OH FFS

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Though, lately, other people's children have been irritating both me and Villager so much lately, it's possible that might end up being a moot point.

It's different when they're your own kids.  Your brain sides against you.

Fair point, but she and I would have to decide we want to have obnoxious things in our home first.

They don't start out obnoxious, just needy.  By the time you get to obnoxious, it's too late.

But we find children irritating now. Since we haven't gotten those parent neurotransmitters yet, we will continue to find them irritating enough to make this something that we might mull over for years.

Though, lately, other people's children have been irritating both me and Villager so much lately, it's possible that might end up being a moot point.

It's different when they're your own kids.  Your brain sides against you.

Fair point, but she and I would have to decide we want to have obnoxious things in our home first.

That's not how it works.  You're facing millions of years of evolution, here.

When a kid is born, there are two reactions:

1.  The parents/grandparents:  HE (SHE) IS perfect!

2.  Everyone else:  What an ugly little lizard!

Oh, that's definitely truth. My cousin's daughter legit looked like an alien hybrid, but she was Nana's direct descendant so it was like, "isn't she so pretty?" "Uh.... yeah nan. Looks completely human." But again, Villager and I would have to decide to get to that point.

Though as I understand it, in about 3 to 7 years that other bit of evolution will work against us.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Though, lately, other people's children have been irritating both me and Villager so much lately, it's possible that might end up being a moot point.

It's different when they're your own kids.  Your brain sides against you.

Fair point, but she and I would have to decide we want to have obnoxious things in our home first.

They don't start out obnoxious, just needy.  By the time you get to obnoxious, it's too late.

But we find children irritating now. Since we haven't gotten those parent neurotransmitters yet, we will continue to find them irritating enough to make this something that we might mull over for years.

Though, lately, other people's children have been irritating both me and Villager so much lately, it's possible that might end up being a moot point.

It's different when they're your own kids.  Your brain sides against you.

Fair point, but she and I would have to decide we want to have obnoxious things in our home first.

That's not how it works.  You're facing millions of years of evolution, here.

When a kid is born, there are two reactions:

1.  The parents/grandparents:  HE (SHE) IS perfect!

2.  Everyone else:  What an ugly little lizard!

Oh, that's definitely truth. My cousin's daughter legit looked like an alien hybrid, but she was Nana's direct descendant so it was like, "isn't she so pretty?" "Uh.... yeah nan. Looks completely human." But again, Villager and I would have to decide to get to that point.

Though as I understand it, in about 3 to 7 years that other bit of evolution will work against us.

This is why honesty is NOT always the best policy:

1.  What an ugly baby.
2.  That wedding dress looks tacky.
3.  Yeah, that makes you look fatter than fuck.

These are all statements that are bad for your health.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Oh yeah I saw this a couple of years ago, I haven't watched that link but if I remember correctly it's the wanna be goth kids with tails?
Also I remember a mom that was cool and said something like "Hey he can do what he wants but in my house the piercings and the tails go"

Wrong approach.

The correct approaches are:

1.  Laugh at it helplessly.  Teenagers will rebel against authority, but they are helpless in the face of mockery.

2.  Ignore it entirely, just to see how far out they'll go to get you mad.

99% of all teenage/20s behavior is designed specifically to SHOW THEIR PARENTS A THING OR TWO, even if the kid demonstrating the behavior doesn't realize it.

For you teens/20-somethings, this is why we old people always smirk at you.

Going "Awwww!" is also a HIGHLY viable approach. Or "That's really cute, honey! Did you get that outfit at the mall?"

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Oh yeah I saw this a couple of years ago, I haven't watched that link but if I remember correctly it's the wanna be goth kids with tails?
Also I remember a mom that was cool and said something like "Hey he can do what he wants but in my house the piercings and the tails go"

Wrong approach.

The correct approaches are:

1.  Laugh at it helplessly.  Teenagers will rebel against authority, but they are helpless in the face of mockery.

2.  Ignore it entirely, just to see how far out they'll go to get you mad.

99% of all teenage/20s behavior is designed specifically to SHOW THEIR PARENTS A THING OR TWO, even if the kid demonstrating the behavior doesn't realize it.

For you teens/20-somethings, this is why we old people always smirk at you.

Going "Awwww!" is also a HIGHLY viable approach. Or "That's really cute, honey! Did you get that outfit at the mall?"

YES.

Also..."You're ADORABLE!"

Instant behavior change.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

My children thought I was mildly retarded until they reached around 12/13. Now they hate me, but they have a high level of respect for my ability to deceive them. And they still fall for it once in a while.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Oh yeah I saw this a couple of years ago, I haven't watched that link but if I remember correctly it's the wanna be goth kids with tails?
Also I remember a mom that was cool and said something like "Hey he can do what he wants but in my house the piercings and the tails go"

Wrong approach.

The correct approaches are:

1.  Laugh at it helplessly.  Teenagers will rebel against authority, but they are helpless in the face of mockery.

2.  Ignore it entirely, just to see how far out they'll go to get you mad.

99% of all teenage/20s behavior is designed specifically to SHOW THEIR PARENTS A THING OR TWO, even if the kid demonstrating the behavior doesn't realize it.

For you teens/20-somethings, this is why we old people always smirk at you.

Going "Awwww!" is also a HIGHLY viable approach. Or "That's really cute, honey! Did you get that outfit at the mall?"

YES.

Also..."You're ADORABLE!"

Instant behavior change.

I find that the behavior change usually include "I HATE YOU!" and a slamming door.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Oh yeah I saw this a couple of years ago, I haven't watched that link but if I remember correctly it's the wanna be goth kids with tails?
Also I remember a mom that was cool and said something like "Hey he can do what he wants but in my house the piercings and the tails go"

Wrong approach.

The correct approaches are:

1.  Laugh at it helplessly.  Teenagers will rebel against authority, but they are helpless in the face of mockery.

2.  Ignore it entirely, just to see how far out they'll go to get you mad.

99% of all teenage/20s behavior is designed specifically to SHOW THEIR PARENTS A THING OR TWO, even if the kid demonstrating the behavior doesn't realize it.

For you teens/20-somethings, this is why we old people always smirk at you.

Going "Awwww!" is also a HIGHLY viable approach. Or "That's really cute, honey! Did you get that outfit at the mall?"

YES.

Also..."You're ADORABLE!"

Instant behavior change.

I find that the behavior change usually include "I HATE YOU!" and a slamming door.

"One day I'll be dead, and you'll be sorry you said things like that."

TDRR,
Counseling extreme emotional damage since 1993.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

 

Yeah, that would have worked well on me.

Dad would just get pissed off at my hair and my nail polish. And then he would go and say ridiculous stuff like, "Yeah, that's cool... cool like your dad!" which would get me and my sister laughing at him to his face for like, 10 minutes straight.

What about taking up your kid's fashion statement, does that work?

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Yeah, that would have worked well on me.

It worked like a charm on me.  I learned all this awful shit from the masters (my parents).  My parents were insanely well-adjusted when I was a child, but they had their ways,

What about taking up your kid's fashion statement, does that work?

That is one definition of a phyrric victory.

[Freeky]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aerG4c6QpTA&feature=related

This man is doing it wrong.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aerG4c6QpTA&feature=related

This man is doing it wrong.

My god! Look at the way that man is dressed! How could someone with such a shitty sense of fashion produce a hot goth son?

Also, what a bunch of assholes.

[Freeky]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aerG4c6QpTA&feature=related

This man is doing it wrong.

My god! Look at the way that man is dressed! How could someone with such a shitty sense of fashion produce a hot goth son?

Also, what a bunch of assholes.

It's Ricki Lake. I assume this explains everything, but I don't watch daytime TV so...

Also, boyo looks like a pretentious assclown, but at least he puts effort into how he looks.

[EK WAFFLR]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aerG4c6QpTA&feature=related

This man is doing it wrong.

Any man with long hair and bangs is banned from making negative remarks about other people's looks.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aerG4c6QpTA&feature=related

This man is doing it wrong.

My god! Look at the way that man is dressed! How could someone with such a shitty sense of fashion produce a hot goth son?

Also, what a bunch of assholes.

It's Ricki Lake. I assume this explains everything, but I don't watch daytime TV so...

Also, boyo looks like a pretentious assclown, but at least he puts effort into how he looks.

DAYTIME TEEVEE?

ARE YOU FUCKING MAD?  HAVE YOU LOST YOUR GODDAMN MIND?

REPENT!  THERE'S STILL TIME!

[Freeky]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aerG4c6QpTA&feature=related

This man is doing it wrong.

My god! Look at the way that man is dressed! How could someone with such a shitty sense of fashion produce a hot goth son?

Also, what a bunch of assholes.

It's Ricki Lake. I assume this explains everything, but I don't watch daytime TV so...

Also, boyo looks like a pretentious assclown, but at least he puts effort into how he looks.

DAYTIME TEEVEE?

ARE YOU FUCKING MAD?  HAVE YOU LOST YOUR GODDAMN MIND?

REPENT!  THERE'S STILL TIME!

I did it for SCIENCE!