift. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikin' Mama Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I gave DS meat, lots and lots of meat. I took DS and his 6 closest friends, and Grandma, to one of those all you can Brazilian steakhouses. I can't remember what either of my sons got at 16, but they both would have LOVED that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Condoms. 16 is the age of consent in the UK. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medawyn Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 My grandfather gave my brother a nice shaving kit, with the kind of brush and soap he had always used. My brother is now in his 30s and still uses that gift. Also my mom had a pair of cufflinks made from a pair of her mother's earrings. I'm not sure how much he appreciated them at 16 (we had lost my grandmother several months prior), but I know he has worn them on notable occasions in his life, including his wedding day. Boys don't have a lot of opportunities for family jewelry, so she though this was a nice way to preserve some for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 One got Very Expensive Sporting Equipment...he plays a Very Expensive Sport and the equipment is Necessary to Keep Life and Limb safe. :D The Other doesn't play a Very Expensive Sport but he wanted a Very Expensive Pair of Shoes. but I wanted it to be a bit more festive and dramatic and special. So I bought him 15 other gifts...mostly little things like his favorite drink, a couple nice pens, socks, a tie, gift cards (small amounts) to favorite restaurants. I wrapped everything up in coordinating paper and curly ribbon and piled it all on the dining room table. They both absolutely loved their gifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Food. A big box of food. But that is also what he got for 17. And will probably get for 18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Both got a nice watch and a leather wallet. It was more like, "We're going shopping so you can pick out a real watch and a real wallet." The funny thing is ds2 still prefers the Duck Tape wallet he made for himself when he was 12yo. :p 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 On my son's 16th birthday, I woke him up and told him to get his shoes on to go get his driver's license. That was HUGE for him. He had been in the virtual dog house for months due to a driving "incident" and hadn't even been allowed behind the wheel for those months . . . I hadn't planned to let him get his license on his birthday because of said incident . . . but, it so happened that my mom was actively dying that week (in our shared home, hospice), so everything of course was sad and traumatic then. Mom had been an overly permissive and very forgiving parent . . . So, I decided in her honor to make Grandma's last gift to him getting his DL and forgetting the incident . . . despite the incident and my previously imposed consequences. For my son, who has been vehicularly obsessed since infancy, there was no better gift. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiMi 4under3 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 On my son's 16th birthday, I woke him up and told him to get his shoes on to go get his driver's license. That was HUGE for him. He had been in the virtual dog house for months due to a driving "incident" and hadn't even been allowed behind the wheel for those months . . . I hadn't planned to let him get his license on his birthday because of said incident . . . but, it so happened that my mom was actively dying that week (in our shared home, hospice), so everything of course was sad and traumatic then. Mom had been an overly permissive and very forgiving parent . . . So, I decided in her honor to make Grandma's last gift to him getting his DL and forgetting the incident . . . despite the incident and my previously imposed consequences. For my son, who has been vehicularly obsessed since infancy, there was no better gift. That's so sweet! I have tears in my eyes... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 That's so sweet! I have tears in my eyes... Aww, thanks. I do, too, lol. I felt very conflicted when I made the decision to leave my mom's side that day, but I felt like my kid needed something good to remember from what had long been a birthday he'd longed for but now was quite tragic. At the time, I felt like I was just doing it for him, and taking away from Mom, but now I feel a bit differently. I am glad I did it, because it does give me a really nice memory to hold on to of her dying, not just of my son's birthday. It was so appropriate of a thing to do because of the kind of mom my mom was. It just came to me that morning when I woke up on my boy's long awaited birthday, with no plans of anything fun at all (all party plans had already been canceled) . . . and although I had mixed feelings about it at first, as time goes on, my feelings are increasingly positive, as I do feel like it honored mom and it makes me happy to think of that. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie~Phlox Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 My ds isn't getting his permit until the next day, we don't do driver's ed here and that's when he's allowed to get it, even if he had driver's ed, he'd have to wait a month. I plan to take him the 19th for his permit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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