Unpopular opinions
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To clarify, much of their most expensive stuff (footwear) was made in Korea. I have seen this with my own eyes at their ridiculously pretentious shop behind the Gucci store, off the Main Street in Harajuku.
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… Japanese companies that “try” to be rockabilly like Samurai...
Samurai is far from trying to be rockabilly. Are you confusing them with The Flat Head or Dry Bones?
Samurai has always been about Japanese car and motorcycle culture.
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i'm not aware of past prices as the past stuff i bought were mostly off the second hand market and got a good deal on them.
out of all the visvim footwear i have, only 1 is made in japan. that would be their fbt sashiko which i got in pink. the rest i've got i'm assuming is china which he has quite a production factory there as well. the older made in korea ones are known to have the soles detach after some time with the fbt.
their current prices now are extremely ridiculous. both domestic (japan) and internationally. there's maybe 2 or 3 items that i absolutely love each season. the rest are absolute crap. there was a time where in japan, their prices are at least 1/3 the prices internationally but that's not the case anymore.
With his Indigo Camping Trailer(ICT) stuff, that's a whole different story.
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See I never got Visvim. Hilariously expensive and not even made in Japan, i’m guessing exclusivity and the aesthetic was the appeal but I just found their footwear fugly.
I have a Visvim 20L pack & Veggie wallet. Both are nice but not worth what I paid for them. On that note, I think the pack has gone up almost $200 since I bought mine.
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Other children's parents are all fuckwits…that includes you, and me in relation to my own son. I don't want to run a fascist state or anything, but please, at least control them within the bounds of relatively acceptable social parameters...and don't give then a fucking i-baby sitter in a restaurant just because otherwise they would interfere with your bullshit chat over a prosecco.
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My kids get iPads at restaurants.
If that earns the scorn of others, so be it. I accept that I'm, at best, only an average parent.
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I accept that I'm, at best, only an average parent.
This is something we should all learn to accept. However, truth be told, I know some fantastic parents and their kids are little shits. On the other side, I know some amazing kiddos who have dreadful parents…
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My kids get iPads at restaurants.
If that earns the scorn of others, so be it. I accept that I'm, at best, only an average parent.
Here here.
My two year old Daughter runs my shit.
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My kids get iPads at restaurants.
If that earns the scorn of others, so be it. I accept that I'm, at best, only an average parent.
I'm fine with gadgets that serve as a means to pacify children. My 5 yo sometimes becomes restless and finds it necessary to get out of the booth we're seated in and it becomes disruptive. I can either raise my voice and make a scene in the restaurant or try talking to him calmly and ask him to sit down. The latter seems to work…..sometimes
I also try not to judge others through the behavior of their children. Kids will be kids and I accept that some are better behaved than others. Yes, there are some little shits out there but we were all little shits at some point in our lives. Amirite? -
…bullshit chat over a prosecco.
I just spew’d my Camus wile reading this and listening to my wife order a prosecco. Contiguously.
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….but we were all little shits at some point in our lives. Amirite?
I was a "turd" at my worst, never a full-blown "shit", [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
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I have always been an angel…
Well, at least I’m pretty certain of it.
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….but we were all little shits at some point in our lives. Amirite?
I was a "turd" at my worst, never a full-blown "shit", [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
Me too, and did my ol' man throw technology at me to shut me up? No, he threw a shoe usually.
I am that dad that doesn't give a shit about coming over to your table and reminding you that your not the only people in the restaurant. Works too.
I don't get it. Our 3 year old is mental usually, but we just keep him entertained by talking to him and being stupid. This week's game while getting dinner at the l8cal was 'how many boogers did it take to build the booger candle in the middle of the table?'. Got 1 1/2 hrs out of that one.
I don't get the 'only way to keep them quite'. It's not the easiest it's the laziest…let's see how that goes down
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At 21 years old with 1.5yr old twins and a newborn, we were just considerate…
We did our best to keep them under control, and if we were in a losing situation, we packed up and left. Until the kids were old enough to REALLY understand our expectations, and the consequences if they weren't followed (5yrs old twins, and 4 years old youngest), we rarely ate out or put ourselves in situations where "annoying kids" would be a burden on anyone else... If they can't behave and follow instructions at home, they surely won't in public...
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In the words of the almost great Reuben Cleaver “Balls to EVERYONE else.”
Advice given to me on flying long distance with a child.
@neph93
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Lori and I are screen free parents…people freak out like we’re Amish. That being said, we are also VERY judgmental of all you pro-screeners. Almost to a vegan level.
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How do you see the forum without a screen? Begone with your witchcraft!
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I know a lot of parents with special needs kids. Some seem perfectly typical until you've been around them for a while, and then you learn that they aren't. So if it comes to letting a kid watch an iPad during dinner or biting himself until he bleeds, then an iPad seems ok.
I'm not going to assume I know what's best for someone else's child.
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I know a lot of parents with special needs kids. Some seem perfectly typical until you've been around them for a while, and then you learn that they aren't. So if it comes to letting a kid watch an iPad during dinner or biting himself until he bleeds, then an iPad seems ok.
I'm not going to assume I know what's best for someone else's child.
@Chris I'm a social worker and work with people who live with autism. I completely get your point, and of course you are right. I'm talking laziness not necessity. There is research that suggests ignoring children and letting them use technology instead of engaging has an affect emotionally on confidence and interpersonal skills.
As with everything in life, context is essential.
