Random Rants
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I've taught martial arts to young people in the past, and have had parents express their concerns of "if I give him a hammer, everything will look like a nail".
I try to explain that I can teach him martial arts skills, but how they respond to things begins and ends with their home life.
With that being said, I think martial arts will give them context on how and when to use violence. A child with empathy that causes injury to someone else will learn to be reticent to use violence.
An adult that has never had the shit kicked out of them is prone to act like an asshole.
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An adult that has never had the shit kicked out of them is prone to act like an asshole.
adults that have had the shit kicked out of them also act like assholes
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I hear organized wrestling is a great place to start young children and Judo too when they get a tad older.
Understanding the difference between non-violence and pacifism is a very important distinction.
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I hear organized wrestling is a great place to start young children
How 'bout some organized Sumo rasslin'? Nothing like receiving an atomic wedgie with a fundoshi
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cheers lads!
i think it's neither a worry nor having a reason to believe so. i just want to understand the logic, because being my first child, i wouldn't have much experience, or rather none at all, in reacting to such situations compared to some of you more experienced blokes. i also understand that different upbringings can result in different answers but it's definitely nice to hear the different views.
i suppose with the way he's growing so far, he's very outgoing and gets along well with most kids, that it shouldn't be a problem. i guess the worry on my mind is that, at 5 or 6, they might not understand divorce really well and they might react differently because of their feelings.
anyways, i supposed it's normal nowadays with kids outside marriage/divorced etc, but you know kids these days have a quick mouth and even if it's a normal thing, they probably wouldn't know better. anyways, he's currently living with his mom as well, and i see him whenever i'm back in singapore.
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After a LOOOONG hiatus from shopping, I've grabbed a modest few items for myself over the past month…
With that came a sudden request from Maddy for a purse... from Yves Saint Laurent ???
At least it's dropped from her original request a year ago for a Chanel bag... Maybe if I can get her to wait another year, I could placate her with a nice OGL tote, lol!
*For you fellas that aren't familiar with high-end women's bag, you'll be stunned f you choose to Google them...
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Look on the bright side, she could have wanted a Hermes Birkin….
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After a LOOOONG hiatus from shopping, I've grabbed a modest few items for myself over the past month…
With that came a sudden request from Maddy for a purse... from Yves Saint Laurent ???
At least it's dropped from her original request a year ago for a Chanel bag... Maybe if I can get her to wait another year, I could placate her with a nice OGL tote, lol!
*For you fellas that aren't familiar with high-end women's bag, you'll be stunned f you choose to Google them...
My condolences buddy. Or maaaaybe you can have @tfahey00 run by canal street in NYC… plenty of affordable YSL and Chanel bags there
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i'm curious to know what you guys would do as parents.
my son started kindy this year and not being from a 'perfect family' (where mom and dad are still together) sometimes i feel he might get bullied by the other kids who of course do not know better.
That makes me think of a comedy strip that was in the local radio a while ago. It was about kids getting bullied in school because their parents where still together and not divorced, like the majority.
My favorite bullying line was: Your father is to ugly to find a younger woman!
My tip as a father of two. Relax and see what's going to happen. No need to panic now for no apparent reason. With divorce rates as high as they are, your boy will most likely be just one of many kids with such a background.
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The train trip from Frankfurt to Darmstadt is supposed to take about 19 minutes.
1 hour later I‘m sitting in a train standing at the ass end of nowhere, far away from the destination I should have arrived 45 min ago with a group of twelvegraders besides me who talk bullshit all the time.
I‘m so pissed right now.
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My favorite bullying line was: Your father is to ugly to find a younger woman!
Ouch. That hits a little too close to home for me…
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Something that just gets me completely wound up is when I hear "have went." If anyone is reading this, it's "have gone."
Thank you.
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i'm curious to know what you guys would do as parents.
my son started kindy this year and not being from a 'perfect family' (where mom and dad are still together) sometimes i feel he might get bullied by the other kids who of course do not know better.
That makes me think of a comedy strip that was in the local radio a while ago. It was about kids getting bullied in school because their parents where still together and not divorced, like the majority.
My favorite bullying line was: Your father is to ugly to find a younger woman!
My tip as a father of two. Relax and see what's going to happen. No need to panic now for no apparent reason. With divorce rates as high as they are, your boy will most likely be just one of many kids with such a background.
@cole has nailed it @louisbosco, and this is exactly my tip as a father of two as well. I'm in your same situation as their mother and I have been separated for 7 1/2 years now.
Don't overthink it. I think that's a common problem with a lot of younger parents today is overthinking things. You're worrying about a problem that doesn't exist yet and IMO will never be a huge issue. The reality is it's a far too common scenario like Cole stated. Just chill
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@gaseousclay good on you for giving a sh1t and seeking out information
check this out for no other reason than its interesting and kind of related to your concerns in a round about way
https://www.thecut.com/2018/03/teaching-our-sons-to-be-good-men.html
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Last wednesday, I started up my truck and it immediately made a terrible sound… Thought I had diagnosed it to either an Exhaust Manifold Crack (Common in my car) or Intake manifold gasket deterioration (common, but less common.)
on Friday: Took it to the shop, turns out it was a failed bearing in the cooling fan bracket. Left it overnight, picked it up the next day
Saturday: I hadn't made it 12 meters from the driveway of the shop, some idiot rear ended me. Wouldn't normally be a big deal, but considering that my Land Cruiser is almost 20 years old with an accident free auto history, it's a pretty rare gem... so I was pissed. This was Saturday.
Sunday: Wife took the truck to the grocery and managed to completely destroy the KeyFob. Stuck with the spare now.
Today: Woke up and a mouse (can't find it, probably got in at the shop) managed to chew up my speaker housings.
Tomorrow: FOR SALE: 2002 Land Cruiser - alot of recent service work, needs new speaker housings.
