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A buddy in college dated a girl who's father pulled the, "cleaning his gun on the deck" routine. Problem was, the kid was part of a pistol shooting team, so his first natural reaction was to start talking firearms and get his most recent scored targets out of his truck.
Father was not amused that:
1. His ploy failed utterly. Kid didn't even realize the whole thing was meant to be intimidating. He was just excited they had a hobby in common.
2. Kid was a much, much better shot than him.
I agree with the folks that treat both their sons and daughters as people, with real conversations and birth control discussions/assistance. Those kids tend to get through ok. The parents who think scare talk is the way to go tend to have the big issues.
There is scared of consequences because they are informed of those consequences and realize they are a bad idea on their own, and every other method. Only the first one works.
1988RedT2 said:In reply to WonkoTheSane :
Nay.
:)
STM317 said:In reply to Daylan C :
For sure. Nothing says "cool guy" like a sweater vest and a cooking show with Martha Stewart.
I wish i could un-see this
Kids are awesome! They really do keep you on your toes to live this one life as best as you can. I have always struggled with the dating thing as I was the kind to only have long monogamous relationships.
While I wish girls and boys had an even playing field, I am realistic. I have overheard many a parent teaching their son's to be agressive with approaching women. And girls are very early taught to be prey. Even had to explain something my Aunt said to my 6 year old daughter about posing a certain way to get a boys attention!
I think I was well adjusted as a teenager. I strongly disagree that the normal for teens is raging emotional lack of control. Most of my friends were chilled. Sex is great and fine but not the end all goal. I don't pose it as the forbidden fruit in how I talk to my kids.
I feel old as they grow. As they think independently. As they look for love. Start riding bikes. Talking philosophy. But I think under it all my responsibility is to teach them how to love themselves first.
This comic is now ten years old.
WonkoTheSane said:1988RedT2 said:The honor of a young woman has long been defended by vigorous means. I wonder if many recall the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, and their response to Jacob's daughter Dinah's defilement at the hands of Shechem? Find out by reading Chapter 34 in the Book of Genesis!
Is that the horse one? Ew...
No, it's the one where the bad guys and the whole town they were in get collectively punished by way of genocide (surprise!), with a side of pillaging and sexual enslavement for variety...by the...good guys?
While humanity's come a long way in de-escalating to just threats with a shotgun, I like to think there's still plenty of room for improvement.
STM317 said:In reply to Daylan C :
For sure. Nothing says "cool guy" like a sweater vest and a cooking show with Martha Stewart.
I got to meet Martha Stewart when I was towing, she was a good customer’s neighbor and she was walking while I was delivering a Corvette to him. She seemed like a really fun person and I’d love to have dinner with her and Snoop.
I am regularly reminded that I’m old. A few times a month I end up in meetings with people from other city agencies. There are two groups, one that carries a notebook and pen and the other that pecks away at their phones. I’m firmly in the paper and pen group.
Been feeling old due to back problems (herniated disc that needed surgery), having stiffness and pain if I don't exercise, and having a now 9 month old. I'm only 33. I haven't even had a beer in a month because I ache more and am just too tired all the time with the baby.
Baby's a boy, part of the eventual plan with him will make some others here feel old, but here goes... we have been using a baby tracker app to track bottles, naps, diapers, etc. Right now we only log feeding, meds, and poop, but for the first weeks it was everything. I can export the data from the app in a .csv format. I will make him relive the first two weeks of his life from the caretaker perspective. Yeah buddy, you be damn sure you want a kid before risking it. Use a rubber, preferably till marriage. Even if she's on the pill.
Don't get involved with someone that wouldn't be your best friend without sex on the table. Lots to be said, but one is crassly put "don't stick your dick in crazy" and expands to "actually respect women and never think of them as objects".
Most importantly, don't let sex rule your life. It really isn't the end all of happiness, that's actually found in companionship.
*typed on my phone at midnight on a work night holding my son who is having trouble sleeping due to a nasty ear infection. Alarm in 5 hours.
STM317 said:In reply to Daylan C :
For sure. Nothing says "cool guy" like a sweater vest and a cooking show with Martha Stewart.
Lot's of irony here. Somebody may have already mentioned it, but Martha Stewart signed on with a marijuana company as an advisor on their edibles. Company is called Canopy Growth and their stock really shot up when she signed on board. Just saying, homie.
Apexcarver said:Been feeling old due to back problems (herniated disc that needed surgery), having stiffness and pain if I don't exercise, and having a now 9 month old. I'm only 33. I haven't even had a beer in a month because I ache more and am just too tired all the time with the baby.
Baby's a boy, part of the eventual plan with him will make some others here feel old, but here goes... we have been using a baby tracker app to track bottles, naps, diapers, etc. Right now we only log feeding, meds, and poop, but for the first weeks it was everything. I can export the data from the app in a .csv format. I will make him relive the first two weeks of his life from the caretaker perspective. Yeah buddy, you be damn sure you want a kid before risking it. Use a rubber, preferably till marriage. Even if she's on the pill.
Don't get involved with someone that wouldn't be your best friend without sex on the table. Lots to be said, but one is crassly put "don't stick your dick in crazy" and expands to "actually respect women and never think of them as objects".
Most importantly, don't let sex rule your life. It really isn't the end all of happiness, that's actually found in companionship.
*typed on my phone at midnight on a work night holding my son who is having trouble sleeping due to a nasty ear infection. Alarm in 5 hours.
You are old... you said “rubber”
I had to explain to some of the youngsters at work that early in my career, not only did we not have cell phones, we actually had to share a common phone with several co-workers.
You used to get to know your co-worker's spouses that way--
"Is Bob there?"
"No, he told us he was going to a class today. What did he tell you?"
There is a dividing line I've been thinking about. When the sirens are tested 10:00 on Tuesdays, do you think, Tornado? Or do you think Nuclear Armageddon? I wait for the blinding flash.
I was innocently chatting with a young lady in a bar a couple weekends ago. The conversation fell flat when I realized she was born the year I graduated high school.
Appleseed said:There is a dividing line I've been thinking about. When the sirens are tested 10:00 on Tuesdays, do you think, Tornado? Or do you think Nuclear Armageddon? I wait for the blinding flash.
Yes. Commies pushed the button.....
And probably even thinking about commies as the bad guys is a old guy/not line......
poopshovel again said:I was innocently chatting with a young lady in a bar a couple weekends ago. The conversation fell flat when I realized she was born the year I graduated high school.
Yes, but the older you get, the less you care.
Not saying that I'm getting forgetful, but last night I wheeled the garbage can the 100' or so to the curb, got the mail out of the mailbox and then rolled the can back about 75' before I realized that i was taking the garbage OUT, not bringing it IN. 
(For the record, let me preface this rant by saying I have nothing against Millenials or anyone else. All parties are innocent until proven guilty.)
Ever since my day job moved me to out new office in the trendiest part of Boston, I have felt absolutely ANCIENT compared to everyone else here. I'm 37, so I'm firmly in the weird "Xennial" group that bridges the gap between Gen X and the Millennials. Everything here is faux-hip, sanitary, instagram influencer-friendly fakeness that I just can't take seriously. And man, do the kids love it.
One example: The courtyard between our building and the next one over has these weird interactive sculptures that they seem to rotate in every month or so. All day long, there are young people with their iPhones in hand ready to pounce on getting the freshest selfies and trend-able shots as if they are hunting for food in the wilderness to support their tribe. First, it was these giant "hamster wheels" you sit in and pump a lever to make lights come on and it spins the inside of the wheel to give some fancy visuals. Then, there were the crystals. The berking crystals. They had these 8 foot tall giant mirror things that looked like crystals that you could spin around for different effects. They also caught and redirected light right into our eyes in the office. The blinding light pierced through our shades. People would spin them around all day and take selfies in front of them. I don't get it.
Another thing: the food. The area is definitely the newest part of the city, and instead of great little hole-in-the-wall places to get good grub that have been around for decades, there are all these trendy chain restaurants to inject the area with faux culture, and they are all terrible and super expensive. I'm talking $24 for a fried chicken thigh sandwich, fries, and a drink. There's another place, a small brewery that has food, and a hamburger is over $20 BY ITSELF. And that's without putting stuff on it! And the kids here flock to them like they are giving this crap away!
So far, we have found four somewhat reliable places to eat: a small market that has sandwiches, a BBQ sit-down joint, a fancy taco sit-down place, and a Chipoltle. I'm usually brown bagging it these days as a result.
And then there's the avocado toast.
Often associated with Millennials, this... uhh... food is extremely popular with the kids here. Our office has events in the common area sometimes, and anytime they have avocado toast, it's like Jesus Christ himself has descended from the heavens to dole out magic miracle food in person that will cure all ailments and diseases. People line up, talk about how good it is while in line, and eat it all until it's gone, and it's gone FAST. Now, I like avocados just fine; I like it on sandwiches, in salads, and in guacamole form, but slabbing it on a piece of dry toast is not something I can imagine getting hot and bothered over. Yet, here we are.
C/N: HURR DURR GET OFF MY LAWN!!!1!!1
In reply to Apexcarver :
And I'm so old I remember you crossing the finish line at an autocross backwards, twice! I was old then too!
a hamburger is over $20 BY ITSELF. And that's without putting stuff on it!
GTFO!
Maybe old or possibly addled from my stroke. Went to grocery store, parked and went inside to shop. Come back out and couldn't remember where I parked.
No problem happens to everyone, right?
So i wander around looking for my car. Then I realize...i can't remember what kind of car I drove.
Couldnt look at my keys because I left them in car.
Decided to just wander around and enjoy the moment and laugh at this predicament. 10 minutes later I remembered I drove my truck.
I was standing right beside it.
Fortunately I did remember the route home.
Yesterday afternoon (I kid you not)
12 yo daughter: Who is this Kurt Cobain guy and why did he commit suicide?
Me: he was a rock musician who got depressed and went crazy so he killed himself.
12 yo daughter: Dad, that's stereotyping and insensitive, he must have gotten depressed because of the pressure of the music business and just could not remain mentally healthy because of it so he killed himself.
Me: Roy Rogers and Frank Sinatra had a lot of pressure from the music business and they didn't kill themselves.
12 yo daughter: Who in are Roy Rogers and Frank Sinatra?
In reply to Tony Sestito :
I love avocado toast and I'm older than you. My 2 and 4 year olds also love it and they definitely aren't eating it for the trendiness. Then again, it's not usually on dry toast - it's fried in olive oil first. So maybe I just make better avocado toast than your office kitchen.
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