Friday OT #1 - Burning

As a member of the free range child generation from the jungles of Fort Dodge, I could have occasionally used a talking monkey.

Same! I think of the neighborhood we lived in when I was in kindergarten - I am glad now that my mom was pretty closely monitoring things from afar.
 
Facebook.

It's nothing more than a forum for people to pretend how perfect their lives are, to send stupid pictures of their lower legs and feet in some kind of beach setting, to b*tch about politics, and to brag about their kids.
That was Facebook about five years ago.

Now it is mostly Tik-Tok style videos and junk Facebook groups that are in my feed. I rarely see a post from someone I am facebook friends anymore. I just went through my feed and only 2/12 posts were people I'm actually friends with.

Edit: Actually a good reminder to delete my app. THe only reason I used it was for selling stuff on marketplace.
 
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TMI

But caught the wife Porky Pigging it last week.

Liked it.

I guess it's all about context
This is me when my wife is Porky Pigging and she tells me not to look.
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Same! I think of the neighborhood we lived in when I was in kindergarten - I am glad now that my mom was pretty closely monitoring things from afar.
My mom talked so much and knew everybody so I did always know that a spy lurked around every tree and building. Plus, my friends liked her so much that they could easily slip up when speaking with her.
 
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Smelling marijuana when you are following a car. This happens a couple of times a week for me now. I wonder if these people were filling their coffee mugs with liquor before it became legal.



Please note that I am in no way opposed to THC legalization (for reference I live in Minnesota) but this seems like really dangerous behavior to me.
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That’s another one. Kids with no manners in public. Their parents are usually the exact same. It’s not that hard to teach your kids to say thank you.
I have a four year old that will dart off in public and is a struggle to keep contained. My son has to transfer schools next month and be put on an IEP because he will run off. It gets to the point where my wife and I will consider declining dinner invites from my parents because taking the kids out with us is so difficult and stressful. Some people probably think my wife and I are lazy parents that don't know how to discipline our kids but it is a struggle every day for us.

- my apologies for my rant. It has been a difficult week.
 
I have a four year old that will dart off in public and is a struggle to keep contained. My son has to transfer schools next month and be put on an IEP because he will run off. It gets to the point where my wife and I will consider declining dinner invites from my parents because taking the kids out with us is so difficult and stressful. Some people probably think my wife and I are lazy parents that don't know how to discipline our kids but it is a struggle every day for us.

- my apologies for my rant. It has been a difficult week.

Keep swinging.

Not to derail, but had a rough go last night with the oldest.

Took him to a new class and he folded. No resilience. Just folded and quit. No toughness. No grit.

Stuff like that doesn't sit well with pops so I had to separate myself from the family afterwards.
 
Family Christmas? Hell yes - I'm not dressing up for my parents and in-laws to come over. I encourage them to all be comfortable as well.

Kids Graduation - Ill throw on jeans and a polo... when that time comes.

Christmas with my in-laws is 100% comfy clothes and it seriously the best. Then we go have Christmas with my family and I have to wear jeans. It feels like a prison sentence.
 
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How about the freaking man in the Yellow Hat?! He sends Curious George, a YOUNG MONKEY, around to do complicated errands and then is baffled when George causes chaos. I mean, he’s a monkey, perhaps meter your expectations, dude. Why are you even leaving a monkey home alone to roam your house, let alone pick up the dry cleaning?!

And how many times can he make the same friggin mistake!?!?!?!
 
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I wish SNL would do a skit about "Facebook Moms" mocking all the things they do and that it would go viral so these people could see how ridiculously stupid they are.

Big Dumb Hat and Big Dumb Cup were genius skits.
 
Starbucks. I like an occasional drink from a coffee shop but those drinks are loaded with sugar and are expensive. I don't see how people can afford to get a drink from there everyday.

Talking on speakerphone in public. Many people over the age of 60 seem to love it but I can't stand it. Do they have arthritis in their elbow that they can't hold it up to their ear?

Obsession with celebrities/royal family/etc.
 
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Boba tea. The texture is weird.
Ice cream with too much stuff in it. I don't want to chew ice cream.
People that have their phones click when they text
 
I have a four year old that will dart off in public and is a struggle to keep contained. My son has to transfer schools next month and be put on an IEP because he will run off. It gets to the point where my wife and I will consider declining dinner invites from my parents because taking the kids out with us is so difficult and stressful. Some people probably think my wife and I are lazy parents that don't know how to discipline our kids but it is a struggle every day for us.

- my apologies for my rant. It has been a difficult week.
The struggle is real. Every kid is wired different.
 
Starbucks. I like an occasional drink from a coffee shop but those drinks are loaded with sugar and are expensive. I don't see how people can afford to get a drink from there everyday.

Talking on speakerphone in public. Many people over the age of 60 seem to love it but I can't stand it. Do they have arthritis in their elbow that they can't hold it up to their ear?

Obsession with celebrities/royal family/etc.
I've never understood how people can wait 8 cars deep at a starbucks drive thru every morning.
 
Haircuts. Man, I do stretch them out to 12-14 weeks but I hate getting them. I go when my hats get really tight, have him buzz it down to basically a high and tight and then wait for the curls to pop.