GO. THE. BERK. TO. SLEEP!

"Go the berkeley to sleep." A children's night time book, as read by Samuel L. Jackson.

Were can you go? The berk to sleep!

NSFW!

Not this mess again. Deplorable! The popularity of this book speaks to moral decay and is indicative of hateful attitudes towards children by immature parents. One more step towards societal acceptance of child abuse. The author should be strung up by his gonads, along with all who buy his book.

1988RedT2 wrote: Not this mess again. Deplorable! The popularity of this book speaks to moral decay and is indicative of hateful attitudes towards children by immature parents. One more step towards societal acceptance of child abuse. The author should be strung up by his gonads, along with all who buy his book.

Either that... or it's a joke, and in no way is meant to be read to children.

The latter was my impression, and I think it's funny.

I know I'm NOT suited to be a father.

I find myself giggling and sometimes laughing uncontrollably when I see little kids crying in public.

In reply to 1988RedT2:

Powar wrote: Either that... or it's a joke, and in no way is meant to be read to children. The latter was my impression, and I think it's funny.

exactly...every parent can relate to this book

In reply to 93EXCivic:

Dead serious.

As a parent raising two boys who are excelling at school and active in scouting and sports, I am amazed at the frequency with which parents swear around their small children. Sad truth is that decency and civility are dead in this country, and we haven't even the self-respect to curtail our foul language in front of our children.

z31maniac wrote: I find myself giggling and sometimes laughing uncontrollably when I see little kids crying in public.

You need a decent wattage laser pointer to pop kids' balloons when you're at the park.

1988RedT2 wrote: In reply to 93EXCivic: Dead serious. As a parent raising two boys who are excelling at school and active in scouting and sports, I am amazed at the frequency with which parents swear around their small children. Sad truth is that decency and civility are dead in this country, and we haven't even the self-respect to curtail our foul language in front of our children.

I am pretty sure it is joke aimed at parents not for actually reading to kids...

1988RedT2 wrote: In reply to 93EXCivic: Dead serious. As a parent raising two boys who are excelling at school and active in scouting and sports, I am amazed at the frequency with which parents swear around their small children. Sad truth is that decency and civility are dead in this country, and we haven't even the self-respect to curtail our foul language in front of our children.

Reading a book that contains swearing is not the same as swearing around your kids.

This book isn't meant to be read to children.

Lighten up, Francis.

JoeyM wrote:

z31maniac wrote: I find myself giggling and sometimes laughing uncontrollably when I see little kids crying in public.

You need a decent wattage laser pointer to pop kids' balloons when you're at the park.

That is quite possibly the most terrible and hilarious thing I've read in awhile.

dculberson wrote:

1988RedT2 wrote: In reply to 93EXCivic: Dead serious. As a parent raising two boys who are excelling at school and active in scouting and sports, I am amazed at the frequency with which parents swear around their small children. Sad truth is that decency and civility are dead in this country, and we haven't even the self-respect to curtail our foul language in front of our children.

Reading a book that contains swearing is not the same as swearing around your kids. This book isn't meant to be read to children. Lighten up, Francis.

This. Some people can't take a joke. They are super serial all the time. They usually have high blood pressure and stress related illnesses. I have neither.

Why just the other day I saw a youth at work - at my place of business - a young man doing a job we apparently hired him to do. And what was he wearing? Not a appropriate pair of business trousers, oh no. He was wearing his denim dungarees! Right there in a place of business! Today I suppose he'll be smoking a marijuana cigarette and looking at me with homosexual thoughts! I suspect that in his leisure time he indulges in "literature" of this nature. Why, when I was a youth, this kind of tripe wasn't considered fit for publication! We read the classics. And, yes, we would read from our Bible as well. Sounds like some of you could use a little time with the Good Book.

Hooligans- with their "rock and roll" (which, you realize is a euphemism for "knowing" a woman in a carnal manner- oh yes, it's true!) and their FM radio.

I put this book in the same category as talking to other parents after the kids are asleep, and reflecting on how wonderful AND challenging kids can be. You'd never let the kids hear it, but sometimes you have to vent and have a laugh.

As for swearing in front of the kids, I have often scolded people in public for their language. It is getting worse and worse. A guy (drunk redneck) came up to me in a convenience store last week and said "holy sh*t, that is the f-ing cutest baby I ever saw!" Store was full of children and he was talking at top volume.

1988RedT2 wrote: Not this mess again. Deplorable! The popularity of this book speaks to moral decay and is indicative of hateful attitudes towards children by immature parents. One more step towards societal acceptance of child abuse. The author should be strung up by his gonads, along with all who buy his book.

I also love that you talk about moral decay due to someone writing a funny book then advocate torture and castration for the author. That's moral decay right there.

I thought this thread was going to be about the promiscuous girl and her "friends" who lived on the other side of the wall in my college apartment building.

1988RedT2 wrote: In reply to 93EXCivic: Dead serious. As a parent raising two boys who are excelling at school and active in scouting and sports, I am amazed at the frequency with which parents swear around their small children. Sad truth is that decency and civility are dead in this country, and we haven't even the self-respect to curtail our foul language in front of our children.

I couldn't love GRM the magazine or the website more, and believe me, I don't like to be the P.C police or anything or the guy who has a problem with everything thing, but I do have a problem with this... I find it a bit offensive that you use terms like “Children" and "excelling" for your little offspring or whatever in the discussions. I myself am not a parent, but I feel sensitivity for people with who are, as I am a student living among them, and my nephew is pursuing his masters in the field. This "Decency" thing you speak of, although I'm pretty sure is not even a real trait, is obviously meant to resemble the words used to describe people with impaired common-sense, and it appears that you are using it on this board in a joking sense which, as I view it, makes light of people who liked snakes on a plane.

dculberson wrote: Reading a book that contains swearing is not the same as swearing around your kids. This book isn't meant to be read to children.

That's all well and good, but I can't help but wonder at the intellect of the individual that would find gratification in reading a book such as this. Aside from mild shock value and a little chuckle, does this book have any redeeming qualities whatsoever?

Yadda, yadda, free press and all that. The author can write whatever tripe he wants to write, but are people so enamored and titillated by the F-word that they need to run out and buy this book? Maybe they could spend the money on a book that their young child could enjoy and spend some time considering that a great many sacrifices come with raising children to be good and responsible adults and not a foul-mouthed reflection of their own pathetic and self-absorbed selves.

Okay, I'm getting off my high horse now. Think I'll read some William S. Burroughs to my kids.

4cylndrfury wrote:

1988RedT2 wrote: In reply to 93EXCivic: Dead serious. As a parent raising two boys who are excelling at school and active in scouting and sports, I am amazed at the frequency with which parents swear around their small children. Sad truth is that decency and civility are dead in this country, and we haven't even the self-respect to curtail our foul language in front of our children.

I couldn't love GRM the magazine or the website more, and believe me, I don't like to be the P.C police or anything or the guy who has a problem with everything thing, but I do have a problem with this... I find it a bit offensive that you use terms like “Children" and "excelling" for your little offspring or whatever in the discussions. I myself am not a parent, but I feel sensitivity for people with who are, as I am a student living among them, and my nephew is pursuing his masters in the field. This "Decency" thing you speak of, although I'm pretty sure is not even a real trait, is obviously meant to resemble the words used to describe people with impaired common-sense, and it appears that you are using it on this board in a joking sense which, as I view it, makes light of people who liked snakes on a plane.

I'm sorry, you have a problem with what exactly? People who object to those who choose to swear around young children?

I bring up my children's "excelling" to validate my performance as a parent and to separate myself from those parents whose role consists entirely of being part of a baby factory.

I fully understand your difficulty with the word "decency" as it is a concept quite foreign among today's youth. To quote Websters:
a : the quality or state of being decent : propriety
b : conformity to standards of taste, propriety, or quality

I have a 3 yo, and I own this book, and I own an audio version. He is a good little boy, well adjusted and we like to think quite bright. We love him more than anything, and want the best for him. However, he just doesn't like to sleep. This leads to my wife and I not getting sleep. Lack of sleep makes us grumpy. So on occasion it helps to have entertainment like this to help vent a little frustration, and know that you aren't the only one with a child that doesn't sleep. He's not heard or read this book, but my wife and I know it by heart. Brings you back to sanity when you have thoughts of duct taping the little bundle of joy to the mailbox, after he's gotten up for the tenth time only to find out the sharp shooter happened find the 1mm gap in the diaper to shoot a stream of urine all over creation. Then in a delirious lack of judgement, you put a clean diaper and clean PJ's on the little guy and toss him in your own bed, where he proceeds to kick you in your nether region until your alarm goes off to start they day. You get up to start the day only to realize the tike is now sleeping soundly in your own damn bed while you prepare to go to work. He flaunts his happy nap until it's time to wake him to bring him to school, and now refuses to get up.

Sometimes beer helps(for me, not the child).

I recognize that I am far outnumbered here. I will leave you now to raise your foul-mouthed offspring in peace.

1988RedT2 wrote:

dculberson wrote: Reading a book that contains swearing is not the same as swearing around your kids. This book isn't meant to be read to children.

That's all well and good, but I can't help but wonder at the intellect of the individual that would find gratification in reading a book such as this. [B] Aside from mild shock value and a little chuckle,[/B] does this book have any redeeming qualities whatsoever? Yadda, yadda, free press and all that. The author can write whatever tripe he wants to write, but are people so enamored and titillated by the F-word that they need to run out and buy this book? Maybe they could spend the money on a book that their young child could enjoy and spend some time considering that a great many sacrifices come with raising children to be good and responsible adults and not a foul-mouthed reflection of their own pathetic and self-absorbed selves. Okay, I'm getting off my high horse now. Think I'll read some William S. Burroughs to my kids.

You already answered this. A chuckle. Does any reading material need to offer more than that?

We're DINK's. We decided to not be another Breeder and pop out kids that we didn't want to satisfty society's need for everyone to be "normal". We don't have to deal with the typical Breeder bullE36 M3 and the "Im a better parent than you" crap. We get to enjoy our lives. So we THOROUGHLY enjoy things like this video. It's funny. It's comical. It gives me a smile.

I'm guessing this all makes me a horrible, terrible human being yadda yadda yadda. But guess what? I have exactly zero chits to give.

The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.

~ Socrates

I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words... When I was young, we were taught to be discreet and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise [disrespectful] and impatient of restraint

~ Hesiod, 8th century BC

bastomatic wrote: The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers. ~ Socrates I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words... When I was young, we were taught to be discreet and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise [disrespectful] and impatient of restraint ~ Hesiod, 8th century BC

And they won't stay the berkeley off my lawn!!!!