What REALLY grinds your gears?

[Chico23231]

Watched a Father and his 5-6 year old son at a Richmond basketball game this year. The Dad never said a word to his son the entire game and just played on his I Phone. Never watched the game, never talked to his son, I guess thats quality time these days.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Watched a Father and his 5-6 year old son at a Richmond basketball game this year. The Dad never said a word to his son the entire game and just played on his I Phone. Never watched the game, never talked to his son, I guess thats quality time these days.

That is sad but also realize that at times parents need a break too. I am not saying a whole basketball game break.

My tee ball complaints are stemmed from watching the same parents week after week doing the same thing and my neighbor.

But you really can't judge a parent by one glimpse into their lives. Everyone is going to have DAYS or moments with their kids.

I am just saying in general to everyone realize the child you see having a tantrum in the grocery store or restaurant is probably not reflective of their actual life or their parents skills to raise them. They are most likely having a moment.

It is a hard job being a good parent but worth it.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by mredskins

That is sad but also realize that at times parents need a break too. I am not saying a whole basketball game break.

My tee ball complaints are stemmed from watching the same parents week after week doing the same thing and my neighbor.

But you really can't judge a parent by one glimpse into their lives. Everyone is going to have DAYS or moments with their kids.

I am just saying in general to everyone realize the child you see having a tantrum in the grocery store or restaurant is probably not reflective of their actual life or their parents skills to raise them. They are most likely having a moment.

It is a hard job being a good parent but worth it.

Anyone who has kids know they can have their moments but its not very hard to figure out which kids parents let that kid get away with those moments. If you do not teach kids unexceptable behavor at young age they will never learn and I think that even carries into adult hood in many cases.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Anyone who has kids know they can have their moments but its not very hard to figure out which kids parents let that kid get away with those moments. If you do not teach kids unexceptable behavor at young age they will never learn and I think that even carries into adult hood in many cases.

Totally agree.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by mredskins

That is sad but also realize that at times parents need a break too. I am not saying a whole basketball game break.

My tee ball complaints are stemmed from watching the same parents week after week doing the same thing and my neighbor.

But you really can't judge a parent by one glimpse into their lives. Everyone is going to have DAYS or moments with their kids.

I am just saying in general to everyone realize the child you see having a tantrum in the grocery store or restaurant is probably not reflective of their actual life or their parents skills to raise them. They are most likely having a moment.

It is a hard job being a good parent but worth it.

You get a break when you've done your job to raise them to live on their own. Until then, you made the choice to have sex and have kids, so they're your life now.

*For the record, I'm coaching my son's Tee-ball team. I wouldn't miss it for the world.


That lady I saw...I've just never seen someone on a phone AND computer at a sporting event before, in a foreign language on top of it!

I'll pick my son off at preschool if I have a day away from the office and have no one to talk to while waiting because every other parent (mother) is playing with their phones.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Watched a Father and his 5-6 year old son at a Richmond basketball game this year. The Dad never said a word to his son the entire game and just played on his I Phone. Never watched the game, never talked to his son, I guess thats quality time these days.

Yeah it's a problem that many have, social media is really ****ing up many kids because their parents are too worried about posting stupid shit on Facebook or twitter. I worked with a girl that had kids and she was always posting pics of herself half naked and shit and always cussing and talking about sex on Facebook.. sad

[MTK]

People are definitely way too hooked on their phones these days. Always amazes me at work how many people leave their ringers cranked up, and of course whenever their phone rings they're not at their desk so you have to listen to Gangnam Style or some other dumb ringtone at a piercing volume.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

People are definitely way too hooked on their phones these days. Always amazes me at work how many people leave their ringers cranked up, and of course whenever their phone rings they're not at their desk so you have to listen to Gangnam Style or some other dumb ringtone at a piercing volume.

...and I go silence their phones. I don't care about the "personal property" aspect...you're annoying the hell out of everyone.

[Hog1]

I actually do not own a Fishing Game(I know what your thinking)....sooooo WTF? I had to go do the real thing.
A day in the Ten Thousand Islands site-casting for Giant Snook will have to do. I don't "get" being that attached to the electronic virtual life.....thing......

[JoeRedskin]

Maybe its b/c I had my so late in life (40 when my son was born and 44 when my daughter was born), I just can't imagine ignoring them the way I see some parents do. After all the crap in my life, these two little people are the most interesting things happening to me. Barring my wife, their is no one and nothing that is more important than them. On top of that, they just make life fun.

Yesterday my little girl was dancing and singing with no music and just a big smile. I asked what she was so happy about. "I dunno" was her response and then back to singing, dancing and smiling. Who the f' wants to miss that?

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Maybe its b/c I had my so late in life (40 when my son was born and 44 when my daughter was born), I just can't imagine ignoring them the way I see some parents do. After all the crap in my life, these two little people are the most interesting things happening to me. Barring my wife, their is no one and nothing that is more important than them. On top of that, they just make life fun.

Yesterday my little girl was dancing and singing with no music and just a big smile. I asked what she was so happy about. "I dunno" was her response and then back to singing, dancing and smiling. Who the f' wants to miss that?

Reminds me of this quote from Knocked Up, talking about kids and bubbles

Ben: "They seem to love bubbles."

Pete: "Oh, god, they go ape shit over bubbles."

Ben: "They're really going ape shit."

Pete: "I mean, that's an incredible thing about a child. I mean, what's so great about bubbles?"

Ben: "They float. You can pop them. I mean, I get it. I get it."

Pete: I wish I liked anything as much as my kids like bubbles.

Ben : That's sad.

Pete: Totally sad. Their smiling faces just point out your inability to enjoy anything.

Just that life is much more simple when you're a kid. Just about anything can bring you joy. That's pretty damn cool.

[over the mountain]

new mothers on mother's day. they are complete bossy assholes for the entire weekend.

[Chico23231]

no drunk stories from Over the mountain. grounded gears

[DynamiteRave]

I was going to post this Bieber rant in the NFL Offseason thread but I didn't want to derail the thread. So I'm throwing it here. :P

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

U can't really blame JB, he's like 17 and a multi millionaire.

He's 19! More than old enough to not be a douchebag. Granted, most guys I knew at 19 were douchebags.

I heard a quote on the radio that whatever age a celebrity is when they get popular (nowdays) tends to be their continuing maturity level.

Bieber blew up around 12-13 years old. Here he is 19, being a douchebag crybaby tool. It also bugs me to no end that he went from

this:

To this:




Wtf is that? I think it's de-evolution? Yeah he grew up but he also thinks he's some hood. You're as bad as Drake. You're from Canada.

I have no idea why his handlers want him to portray this kind of image. The Vanilla Ice scheme didn't work in the 80's. I guess 80's girls were just smarter.

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

I was going to post this Bieber rant in the NFL Offseason thread but I didn't want to derail the thread. So I'm throwing it here. :P



He's 19! More than old enough to not be a douchebag. Granted, most guys I knew at 19 were douchebags.

I heard a quote on the radio that whatever age a celebrity is when they get popular (nowdays) tends to be their continuing maturity level.

Bieber blew up around 12-13 years old. Here he is 19, being a douchebag crybaby tool. It also bugs me to no end that he went from

this:

To this:




Wtf is that? I think it's de-evolution? Yeah he grew up but he also thinks he's some hood. You're as bad as Drake. You're from Canada.

I have no idea why his handlers want him to portray this kind of image. The Vanilla Ice scheme didn't work in the 80's. I guess 80's girls were just smarter.

That rant was... Amazing.